Newtown Hikers is an open group welcoming anyone interested in hiking and the outdoors. There is no membership fee.

Hikes are held Saturday mornings, with the group leaving from the lower rear parking lot of Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street. Fall hikes begin at 9 am.

Hikers participate at their own risk and must sign a release for the Parks & Recreation Department. For additional information about each hike, call the listed leader.

The group tries to carpool as much as possible. To meet the group at a different point or if weather is doubtful the morning of a planned event, call the listed leader.

All hikes are moderate and last three to five hours, plus driving time, unless otherwise stated. Children are welcome if accompanied by adults. Participants should bring a lunch and beverages. Sturdy shoes or boots are recommended. Dress for the weather; layers are suggested.

For further information, contact Sally Cox, schedule coordinator, at 203-426-9903, 203-830-9032, or newtownhikers@gmail.com; or Parks & Rec, 203-270-4340.

The 2018 fall season will begin September 8. Lorna Jones is planning the hike, which will be along one of the trials at Tarrywile Park in Danbury; contact her at 203-438-7963 for additional information or to make a reservation to join the group.

Additional hikes are as follows, with hike leaders in parentheses:

September 15, Four Ponds, Oxford (Carol Fullman, 203-270-1747);

September 22, Fiddlehead Trail, Oxford, note there will be challenging sections (Christa Troiani, 203-751-0297);

September 29, Kettletown State Park, Southbury, trail TBD (Lorraine Branecky, 203-426-2372);

October 6, Cat Rocks, Route 22, Pawling, N.Y., seven miles of hiking (Jim Steck, 845-621-5559 or 914-806-4107);

October 13, Bear Mountain/Appalachian Trail, Salisbury, some steep and challenging sections (Sally Cox, 203-830-9032);

October 20, Storm King Mountain, Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y., some steep sections (Nancy Ziegler, 203-732-2618);

October 27, Giuffrida Park, Meriden (Christa Troiani, 203-751-0297);

November 3, Hidden Valley Preserve, Washington Depot (Linda Dunn, 203-207-1765);

November 10, hike leader and destination TBA (contact coordinator Sally Cox, 203-426-9903 or 203-830-9032, for details);

November 17, Silver Sands Beach, Milford (Molly Schleis, 203-616-5950)

November 24, hike leader and destination TBA (contact coordinator Sally Cox, 203-426-9903 or 203-830-9032, for details);

December 1, Topstone Park, Redding (Irene Jutnas, 203-556-2933); and

December 8, Bennett’s Pond Trail, Ridgefield, followed by potluck lunch and winter hike planning at the Jones’s (Mark Jones, 203-892-9534).