Urban Hike

Thanks for coming out (in droves!) for our Garfield hike last weekend. Here’s the route we took and a little follow-up information about some of the points on the hike.

• We stopped at the Sprout Fund, and listened to an impassioned Garfield-Bloomfield Corporation speaker, but there were so many other groups that we just couldn’t get to in our limited time. Check out this document to get a sense of how many other community organizations and non-profits populate Penn Ave.
• Want to learn more about the water tower park proposal? Check out this link from cityLAB.
• And finally, a slideshow of pictures. (Or it didn’t happen, right?) : )

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Ready for the first hike of the year? In case you haven’t yet guessed our destination from the comic strip in the post below, Urban Hike is heading to Garfield! It’ll be a short, sweet, and steep hike — around three miles in total.

We’ll begin at Artisan Tattoo / Gallery at 5001 Penn Avenue at noon. From there we’ll walk up and down the hills of Garfield, and take in some lesser-known vantage points. Following the hike, we encourage you to join us for a buffet at People’s Indian Restaurant. We expect the hike to take around two hours, followed by an hour lunch or so.

As always, folks of all ages are welcome. There will be some step climbing and unpaved trail walking, so pushing a stroller for younger kids could get a bit difficult. If you have any other questions, post a note on our facebook page, or drop us a line at info@urbanhike.com.

We’ll see you this Saturday at 12:00 p.m. — rain or shine!

The first Urban Hike of 2013 will take place Saturday, April 27 at 12:00 p.m.!

Think you can guess the neighborhood where we’re headed…?

(Garfield. We’re headed to Garfield. Get it?)

The Urban Hike organizers are meeting this weekend to start planning hikes for 2013. But before we get next year underway, we need to wrap up some business from 2012. Namely, our scavenger hunt answer key and team action photos! Thanks again to all who participated not only in the hunt, but also in this year’s four neighborhood hikes. If you have ideas on how to make next year even better, drop us a line at info@urbanhike.com, or post a message on our Facebook page. See you soon!

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Thanks to all the scavenger hunters who came out and made Saturday a great day! The turnout and participant enthusiasm was really impressive.

We know you are patiently waiting for all the follow-up results. Posted below are the final team tallies, and we promise more information — like clue answers, pictures and the pdf map — will come as soon as possible.

The Regent Square Scavenger Hunt is less than 24 hours away! We hope you all are ready to have fun and be challenged. Here are some quick things to be aware of for tomorrow:

The hunt begins at 11:30 a.m., rain or shine. Cross your fingers for lots of sunshine!

Teams should have between 2-5 members. If you don’t have a team, come as you are and we’ll help you find folks to hunt with! Teams cannot pick up maps until all members are present. If you arrive late, you can get a map and clue sheet at the Forbes and Braddock picnic shelter on the far side of the Frick Park playground. Teams will have until 2:00 p.m. to search for clues.

All teams must be back at Ryan’s Pub & Grill (our ending location) by 2:00 p.m. Scoring and awarding of prizes should wrap up by about 3:30 p.m. At least one member of each winning team must be present to claim that team’s prize. And have you seen the prize donor list in the post below? So many Regent Square businesses have been exceedingly generous!

We’re also excited that the always hilarious Multitasking game show will be in attendance again this year! They’ll be running a clue challenge during the hunt and emceeing the after party at Ryan’s Pub & Grill.

Don’t forget your camera with blank memory card and cord for downloading pictures to a computer.

Unless you are one of the lucky few to get in the Frick Park Tennis Court lot, it’s street parking for everyone. Don’t worry. It’s the Pittsburgh way.

A note of warning on getting to or from Regent Square. PennDOT will be closing the westbound (inbound) Squirrel Hill Tunnel all weekend. If this is your route, anticipate some significant travel delays.

Good luck to all the teams tomorrow!

It’s here. The hunt.

Regent Square.

Mark your calendars for 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 20. Teams can be up to five people. If you don’t already have teammates picked out, come as you are and we’ll help you find folks to hunt with!

Urban Hike will provide you with a map, dozens of clues, and a time limit for wandering up and down the streets of Regent Square. You provide the answers. Some of the clues require taking pictures, so bring a camera with a blank memory card and a cable to download those pictures onto a computer. Bring a pen or pencil too.

The hunt will start in Frick Park at the corner of Forbes and Braddock. The hunt ends at a nearby restaurant where we will score the answers, announce winners, and hand out prizes from our *awesome* neighborhood donors including:

• Ambiance Boutique
• Clipps Salon
• D’s Six Pax & Dogz
• Dunning’s Grill
• Eyes on Regent Square
• Glenn Greene’s Stained Glass Studio
• Hepatica Florist
• Katerbean Coffee Shop
• LeMix Antiques
• McBroom’s Beer Distributor
• Paws-itively Pets
• Regent Square Civic Association
• Square Cafe
• Styles by Cardamone
• Thai Cottage
• The Salon
• Typhoon Lighting
• William Penn Jewelers and Watchmakers

If you have any questions in the meantime, as always, you can find us at info@urbanhike.com.

Be there or be, um, square.