Fresh Air Series: Glen Run Nature Preserve

Fresh Air Series:

PHLT Nature Preserve Highlight

Now more than ever is a great opportunity to get outdoors.

With impacted work schedules, restless children at home, and elevated stress levels due to this unprecedented global public health issue, now more than ever it is beneficial to get a daily dose of fresh air and nature.

The staff at Pocono Heritage Land Trust encourages you to find whatever good you can during these unusual times. Explore your backyard, explore your natural community, or look deeper and more observantly at outdoor places you are already familiar with.

With numerous Nature Preserves under PHLT management open to the public from dawn to dusk, get outdoors, take a deep breathe, and let your imagination and curiosities thrive! Your mind and body will thank you for it.

(click here for CDC guidelines regarding COVID-19)

GLEN RUN NATURE PRESERVE

Access point/Parking area:

740 Bangor Mountain Road

Stroudsburg, PA 18360

Click here for PHLT webpage on Glen Run Nature Preserve

What to know

Glen Run Nature Preserve was acquired in 2015 and offers 4 miles of hiking and mountain biking trails.

The nearly 200-acre preserve is located just south of Stroudsburg. Godfrey Ridge, a distinct feature of the property, marks a watershed divide: with the northern portion of the preserve located in the McMichael Creek watershed and the southern portion in the Cherry Creek watershed.

The foundation of the historic Churleigh Inn is located on the preserve, which also features a picturesque lake nestled among the ridges.

No hunting is allowed at Glen Run Nature Preserve.

The preserve is classified as special regulation waters with artificial lure catch and release only.

(top photo by Eric Goins, bottom photo by Nancy Tully)

What you may find

A view of Cherry Valley and Delaware Water Gap

A small lake

Bikers riding the mountain bike trails (all trails are open to walkers, too!)

Remains of the Historic Churleigh Inn

A photo of the grand entrance to the Churleigh Inn from the early 1900s. Ruins of the marble steps can be seen today.

Photo courtesy of Monroe County Historical Association

Ideas for engaging children with nature

-Creating a nature journal

-Tuning into the senses: what do you see, hear, and smell?

-Asking questions to promote critical thinking

Click here for more nature observation activities for children

Pocono Heritage Land Trust

1539 Cherry Lane Road

East Stroudsburg, PA 18301