Located near Centura Health in Avon right off of I-70. An innovative natural science learning campus for residents and visitors of the Eagle Valley. Free and open to the public.

318 Walking Mountains Lane, Avon, CO 81620

Located at the top of the Eagle Bahn Gondola on Vail Mountain out of Lionshead Village, Vail. All visitors must have a pass to ride the gondola. Free and open to the public with valid gondola pass.
Nestled along Gore Creek near the Betty Ford Alpine Garden and Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail Village.
601 Vail Valley Drive, Vail, CO 81657

Walking Mountains Blog

Hike Of The Week: Seven Sisters Lakes

Posted by Nathan Boyer-Rechlin on Aug 20, 2019 1:27:00 PM
Trail Name: Seven Sister Lakes There are dozens of stunning alpine lakes to found in the mountains surrounding Vail. The East Vail trails all lead to spectacular destinations, if you can put up with..
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Hike Of The Week: Machinegun Ridge

Posted by Nathan Boyer-Rechlin on Aug 13, 2019 1:22:00 PM
Trail Name: Machinegun Ridge Alpine flowers are finally coming into their peak in the Eagle River Valley, and there is no better place to find them than Machine Gun Ridge. This moderate hike combines..
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Hike Of The Week: Mulhall Lakes

Posted by Nathan Boyer-Rechlin on Aug 6, 2019 1:19:00 PM
Trail Name: Mulhall Lakes Last week found the hiking guides at Walking Mountains Science Center scrambling for a plan B. Our scheduled hike, the ever popular Missouri Lakes Loop, is currently covered..
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Hike Of The Week: Iron Edge Loop

Posted by Nathan Boyer-Rechlin on Jul 30, 2019 1:14:00 PM
Trail Name: Iron Edge Loop If you had to pick one hike in the Eagle Valley to experience a little of everything our mountains have to offer, the Iron Edge Loop would have to be that hike. Located..
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Hike Of The Week: Nolan Lake

Posted by Nathan Boyer-Rechlin on Jul 23, 2019 2:46:00 PM
Trail Name: Squaw Creek While many of the high alpine lakes in the Vail area remain covered in snow and ice, Nolan Lake near Fulford is ice free and ready for a mid-summer dip!
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Hike Of The Week: Squaw Creek

Posted by Nathan Boyer-Rechlin on Jul 9, 2019 10:00:00 AM
Trail Name: Squaw Creek Summer is in full swing here in the Eagle River Valley, and there’s no better way to escape the heat than to head to the mountains. The Squaw Creek trail outside of Edwards..
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Hike Of The Week: Bighorn Creek

Posted by Nathan Boyer-Rechlin on Jul 2, 2019 10:00:00 AM
Trail Name: Bighorn Creek As we turn the calendar from June to July, our mountains couldn’t look any more different than last year. Along with the noticeable lack of a smoky haze obscuring our peaks,..
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Hike Of The Week: Stagg Gulch

Posted by Nathan Boyer-Rechlin on Jun 18, 2019 10:00:00 AM
Trail Name: Stagg Gulch With less than a week until the summer solstice, Colorado’s high country remains more reminiscent of January than late June. While our snowpack, currently over 1,000% above..
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Walking Mountains Guided Vail & Beaver Creek Hiking Schedule

Posted by Walking Mountains on May 15, 2019 9:17:00 AM
Guided Vail Hikes for All Ability Levels Walking Mountains Science Center is excited to announce their 2019 summer & fall guided hiking programs. Now in their sixth year on the trails, Walking..
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Topics: Press Release, Hike Of The Week, Backcountry Hikes

Winter Forest Therapy Walk

Posted by Walking Mountains on Jan 4, 2019 10:00:00 AM
Join Walking Mountains Science Center and local Forest Therapy guides for a relaxing and reinvigorating afternoon of making connections and diving in to our senses and natural surroundings. Forest..
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Unwind In Nature With A Forest Bathing Therapy Program

Posted by Walking Mountains Science Center on Sep 5, 2018 12:14:00 PM
Join Walking Mountains Science Center and local Forest Therapy guides for a relaxing and reinvigorating afternoon of making connections and diving in to our senses and natural surroundings. Forest..
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Topics: Backcountry Hikes

Hiking Through History McCoy Colorado Fossil Beds

Posted by Walking Mountains Science Center on Sep 1, 2018 12:06:00 PM
Join Walking Mountains Science Center and the Eagle County Historical Society for a full day of hiking and history as we explore historic geological sites in the Colorado Rocky Mountains and Eagle..
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Topics: Backcountry Hikes, Hiking Through History