Exploring Hoyt Arboretum’s 189 acres on our 12 miles of trail isn’t just a hike – it’s a worldwide tour of trees!
The Arboretum is open year-round for self-guided hikes, aided by placards indicating tree species. Interpretive signs along your walk offer more information about the various collections. Pick up a free map in the Visitor Center to find suggested routes or download the map online.
Pro tip for digital tours: load the plant database tours page on your phone ahead of time, when you have stable connection to wifi.
Fall Colors Tour
Explore the best of fall color from the Visitor Center, up Overlook Trail, down Hawthorn Trail, to Maple Trail, and back up toward the Visitor Center via Wildwood Trail.
Distance: ~2 mile loop
Trail surfaces: a mix of paved, gravel, and packed dirt with some ups and downs and stairs.
Click here to take the tour, then select the Fall Colors Tour from the drop down menu.
Living Fossils Tour
What are living fossils? Are they only those species that were thought to be extinct? Why do we often associate living fossils with dinosaurs, and where can I see some at Hoyt? Explore these special trees through the gymnosperm collections of Hoyt Arboretum.
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Amy Stewart Tree Collectors Book Tour
This book is a compilation of fifty vignettes of remarkable people whose lives have been transformed by their obsessive passion for trees.
Explore 17 tree species featured in The Tree Collectors, by best-selling author Amy Stewart along the trails of Hoyt Arboretum.
This tour was created through a partnership between Amy Stewart and Hoyt Arboretum.
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Looking for a guided experience at Hoyt Arboretum? Learn more about our programs.