On July 15 at 10 a.m., Brodhead Watershed Association will host a moderate, guided 2-mile hike - part of the Get Outdoors Poconos series and led by Carol Hillestad.

Meet at Mount Airy Trail Network's Red Rock trailhead on Red Rock Road in Paradise Township. From Route 191 in Paradise Valley, take Red Rock Road for eight-tenths of a mile. The trailhead is on your right.The map at the trailhead kiosk shows 4 miles of trails. The center loop is a wide, gravel path of about a mile. In early spring, the wetland at the start of the trail is alive with salamanders, spring peepers, wood frogs and other creatures laying their eggs. Dense stands of native mountain laurels put on a stunning show here from late May into June.Single-track spurs of gravel curve out and around the center, providing views through oaks and maples toward the north and Camelback to the south. The spur to Mount Sophia takes you to a pine and hemlock upland at 1,600 feet. When the leaves fall, your climb is rewarded by lovely, long views over hills in all directions, and toward the edge of the Pocono escarpment in Mount Pocono.For more information about this hike or other hikes in the free Get Outdoors Pocono series, call 570-839-1120 or 570-629-2727, email

info@brodheadwatershed.org or go to brodheadwatershed.org/gopoconos.The series is administered by Brodhead Watershed Association and supported by a grant from the William Penn Foundation.