Family Promise Hike for Hope 2025

Family Promise ​Hike for Hope: Day-Of Information


Family Promise Hike for Hope
Sunday, May 4, 2025
Van Neste Square Park, Ridgewood, NJ 07450

Please check back closer to the event for the day-of schedule!

Parking: FREE street parking is available on Sundays in Ridgewood as well as at the Hudson Street Parking Garage (25 Hudson Street, Ridgewood), located a block away from Van Neste Square. Please do not park in the Ridgewood United Methodist Church lot.

Attire: Please wear comfortable clothing or athletic wear and comfortable sneakers. Our event is rain or shine. Check the weather and please plan accordingly!

Water Bottle Policy: In an effort to limit our environmental footprint, is a plastic bottle free event. We ask that all Hikers PLEASE bring a reusable water bottle to the Hike for Hope. Water stations for refills will be available to participants at Van Neste Square and along the route.

Refreshments: An assortment of snacks and treats will be available for Hikers before and after the walk in Van Neste Square.

Questions about the event? Please call the Family Promise office at 201-833-8009 or email Amy Ebeling at aebeling@bergenfamilypromise.org. 

Route through Ridgewood
Ready to get moving for Family Promise? Get a head start on our Hike by previewing our three-mile route below! Maps will be available for all Hikers on the day of our event, and signs directing Hikers will be placed along the route.

  • ​From Van Neste Square, head west on Dayton Street to Prospect Street
  • Turn left onto Prospect Street
  • Turn left onto Spring Avenue
  • Turn right onto South Pleasant Avenue
  • Turn left onto Witthill Road looping around on Alanon Road back towards South Pleasant Avenue

    WATER STATION/HALFWAY POINT
  • Turn left onto South Pleasant Avenue
  • Turn right onto Laurel Road
  • Turn right onto South Van Dien Avenue
  • Turn left onto Spring Avenue
  • A top of the hill, make a slight right onto Union Street
  • Turn left onto Dayton Street