Distance: 1-3 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Weather permitting, EHTPS conducts weekly Tuesday morning maintenance hikes, preparing for other hikes on our schedule and keeping as much trail as possible clear and blazed. No experience is necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available.

For information, ehtps@outlook.com to sign up for the weekly email.

Distance: 5 miles
Level: Moderate pace

We will make a counterclockwise loop around the eastern tip of the South Fork. Starting from the parking lot of the Montauk Point Lighthouse, we will walk west along the Oyster Pond Trail, taking a side trip on the Seal Haulout Trail to look for harbor seals below. (Early March is a good time to spot them.) After skirting the brackish Oyster Pond we will head south, cross Route 27, enter Camp Hero, and walk east back to the lighthouse along the spectacular bluffs. If the weather is OK, we'll finish by walking on the bed of giant rocks below the lighthouse.

Meet at 10 AM in the lower Lighthouse parking lot near the entrance on the left. Duration 2.5 hours, moderate pace. Bring snacks & liquids.

Info only, call or text Peter Coy: (201) 790-5725. Email: petercoy@verizon.net

Distance: 1-3 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Weather permitting, EHTPS conducts weekly Tuesday morning maintenance hikes, preparing for other hikes on our schedule and keeping as much trail as possible clear and blazed. No experience is necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available.

For information, ehtps@outlook.com to sign up for the weekly email.

Distance: 5 miles
Level: Moderate pace

We will explore the entire Jessup’s Neck peninsula of the Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge with its exceptionally diverse habitats (including bay beaches, brackish and freshwater ponds, kettle holes, salt marshes and maritime oak/ red cedar forests). Bring water and a snack, and wear warm, wind-proof clothing.

Location: refuge parking area at 2595 Noyac Road, Sag Harbor. A small parking fee is charged.

Leader: Dave Luce: call/text 917.885.5749 or Email david.luce2013@gmail.com

Distance: 1-3 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Weather permitting, EHTPS conducts weekly Tuesday morning maintenance hikes, preparing for other hikes on our schedule and keeping as much trail as possible clear and blazed. No experience is necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available.

For information, ehtps@outlook.com to sign up for the weekly email.

Distance: 5 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Come along on a circuit hike through the interior of Montauk’s Hither Woods.  This is winter in the woods, in the center of the 3,000-acre Hither Woods wilderness.  

Meet 10:00 a.m. at Hither Hills Overlook (West Overlook), on the north side of Route 27, Montauk.  Distance: ~5 miles, moderate pace with some hills.  Bring snacks & liquids.  

Info only, call or text Rick: (631) 275-8539. Email: richardwhalen@optonline.net

Distance: 1-3 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Weather permitting, EHTPS conducts weekly Tuesday morning maintenance hikes, preparing for other hikes on our schedule and keeping as much trail as possible clear and blazed. No experience is necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available.

For information, ehtps@outlook.com to sign up for the weekly email.

Distance: 4 miles
Level: Moderate pace

This is among the most beautiful oceanside hikes in all East Hampton.   We will follow the Point Woods Trail to gain a spectacular cliffside view, then track the coastline to enjoy additional viewpoints at varying elevations.  After culminating at a near-360-degree panorama, we will follow the Battery 113 trail through more forest and return to our starting point. All are welcome to relish Camp Hero's beautiful woodlands, crumbling cliffs, shining sea, and mysterious military artifacts. Bring binoculars if you are interested in birds and sea life.  

Meet at 1 PM on Camp Hero Road, across from Madison Hill Drive; muddy and/or icy patches possible.  

Leader: Dan Mongan, 917-453-5514 or dan.mongan@gmail.com

Distance: 2.6 miles
Level: Moderate rugged pace

Join us on Valentine’s Day for a lovely, diverse, short but rugged hike at Amsterdam State Park in Montauk. This popular hike is a scenic loop that takes us through a blend of coastal woodlands and bluffs, leading to a picturesque beach on the Atlantic Ocean. The trail itself meanders through American holly, oak trees, scrub oak and shad, among others. It also features vistas of “the moorlands.” Directions: Take Montauk Point State Boulevard (Route 27) and turn right (south) at the Amsterdam sign, across the road from the Deep Hollow Ranch sign. Distance: 2.6 miles plus any rocky beach walking we might do depending on participants’ interest. Time: 10:00-12:00. Leader: Amy Ruhle, 631-521-3602; amyruhle@optonline.net.

Distance: 2+ miles
Level: Moderate pace

An EHTPS Members Only Event in Amagansett.

East Hampton Town benefits from two active affordable housing providers. Join us for a walk to the grounds of two of their communities in Amagansett. We hope to be joined by the leader of each organization for a brief overview of their respective mission, activities and communities. Meet at 10 AM at Atlantic Avenue beach parking lot, Amagansett, for the one-mile walk; an EH Town Parking Permit is required.

Expected duration 1 1/2- 2 hours. Pre-registration required; walk will be limited to 15 EHTPS members.

RSVP to jackiemumsiewilson@gmail.com or marianzucker@gmail.com.

Distance: 1-3 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Weather permitting, EHTPS conducts weekly Tuesday morning maintenance hikes, preparing for other hikes on our schedule and keeping as much trail as possible clear and blazed. No experience is necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available.

For information, ehtps@outlook.com to sign up for the weekly email.

Distance: 5 miles
Level: Moderate pace

This hike has been cancelled.

Explore the Miller’s Ground woods, including Toyland, on this rambling hike through the high forested hills at Miller’s Ground, west of Route 114 and north of East Hampton Airport. See if you can identify the Sleeping Lion. Meet at 10:00 a.m. at the Northwest Path trailhead, East Hampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike (Route 114) just south of Edwards Hole Road. Distance: ~5 Miles; moderate pace; hilly in places. Bring snacks & liquids.

Info only, call or text Rick: (631) 275-8539. Email: richardwhalen@optonline.net

Distance: 1-3 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Weather permitting, EHTPS conducts weekly Tuesday morning maintenance hikes, preparing for other hikes on our schedule and keeping as much trail as possible clear and blazed. No experience is necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available.

For information, ehtps@outlook.com to sign up for the weekly email.

Distance: 2.5 miles
Level: Moderate pace

CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER

Join us for an unusual Monday hike. It's a counterclockwise circuit of Cedar Point County Park. We will head north on the Northwest Path (yellow triangle blazes), walk west along the tall bluffs overlooking Gardiner's Bay, and then return south on the park road to our cars. The view from the bluffs is amazing.

Meet 10 AM at the parking lot just inside the entrance to Cedar Point County Park. Bring water and dress for the weather.

Leader: Peter Coy, 201-790-5725, petercoy@verizon.net

Distance: 3 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Out & back hike on the North Neck Trail, one of Montauk’s newest trails.  We’ll pass Tupelo Stone and the enormous North Neck Oak on this lovely route.  

Meet 10:00 a.m. at the Culloden Point historic marker, west side of Flamingo Avenue, about 400 feet north of Wills Point Road.  (Look for a red fire hydrant.)  

Bring liquids.  Info only, call or text Rick: (631) 275-8539. Email: richardwhalen@optonline.net

Distance: 1-3 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Weather permitting, EHTPS conducts weekly Tuesday morning maintenance hikes, preparing for other hikes on our schedule and keeping as much trail as possible clear and blazed. No experience is necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available.

For information, ehtps@outlook.com to sign up for the weekly email.

Distance: 4 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Finish New Year’s week by hiking the woods and former fields of the Talmage Farm, in northern Springs.  We will hike from Three Mile Harbor Road to the salt marshes of Accabonac Creek, where we’ll visit the scenic Nancy Kelley Preserve and the Nature Conservancy’s Merrill Lake Sanctuary.  

Meet 10:00 a.m. on east side of Three Mile Harbor Road about 100 yards north of Maidstone Market (which is opposite Flaggy Hole Road).  Wet footing possible in the Accabonac Meadows so waterproof shoes are recommended.  Bring snacks & liquids.  

Info only, call or text Rick: (631) 275-8539.  Email: richardwhalen@optonline.net

Distance: 7.5 miles
Level: Moderate pace with some hills

For the 37th Consecutive Year hike the trails of the magnificent Hither Woods to ring in the New Year!  We will hike past Split Rock, the Devil’s Cradle, Ram Level, the Lost Boulder, and of course the spectacular coastline that is the northern boundary of Hither Woods.  

Meet at 10:00 a.m. at Hither Hills Overlook (West Overlook), north side of Route 27, Montauk.  Bring lunch & liquids.  

Info only, call or text Rick: (631) 275-8539. Email: richardwhalen@optonline.net

Distance: 1-3 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Weather permitting, EHTPS conducts weekly Tuesday morning maintenance hikes, preparing for other hikes on our schedule and keeping as much trail as possible clear and blazed. No experience is necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available.

For information, ehtps@outlook.com to sign up for the weekly email.

Distance: 3 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Named after an early East Hampton settler, Chatfield’s Hole is a beautiful glacial kettle hole.  To reach the freshwater wetlands, we will follow the Northwest Path enjoying an oak forest sprinkled with pitch pines and white pines.  One of the town’s first open-space land acquisitions for preservation and public use in 1976.  One of the town’s first trails cut and formally opened in 1989. 

Meet at the kiosk parking area on Route 114 at the intersection of Edward’s Hole Rd in East Hampton (2 miles north of Stephen Hands Path).  Bring liquids. 

Leader: Dave Luce: 917.885.5749 or david.luce2013@gmail.com

Distance: 1-3 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Weather permitting, EHTPS conducts weekly Tuesday morning maintenance hikes, preparing for other hikes on our schedule and keeping as much trail as possible clear and blazed. No experience is necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available.

For information, ehtps@outlook.com to sign up for the weekly email.

Distance: 2.5+ miles
Level: Moderate pace

Join us for a relaxed-pace hike at Napeague State Park that features a pitch pine forest, oak and holly trees, a meadow, and dunes, as well as a walk along Gardiners Bay, where you have wonderful views of Gardiner's Island and other coastline. You'll see the remains of portions of the old Menhaden Fish Factory and more.

Meet at the State parking lot on Cranberry Hole Road across from Napeague Meadow Road off Rt. 27, just west of The Lobster Roll (a.k.a. LUNCH). Despite this being a relatively short and totally flat hike, it does include soft sand on portions of the trail and a sandy and rocky bay beach that we'll be walking on as well. 

Leader: Amy Ruhle, 631-521-3602, amyruhle@optonline.net

Distance: 1-3 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Weather permitting, EHTPS conducts weekly Tuesday morning maintenance hikes, preparing for other hikes on our schedule and keeping as much trail as possible clear and blazed. No experience is necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available.

For information, ehtps@outlook.com to sign up for the weekly email.

Distance: 3.5+ miles
Level: Moderate pace

EHTPS Members Only Event. 

For the first time EHTPS and New York State Parks are providing an opportunity for a hike on the Montauk Downs golf course. The course is normally closed to the non-golfing public. Nestled in the rolling terrain of North Neck in Montauk, the course contains wetlands, numerous trees and views of Lake Montauk. New York State is providing a guide for the hike. 

Meet 3 PM at 50 South Fairview Avenue Montauk, NY 11954. Park in the parking area and meet at the clubhouse. 

For information, tomruhle@hotmail.com, 631-668-1383.

Distance: 1-3 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Weather permitting, EHTPS conducts weekly Tuesday morning maintenance hikes, preparing for other hikes on our schedule and keeping as much trail as possible clear and blazed. No experience is necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available.

For information, ehtps@outlook.com to sign up for the weekly email.

Distance: 10 miles
Level: Moderate pace, hilly in places

This is an experiment to see if anyone is interested in the occasional hike that's longer and brisker than usual. We will start at Iodine Beach on the eastern shore of Napeague Harbor. We will hike five miles east to the high bluffs around Quincetree Landing, then come back the same way. Somewhat hilly. Great views of Gardiner's Island and the Block Island Sound.

Meet at 10 AM in the parking lot at the north end of Napeague Harbor Road (off Route 27). 

Bring lunch and liquids. Please share this announcement with anyone you know who is up for an adventure!

Any questions, call Peter Coy: (201) 790-5725.  Email: petercoy@verizon.net

Distance: 4-5 miles
Level: Moderate pace, hilly in places

Join us for this hike through the farm fields of Peconic Land Trust’s Deborah Ann Light Preserve and onward into the Stony Hill Woods, most of which is also owned by Peconic Land Trust.  We will hike as far as Nancy’s Rock before we swing back for home on the de Cuevas Trail, named for the family that preserved most of the Stony Hill Woods.  

Meet at 10 AM on road shoulder of Abraham’s Path, about 1/4 mile north of Town Lane, Amagansett.  

Bring snacks, liquids & tick protection.  Info only, call Rick: (631) 275-8539. Email: richardwhalen@optonline.net

Distance: 1-3 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Weather permitting, EHTPS conducts weekly Tuesday morning maintenance hikes, preparing for other hikes on our schedule and keeping as much trail as possible clear and blazed. No experience is necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available.

For information, ehtps@outlook.com to sign up for the weekly email.

Distance: 2 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Looking for a short hike on Thanksgiving Saturday? Well, this is it. Rocky Point in Hither Woods is redolent of old Montauk names like Rod’s Valley, Redmond’s Bend, and Minie Racketts. Enjoy a little jaunt on the trails followed by a cobbly beach walk and see ‘Round the Corner Rock. You will learn some Montauk history along the way.

Meet at 10 AM at west end of Navy Road, Montauk. Distance: 2 miles with some rocky beach walking.

Info only, call Rick: (631) 275-8539. Email: richardwhalen@optonline.net

Distance: 4+ miles
Level: Moderate pace

Delve deep into the history of Northwest Woods and the Grace Estate on this Thanksgiving weekend collaborative hike with the East Hampton Historical Society. We will visit the lost farmsteads near Northwest Harbor where people lived until the late 1800s, when the Northwest community rapidly fell apart and was abandoned. We'll stop at Kirk's Place, and the Northwest Schoolhouse site as well.

Meet 10:00 a.m. on Mile Hill Road opposite the Highway to Phoebe Van Scoy. Bring snacks and liquids.

Info only, call Rick: (631) 275-8539. Email: richardwhalen@optonline.net