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 necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available. Duration: App. 2 hours.

For information, ehtrailspreservationsociety@gmail.com to sign up for the weekly email.

Distance: 2 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Join us for the 22nd Annual Sammy's Beach Poetry Hike. Bring your own poem to share, or simply come to enjoy the walk and the poetry.

Meet: 10 AM at the end of Sammy's Beach Road. A Town of East Hampton parking permit is required.

Leader: Laurie Adler, 917-653-1463

Distance: 3 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Join us for a Montauk hike through Elisha's Valley, along the Old Tar Road, and the Oceanview Trail. Bring tick protection. Duration: app. 2 hours.

Meet at 10 AM at the Hither Woods Overlook, Montauk.

Leader: Eliza Lansdale, 917-734-7512 lizor@aol.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 necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available. Duration: App. 2 hours.

For information, ehtrailspreservationsociety@gmail.com to sign up for the weekly email.

Distance: 5 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Continue our historic Montauk hike from Second House to Third House, following the old Montauk Highway and exploring local history along the way. We will visit the Old Stone Wall and Steppingstones Pond. A bus will be provided; donations and snacks are welcome. Duration: approximately 3.5 hours.

Meet: 10 AM at Montauk County Park (Third House Nature Center), on the north side of Route 27 about 2,000 feet east of East Lake Drive.

Info: Richard Whalen, rw@preservationlaw.com, 631-275-3537. Pre-registration is required: https://historicmontaukhike.eventbrite.com

Distance: 5 miles
Level: Moderate pace

The Long Island Greenbelt Trail Conference, joining with the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society, honors America on our nation's 250th Anniversary with a hike linking Montauk's historic cattle keeper's houses. We will hike from the site of First House to Second House through Hither Woods, passing Split Rock, the Devil's Cradle, Ram Level, and Panorama. Donations to defray busing expenses would be appreciated. Bring snacks and liquids. Hike end time is approximate. Refreshments will be provided after the hike. App. duration is 3.5 hours.

Meet at 10:00 AM at the parking lot for Kirk Park Beach, south side of Route 27 in downtown Montauk. We will bus to the hike start point.

Info: Questions to richardwhalen@optonline.net or 631-275-8539. Pre-registration: historicmontaukhike.eventbrite.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 necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available. Duration: App. 2 hours.

For information, ehtrailspreservationsociety@gmail.com to sign up for the weekly email.

Distance: 2 miles
Level: Moderate pace

EHTPS takes Manhattan! Following our successful spring tramp through Central Park's North Woods, this stroll will explore the park's 38-acre Ramble. Starting from Central Park West, we will walk to Bethesda Terrace, cross the Bow Bridge, and then meander through the paths of the Ramble, crossing rustic stone and wooden bridges and looking for birds. According to Wikipedia, more than 20 species of warblers alone have been spotted during the fall migration. Duration: App. 2 hours.

Meet at 10 AM on the northeast corner of 72nd Street and Central Park West. We will finish at the same spot.

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

Distance: N/A
Level: N/A

EHTPS is invited to a celebration sponsored by the Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt, Peconic Land Trust, and South Fork Natural History Museum. (This is NOT an EHTPS sponsored event). As in years past, the Celebration will include a variety of programs, including guided trail walks, a “Meet the Animals” program, face painting, environmental craft stations and free refreshments and ice cream. Children and grandchildren are welcome; the event runs to 1 PM.

Meet at 10 AM at Vineyard Field, behind the South Fork Natural History Museum, Bridgehampton.

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 necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available. Duration: App. 2 hours.

For information, ehtrailspreservationsociety@gmail.com to sign up for the weekly email.

Distance: 3 miles
Level: Moderate pace

In collaboration with the Southampton Trails Preservation Society, join STPS President Miles Robert for this moderately paced 3.1 mile hike along the Linda Gronlund trail loop in Linda Gronlund Memorial Nature Preserve. Beautiful views of Sag Harbor Bay, Northwest Creek, Barcelona Point and more. Bring tick protection. Expected duration: App. 2 hours.

Take Barcelona Neck Road off of Route 114 (aka East Hampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike), Sag Harbor. Drive half a mile along Barcelona Neck Road and meet in the Sag Harbor Golf Club parking lot next to the golf club building.

Leader: Miles Robert rmrgeneral@gmail.com.

Distance: 3 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Join us for a Montauk hike through Elisha's Valley, along the Old Tar Road, and the Oceanview Trail. Bring tick protection. Duration: app. 2 hours.

Meet at 10 AM at the Hither Woods Overlook, Montauk.

Leader: Eliza Lansdale, 917-734-7512 lizor@aol.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 necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available. Duration: App. 2 hours.

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

Distance: 4 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Join us for a tick-free (yes, it is still tick season) bay beach walk along Block Island Sound. It is a lovely but challenging beach with gravel rocks, soft sand, and typically an uneven surface. On a clear day you can see Fisher's Island, the Rhode Island mainland and Block Island. Because it is an out-and-back beach walk, you may walk at your own pace as well as shorten or lengthen the distance.

Meet at Gin Beach, at the end of East Lake Drive off of Rt. 27, several miles east of Montauk Village. (It's the next left turn east of South Lake Drive.) Duration: app. 2 hours. Town of East Hampton beach parking permit required.

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

Distance: 1.5 miles
Level: Easy pace

Alewives are fish that breed in fresh water. Come take a walk with Lee and learn all about them.

Meet at the School House plaque, one quarter mile west of Alewife Brook Rd. and Northwest Rd. Bring tick protection. Duration: app. 90 minutes, easy pace.

Leader: Lee Dion, 631-375-2339, hike day only.

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 necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available. Duration: App. 2 hours.

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

Distance: 5 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Learn about the history of East Hampton's Northwest Woods, site of the Deserted Village of Northwest. We'll be hiking in the Grassy Hollow Preserve, as well as the Grace Estate. We will visit the Van Scoy graveyard and historic site and Kirk's Place on the shore of Northwest Harbor.

Meet at the Northwest Schoolhouse plaque, Northwest Road, 1/4 mile south of Alewife Brook Road. Bring snacks, liquids and tick protection. Duration: App. 3 hours.

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

Distance: 20-25 miles
Level: Moderate pace

The ride will cover a trip across Shelter Island to the North Ferry to Greenport to Oyster Ponds and back to North Haven. Bring ferry fare for both ferries.

Meet at 10 AM at the North Haven Village Hall at 335 Ferry Road, North Haven.

Leader: Larry Taylor, 516-443-9111, letaylor8170@gmail.com.

Distance: 1.75 miles
Level: Easy pace

The LVIS is a true community treasure enhancing the beauty of East Hampton in countless ways. Join this walk and tour of two of their iconic sites: the grounds of their Main Street property, including the newly renovated sunken garden, followed by a walk through town to the Village Nature Trail and Wildlife Sanctuary - ending at the duck pond. At each location we will be met by the chair of the respective LVIS committee for a detailed discussion of their efforts at these locations.  Duration: app. 2 hours. 

Park in the long term parking lot and meet at 9:45 AM at the front door of LVIS headquarters 95 Main Street, East Hampton. 

Leaders: Marian Zucker, marianzucker@gmail.com 917-561-5535 and Jackie Wilson, jackiemumsiewilson@gmail.com 631-644-5437

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 necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available. Duration: App. 2 hours.

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

Distance: 3 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Join us for a Montauk hike through Elisha's Valley, along the Old Tar Road, and the Oceanview Trail. Bring tick protection. Duration: app. 2 hours.

Meet at 9 AM at the Hither Woods Overlook, Montauk.

Leader: Eliza Lansdale, 917-734-7512 lizor@aol.com

Distance: 1.5 miles
Level: Easy pace

Learn about the most interesting, fascinating and diverse place in all of Eastern Long Island. Walk with Lee, 1.5 miles, easy pace. Bring tick protection. Duration: app. 90 minutes.

Meet at the end of Napeague Harbor Rd., not Napeague Meadow Rd.

Info: 631-375-2339, hike day only.

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 necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available. Duration: App. 2 hours.

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

Distance: Under 1 mile
Level: Easy pace

Baby strollers, tricycles, wheelchairs and other wheeled vehicles are more than welcome on this smoothly paved circuit of Buckskill Meadow Preserve. We will learn about leaves, rocks, worms that we spot along the way. We'll pass the spooky Pine Graveyard, where hundreds of white pines have fallen. Bring bottles of water and/or sippy cups.

Meet at 10 AM in the Buckskill Meadow Preserve parking lot, 148 Buckskill Road, East Hampton. Duration: App. 45 minutes.

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

Distance: 4 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Off a secluded path near Main Beach once stood the Sea Spray Inn, a grand, rambling symbol of summer, until a February 1978 fire burned it to the ground. The Sea Spray was a private home, then an Inn on Main Street, then moved to the dunes in 1902 as a private home before reopening as a hotel. We'll talk about all that and more, on the site where the Sea Spray Cottages remain.

Meet at 10 AM at Lumber Lane parking lot 1, East Hampton. Duration: App. 2 hours.

Leader: Irwin Levy, irwintlevy@gmail.com, or text 516-456-1337.

Distance: 2.5 miles
Level: Gentle pace

Come to the Promised Land. Walk with Lee, the last person hired by the Smith Meal Fish Co.

Meet at the parking area, intersection of Cranberry Hole Rd. and Napeague Meadow Rd. Bring tick protection. Duration: app. 2 hours.

Info: 631-375-2339, hike day only.

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 necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available. Duration: App. 2 hours.

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

Distance: 4 miles
Level: Moderate pace

Beat the summer heat with a stroll through the former Camp Hero, and along the breezy coastline just west of Montauk Point. Much of this hike will be on paved roads within what was a major American military base from 1942 to 1981, but you will enjoy it nonetheless.

Meet at the Point Woods trailhead, roadside parking on Camp Hero Road, Montauk. Note early start time, duration app. 2 hours. Bring liquids & tick protection.

Info only, Rick, 631-275-8539, 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 necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available. Duration: App. 2 hours.

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

Distance: 3+ miles
Level: Moderate pace

More from the “As Good as It Gets” series. Join us on a 3+ mile round trip road hike through the Eastern Plain of the village estate section. We’ll discuss the evolution of East Hampton from the farms of the early settlers to its transition into a summer colony. Explore the Egypt Lane historic district, the Village Nature Trail, and enjoy sweeping views of the Maidstone Club, Hook Pond, and the Atlantic at Egypt Beach. Duration: App. 90 minutes.

Meet at 10 AM on the north side of Pantigo Road near Bostwick’s, opposite Cross Highway. Leader: Irwin Levy, 516-456-1337 or irwintlevy@gmail.com.