EAST HAMPTON TRAILS PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Fall, leaves, fall;  die, flowers, away;

Lengthen night and shorten day;

Every leaf speaks bliss to me

Fluttering from the autumn tree…

--Emily Brontë

November is a great time to get out and enjoy the sights and scents of late autumn on the East End.  Call 329-4227 for more information on any of these scheduled hikes.

The next meeting will be held on December 1 at 7:30 P.M. in Ashawagh Hall

November 1,  Saturday  GRACE ESTATE / A SAMPLER 10 A.M.  (3 miles)

Up Van Scoys Pond Rd we go to Kirk’s Place and then an unexpected turn to the west with out backs to the sun as we walk the Northwest Harbor beach to Mile Hill Rd.  A short road walk will take us to Ralph’s Landing Rd and then to Whalebone Landing Rd through the five corners and back down Scoy’s Pond Rd.  Meet at the schoolhouse plaque on Northwest Rd, about 3/10 of a mile from Alewive Brook Rd intersection. 

Leader: Nancy Kane  324-5799

November 5, Wednesday  FARM HIKE  10 A. M. (3-4 miles)

This will be a moderately paced “exercise hike” through a lush beech forest and past a working farm.  Meet on Abrahams Path in western Amagansett about 2/10 miles north of the intersection with Town Lane in East Hampton. 

Leader: Ethel Pulaski 329-1470

November 8, Saturday  FRESH POND/BELL ESTATE  10 A.M. (3+ miles)

Come and join the hike leaders on their newly adopted trail.  You will see several historic sites during the scenic walk.  Meet at Fresh Pond parking lot at the end of Fresh Pond Road in Amagansett.

Leaders:  Valerie King and David Jones  267-3024

November 12,  Wednesday  MONEY POND TRAIL  10 A.M. (3+ miles)

Kick up some leaves as you wend your way to the shores of the hidden pond rumored to be a site of buried treasure. We will cross two streams via stepping stone bridges.   Meet on Camp Hero Road off Rt. 27 in Montauk, about 1 mile east of Deep Hollow Ranch.  Leader: Ray Hartjen  324-2490

November 15, Saturday  NORTHWEST RAMBLE 10 A.M. (4 + miles)

We will glimpse Van Scoys pond as we proceed to Kirk’s Place.  From there we will trek along to Five Corners and then to the new Timberlane by-pass, which will take us along the Deb Foster Trail and through Grassy Hollow.  Meet at the schoolhouse plaque about 3/10 of a mile from Alewive Brook Rd intersection. 

Leaders: Steve and Laurie Tamber  329-3201

November 19, Wednesday  CEDAR POINT 10 A.M. (3 miles)          

Take in spectacular views from a cliff high above Gardiner’s Bay on this walk through the serene forest of this splendid county park.  Meet in the park off Alewive Brook Rd, in the Northwest section of East Hampton. Continue to the parking area, next to the pavilion, across from the campground.

Leader: Gene Makl  324-8662

November 22, Saturday  BUCKSKILL DUAL DISTANCE  10 A.M. (3 or 6.5 miles)

Walk one or both Buckskill loops in a tranquil hardwood forest.  Meet at the intersection of Rt. 114 and Stephen Hands Path in East Hampton.  Please do not park in the vegetable stand parking lot. 

Leader: Richard Lupoletti  324-1127

No Wednesday hike this week due to the holiday; there is a Friday hike instead.

November 28, Friday  POINT WOODS 10 A.M. (3-4 miles)

Work off some of those turkey-day calories on a trail that offers much to be thankful for.  Enjoy lush holly, birch, beech and sycamore trees and a stunning view of the Atlantic.  Meet at Camp Hero Rd in Montauk, off Rt. 27, about 1 mile east of Deep Hollow Ranch.  Leader: Ed Porco  668-2093

November 29,  Saturday  NORTHWEST EXPLORATION 10 A.M. (4 miles)

Enjoy over 1000 acres of preserved town and county woodland, much of it, as it was when the Northwest was a thriving community 300 years ago.  Meet at the schoolhouse plaque at the sharp curve on the northern end of Northwest Road in East Hampton, off Alewive Brook Rd.  (Look for the HIKE TODAY sign). 

Leader:  Gene Makl  324-8662