Southampton Trails Preservation Society

Upcoming Events and Hikes

Saturday, August 7 - Morton National Wildlife Refuge. We will feed the chickadees. They land on your fingers and eat out of your palm. Ken will bring the sunflower seeds. Optional second hike in nearby Laurel Valley Park. Meet at parking lot on Noyac Road at 10:00 AM.
Hike Leader Ken Kindler

Sunday, August 8 - Sears Bellows Park. Meet at parking lot at the entrance on Bellows Road between Route 24 and Montauk Highway at 10:00 AM.
Hike Leader: Vincent Scerbinski, 287-2713

Saturday, August 14 - South Fork Historical Society is hosting a benefit party at the site of their new museum. Phone: 267-7944 for more information.

Saturday, August 28 - Tuckahoe Hills. Meet at Tuckahoe School in Southampton. Parking lot located on corner of Magee Street and Sebonac Road (Magee Street North off Rt. 27). Optional swim in Big Fresh Pond. Meet at 9:30 AM.
Hike Leader: Ken Kindler, 331-3385

Saturday, September 11 - Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt invites everyone to a Celebration of the Long Pond Greenbelt. Come and enjoy a hike, educational booths, and refreshments! Phone 537-0660.

Saturday, September 11 - Shinnecock Hills Grasslands. Meet at the Southampton College Railroad Station at 9:00.
Hike Leader Marty Shea, 287-5710

Sunday, September 19 - Laurel Valley Park. Join Dai on a walk through one of nature’s gems. Explore a mildly rolling terrain and experience a wide variety of plant and animal life. Meet on Deerfield Road opposite the entrance to North Side Hills at 10:00 AM.
Hike Leader: Dai Dayton 537-0660

Saturday, September 25 - Elliston Park. Meet at the parking lot on Millstone Brook Road in Southampton at 10:00 AM.
Hike Leader: Howard Reisman, 283-5376.

Saturday, October 9 - Horseback Ride through the Bell Estate. BYO Horse.
Ride Leader: Sharon, 287-0471.

Saturday & Sunday, October 23 & 24 – South Fork Trails Weekend. Activities to be announced. Focus will be on the trails of Southampton and on the continued progress of the Paumanok Path in Eastern Southampton.

Sunday, November 7 – Hubbard Creek County Park.  Meet at the Jackson Avenue Community Center off of Route 24, Hampton Bays at 10:00AM

Hike Leader: Vincent Serbinski, 287-2713

Friday, November 26 – The Annual Walk it Off Walk. A brisk hike through the Long Pond Greenbelt to walk off that Thanksgiving Feast!  Meet at the old winery (soon to be the sight of the South Fork Natural History Museum) on the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike at 10:00 AM. 
Hike Leader: Dai Dayton, 537-0660.

Sunday, December 12 – Laurel Valley County Park.  Meet opposite the entrance of North Side Hills on Deerfield Road, (just south of the Noyac Road intersection) at 10 AM.  Approx. 1 ½ hours.

Hike Leader: Dai Dayton, 537-0660.

Sunday, December 19 – Long Pond Greenbelt.  Meet at theGingerbread Bake Shop on the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike at 10:00AM.