Southampton Trails Preservation Society

P.O. Box 1171, Bridgehampton, NY 11932

631-537-5202

southamptontrailspreservationsociety@hotmail.com

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2003 from 7:00PM – 9:00PM in the basement conference room of Southampton Town Hall, 116 Hampton Road.  Please join us! 

Sat., April 5-Long Pond Greenbelt South Ramble. 9AM-11AM. Meet at the South Fork Natural History Society (SOFO) Museum parking lot on Bridgehampton Turnpike  200 yards north of the RR tracks. Fast paced five-mile hike through grasslands and oak forest with numerous water views.

Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-537-0660.

Sun., April 6-Tour of Sag Harbor’s Religious Past. 12:30PM-2:30PM. Five churches, one synagogue and a few surprises.  Meet by the windmill on Long Warf.  Moderately paced. Leader: Tony Garro, 631-725-5861.

Tues., April 8-STPS Monthly Meeting. 7PM-9PM. Southampton Town Hall, 116 Hampton Road. Guest Speaker: Southampton Town Councilman Steve Kenny. 

All are welcome!

Thurs., April 10-Pine Neck Park Perambulation. 10:30AM –11:30PM. Meet at entrance on Head of Lots Road in East Quogue. Leisurely hike with views of marshlands, Weesuck Creek and Shinnecock Bay.

Leader: Claude Debeaumon, 631-728-8667.

Sat., April 12-Narrow Lane Cleanup. 8AM-9AM. Help us cleanup the litter from our adopted road.  Meet on east side of Bridgehampton Turnpike and Narrow Lane. Bring gloves.

Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-537-0660.

Sat., April 12-Paumanok Path to Windmill Hill Excursion. 10AM-12:30PM. Meet at Sag Harbor Industries on the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, south of Gingerbread Bake Shop. Moderately paced 5-mile hike through oak forest with views of glacial erratics and kettleholes. Hilly terrain.

Leader: Joe Lane, 631-725-3942.

Sun., April 13-Whiskey Hill Loop Traverse. 10AM-11:00AM. Meet at intersection of Millstone Road and Lopers Path, Bridgehampton. Moderately-paced 1 1/2 mile hike-past two kettlehole ponds and an enormous glacial erratic, and end with ocean views from 219’ high lookout above the morraine. Hilly terrain.

Leader: Bob Wolfram, 631-725-4237.

Sat., April 19–Flanders Loop Trail Hike. 10AM-12:30PM. Meet on Red Creek Road in Hampton Bays, 100 yards from Route 24.  Fast-paced 5-6 mile hike with numerous water views, a waterfall and several ponds. See Black Duck Lodge.

Leader: Ken Bieger, 631-283-5432.

Sun., April 20-Elliston Park Trek. 10AM-Noon. Meet at entrance on Millstone Brook Road, Southampton for a moderately paced 3-4 mile hike. Views of Big Fresh Pond, Wolf Swamp and Scallop Pond. Leader:

Howard Reisman, 631-283-5376.

Sun., April 20-Annual Easter Egg Hunt.  Noon-1PM.. Meet at Poxabogue Park south of the railroad trestle on Old Farm Road in Bridgehampton. Children 8 years and under. Bring basket.

Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-537-0660.

Thurs., April 24-Hubbard Creek Osprey Hike. 10:30AM-Noon. Meet on Red Creek Road in Hampton Bays, 100 yards from Route 24. Brisk hike to the bay.  See Black Duck Lodge, an osprey nest and the ghost forest. 

Leader: Chip Dineen, 631-726-2600. 

Sat., April 26-Annual Great East End Cleanup. 9AM until we’re finished. Meet on Majors Path and Cove Neck Estates to help pick up the garbage from illegal dumping on a section of the Paumanok Path. Bring gloves and water.

Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-537-0660.

Sat., April 26-Red Creek Park Meander. 10AM-Noon. Meet at the parking lot on Old Riverhead Road, Hampton Bays.  Moderately paced 5-6 mile hike with views of Penny Pond.

Leader: Claude Debeaumon, 631-728-8667.

Sun., April 27-Long Pond Greenbelt North Hike. 10AM –12:30PM. Meet at Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor. Moderately -paced hike with spectacular views of Long Pond, Little Long Pond, and Crooked Pond.

Leader: Dianne Rulnick, 631-726-5903.

Sun., April 27-Long Pond Greenbelt Horseback Ride. 10AM-Noon. BYO Horse. Limit 6 horses. Call for reservations. Leisurely ride with views of Long Pond and Crooked Pond. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-537-0660.