Southampton Trails Preservation Society
P.O. Box 1171, Bridgehampton, NY 11932

631-537-5202, Website: www.hike-li.org/stps

southamptontrailspreservationsociety@hotmail.com

May 2005 Hikes

* Volunteers Needed!

Sun., May 1 – Whiskey Hill Loop. 10AM.  Meet on Mill Road off Lopers Path East, Bridgehampton.  Moderate 1.5 mile hike with ocean views, two kettlehole ponds and an enormous glacial erratic.  Wow!

Leader:  Bob Wolfram 631-725-4237.

Sat., May 7 – Long Pond Greenbelt North. 9AM-11AM.  Meet at Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor for a fast-paced 5 mile hike with spectacular pond views.

Leader:  Chip Dineen 646-221-8225.

Sun., May 8 – Mothers Day West Neck Hills Meander.  10AM-11:30AM.  Meet on Millstone Brook Road (opposite Millstone Lane) in Southampton.  Moderate hike on this newly opened trail through mysterious woods. 2 miles.  Bring Mom! 

Leader:  Sue Bieger 631-283-1548.

Sat., May 14 – Sears Bellow Loop.  10AM-12PM.  Meet at Sears Bellow County Park parking lot off Bellows Pond Road in Hampton Bays.  Moderate 4-mile hike around two pristine ponds nestled in a beautiful forest. 

Leader:  Tony Garro 631-725-5861.

Sat., May 14 – Monthly Trail Work Outing.  Members work party every second Saturday.  Call Ken Kindler for time and place 631-563-4354.

Sun., May 15 – Cranberry Bog Preserve Walk. 10AM-11:30AM.  Meet on Rte 63 (Riverhead-Moriches Road) across from Lakeview Drive in Riverhead.  Easy-paced 1.5 mile interpretive hike.  See carnivorous plants. 

Leader:  Ken Bieger 631-283-5432.

Thurs., May 19 – Bike to the Beach. 10AM-12PM. 12-mile roundtrip bike ride from Sag Harbor to Sagg Main Beach.  Meet at Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor for this scenic leisurely ride.  Helmets and water a must. 

Leader:  Joe Lane 631-725-3942.

Sat., May 21 – Mulvilhill Preserve Loop.  10AM-12PM.  Meet at Sag Industries on Bridgehampton –Sag Harbor Tpk.  in Sag Harbor.  Moderate 4 miles hike through this mystical swamp.  Some hills with views of many ponds, creeks and glacial erratics.  Leader:  Joe Lane 631-725-3942.

Sat., May 21 – Narrow Lane Cleanup.  8AM-9AM.  Help us clean up litter from our adopted road.  Meet on Narrow Lane and east corner of Bridgehamton Tpk.  Bring gloves. 

Leader:  Dai Dayton 631-537-0660.

Sun., May 22 – Barcelona Neck Excursion.  10AM-12:30PM.  Meet at Sag Harbor Golf Club parking lot on Barcelona Pt. Road off Rte 114 in Sag Harbor.  Moderately brisk 4 – 5 mile hike with numerous water views. 

Leader:  Dianne Rulnick 631-726-5903.

Sat., May 28 – Patriotic Tour of Sag Harbor.  10AM- 12:30 PM.  Meet at the windmill on the Long Wharf in Sag Harbor.  Easy-paced tour through Sag Harbor’s patriotic history.  Visit battle sites and historic homes. 

Leader:  Tony Garro 631-725-5861.

Sun., May 29 – Elliston Park Trek.  10AM-12PM. Meet at the park entrance on Millstone Brook Road in Southampton for a moderately paced 4-mile hike with views of Wolf Swamp and Big Fresh Pond. 

Leader:  Howard Reisman 631-283-5376.

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