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

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

southamptontrailspreservationsociety@hotmail.com

October 2006 Hikes

Most Thursdays S.T.P.S. has a work party. Volunteers are always welcome. Call Ken Bieger, 631-283-5432.

Sun., Oct. 1- Vinyard Field. 9:30AM-11:30AM. Hike through a retired vineyard to Crooked Pond and watch the season change. See an invasive species reclamation project in progress. Meet at the South Fork Natural History Museum parking lot on Bridgehampton Turnpike. 4 miles.

Dai Dayton, 631-537-0660.

Thurs., Oct. 5-S.T.P.S. Monthly Meeting. 7PM-9PM. Meet at Southampton Town Hall meeting room. All are welcome.

Glorian Berk, 631-283-2638.

Sat., Oct. 7-Northwest Path. 9AM-11:30AM. Meet at the intersection of Merchants Path and Wainscott Harbor Road in Bridgehampton. Brisk 5-mile hike through oak forests, toyland and whale rock.

Dianne Rulnick, 631-726-5903.

Sat., Oct., 7- Full Moon S’mores Hike. 7PM-9:30PM. Watch the full Hunters’ Moon rise out of Sag Harbor Bay. Meet on Swamp Road approximately ½ mile east of Rte. 114, Sag Harbor. Moderate 3 miles; kids welcome.

Dai Dayton, 631-537-0660.

Sun., Oct. 8-Jessep Neck Circumnavigation. 10AM-Noon. Meet at Morton’s Wildlife Refuge on Noyac Road, Noyac. Moderately paced 3-mile hike through this unique sanctuary. Bring birdseed. Sue Bieger, 631-283-1548.

Sat., Oct. 14-Barcelona Neck. 10AM-Noon. Meet at the parking lot of the Sag Harbor Golf Club on Barcelona Point Road (off Rte 114), Sag Harbor. Moderate 4-mile hike with many water views. Joe Lane, 631-725-3942.

Sat., Oct. 14-Narrow Lane Cleanup. 8AM-9AM. Meet on Narrow Lane and the east corner of Bridgehampton Turnpike to pick up litter on our adopted road.  Dai Dayton, 631-537-0660.

Sat., Oct. 14-Monthly Work Party. Call Ken Kindler for time and place. 631-563-4354.

Sun., Oct. 15-Tuckahoe Woods. 10AM-11:30AM. Hike a loop trail through interesting woods along parts of the Paumanok Path. 3 miles at a moderate pace. Meet at the intersection of N. Magee St. and Sebonac Road, Southampton. 

Ken Bieger, 631-283-5432.

SOUTH FORK TRAILS WEEKEND

In cooperation with the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society

Sat., Oct. 21-Long Pond Horseback Ride. 10AM-Noon. BYO horse, limit 6 riders. Meet at the end of Round Pond Lane (off Sag Road), Sag Harbor.

Dai Dayton, 631-537-0660.

Sat., Oct.21-Paumanok Path. 10AM-?. Hike a new section of the Paumanok Path to the East Hampton border followed by lunch at the Val Schafter House, compliments of the Southampton Trails Society.  Meet at the Schafter house driveway on the east side of Bridgehampton Turnpike (just north of Scuttlehole Road).

RSVP by Wed. Oct. 18. Glorian Berk, 631-283-2638.

Sun., Oct. 22-Paumanok Path. 9AM. Challenging 12.5 mile hike with the East Hampton Trails Society. First of a 4 part reprise of the entire 42 mile East Hampton segment of the Paumanok Path. Bring food and fluids. Meet at the intersection of Soak Hides Road and Springy Banks Road in East Hampton.

Richard Lupoletti, 631-324-1127.

Sun., Oct. 22-Mulvihill Preserve. 10AM-Noon. Join us for this brisk 4-mile hike through the forest and the Great Swamp. Meet on Bridge Hill Lane (off Brick Kiln Road), Bridgehampton.

Chip Dineen, 631-725-8765.

Sat., Oct. 28-Elliston Park. 10AM-Noon. Meet at the park entrance on Millstone Brook Road, Southampton. Views of Big Fresh and Scallop Ponds plus Wolf Swamp.

Howard Reisman, 631-283-5376.

Sat., Oct. 28-Haunted House Tour. 4PM-6PM. Learn the secrets of some of Sag Harbor’s former residents. Do you believe?  Meet at the windmill on Long Wharf, Sag Harbor. Annette Hinkle and Tony Garro, 631-725-5861.

Sun., Oct. 29-Laurel Valley Passage.10AM-Noon. Meet at the kiosk on Deerfield Road (across from Deerwood Path), Noyac. Moderate hike through the changing colors of a hardwood forest. Glorian Berk, 631-283-2638.
 

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