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Scheduled Activities November 2025
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Tuesdays, 9:00 AM. Maintenance Hikes (1 – 3 miles)
Weather permitting, EHTPS conducts weekly Tuesday morning maintenance hikes, preparing for other hikes on our schedule and keeping as much trail as possible clear and blazed. No experience necessary, and new volunteers are always welcome. Bring a lopper, trimmer, or handsaw if available.
For information, ehtps@outlook.com to sign up for the weekly email.
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Saturday November 1, 2025, at 10 AM – Stony Hill & East Side, Amagansett. (5-6 miles)
Autumn in the woods. Come out and enjoy a hike through Amagansett’s Stony Hill, before we swing north into the East Side Preserve and finish through Jacob’s Farm. Meet at 10 AM at Jacob’s Farm trailhead, a road shoulder pull-off on Red Dirt Road about 1,000 feet east of Accabonac Road. Distance: ~5-6 miles; moderate pace; some hills. Bring snacks and liquids.
Info only, call Rick: (631) 275-8539. Email: richardwhalen@optonline.net
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Saturday November 8, 2025, at 10 AM. Montauk Point State Park. (3.5+- miles)
Join us for a relaxed-pace hike on an out-and-back portion of Montauk Point State Park. We will be meeting at the EAST Overlook on the south side of Montauk Highway just past Deep Hollow Ranch. BE ADVISED: the first .4-mile is a steep downhill that is narrow and eroded in spots and includes a few steep drops. As this is an out-and-back-hike, you will be finishing the hike on the same trail, this time on a steep uphill. This hike is for people who are comfortable with negotiating tricky areas. The remaining part of the hike is fine. You will get to see and be at Oyster Pond. Be sure to enjoy the spectacular views at the overlook. Distance: +/- 3.5 miles.
Leader: Amy Ruhle, 631-521-3602, amyruhle@optonline.net.
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Saturday November 15, 2025, at 10 AM. Alewife Pond and Brook, East Hampton (3+ miles)
Alewife Pond in Cedar Point County Park is a treasure. It’s connected to Northwest Harbor by the meandering Alewive Brook. (Why is one spelled with an f and the other with a v? Nobody knows.) We will walk partway around the pond clockwise and then continue to the harbor on a trail that goes alongside the brook. We will pause at the harbor, then return the same way. The trail is mostly flat, wide and sandy. Lots of delicious water views. Meet at the parking lot just inside the entrance to Cedar Point County Park, 5 Cedar Point Road, East Hampton.
Leader: Peter Coy, 201-790-5725. petercoy@verizon.net
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Saturday November 22, 2025, at 10 AM. Northwest Loop from The Lone Grave (6 miles)
There will be plenty to see on this fascinating circuit hike through the center of Northwest Woods. Learn a little history as you go. The Lone Grave, Stein’s Kettle, Chatfield’s Hole, Jason’s Rock, Joshua’s Hole, and the White Pine Forest … they are all on the route. Meet at 10 AM on Swamp Road opposite Bull Path, in Northwest Woods, at Benjamin Hubbard’s gravesite. Distance: ~6 miles, moderate pace. Bring snacks & liquids.
Info only, call Rick: (631) 275-8539. Email: richardwhalen@optonline.net
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Friday November 28, 2025, at 10 AM. Northwest Historic Hike (Grace Estate, 4+miles)
Delve deep into the history of Northwest Woods and the Grace Estate on this Thanksgiving weekend collaborative hike with the East Hampton Historical Society. We will visit the lost farmsteads near Northwest Harbor where people lived until the late 1800s, when the Northwest community rapidly fell apart and was abandoned. We’ll stop at Kirk’s Place, and the Northwest Schoolhouse site as well. Meet 10:00 a.m. on Mile Hill Road opposite the Highway to Phoebe Van Scoy. Distance: 4 to 4.5 miles, moderate pace. Bring snacks and liquids.
Info only, call Rick: (631) 275-8539. Email: richardwhalen@optonline.net
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2025 – 10:00 AM – A SHORT LITTLE HIKE AT ROCKY POINT
Looking for a short hike on Thanksgiving Saturday? Well, this is it. Rocky Point in Hither Woods is redolent of old Montauk names like Rod’s Valley, Redmond’s Bend, and Minie Racketts. Enjoy a little jaunt on the trails followed by a cobbly beach walk and see ‘Round the Corner Rock. You will learn some Montauk history along the way. Meet 10:00 am at west end of Navy Road, Montauk. Distance: 2 miles with some rocky beach walking.
Info only, call Rick: (631) 275-8539. Email: richardwhale
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