East Hampton Trails Preservation Society: Scheduled Activities / July, 2026

SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES

July 2026

Tuesdays, 8:30 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. Duration: App. 2 hours. For information, ehtps@outlook.com to sign up for the weekly email.

Saturday July 4, 2026, at 9 AM. Stony Hill, Amagansett (4 miles)

Celebrate Independence Day with a summer ramble through fields and woods. Peconic Land Trust’s Deborah Light Preserve and Stony Hill Preserve features farmland with wonderful soils and a beautiful shady forest, which forms a delightful backdrop to a morning hike. Meet on road shoulder of Abraham’s Path, about 1/4 mile north of Town Lane, Amagansett. Note early start time. Bring liquids & tick protection. Duration: App 2 hours. Info only, Rick 631-275-8539, richardwhalen@optonline.net

Wednesday July 8, 2026, at 10 AM. Dominy History Walk, East Hampton (1.5 miles)

Did you know there were 7 Dominy’s? Meet at the Dominy House, 73 North Main St, East Hampton. We will walk up and enter the Hook Mill and we will visit the little seen Dominy cemetery. Duration: App. 90 minutes. Lee Dion, 631-375-2339 Hike Day Only.

Saturday July 11, 2026, at 10 AM. AM. Gerard Drive, Springs (3 miles)

Enjoy the beauty and learn some history of Accabonac Harbor and Gardiner’s Bay as we walk along Gerard Drive. This hike will include a look at properties recently acquired through the Town’s Community Preservation Fund as well as a look at some of the original homes along the way. Meet at the first causeway parking area on the left on Gerard Drive off Springs-Fireplace Road in Springs. Duration: app. 2 hours. Leaders: Nick Bryan and Jeri Wellman 917-225-4145 or 917-453-7403.

Wednesday July 15, 2026, at 10 AM. Lost Settlement at Northwest, East Hampton (2.5 miles)

The Lost Settlement House is commonly called the “Ghost Town”. Visit it with the author Lee Dion. Meet at the “Old School House Plaque” on Northwest Rd. 0.25 miles west of the intersection of Alewife Brook Rd. Bring tick protection. Duration: 90 minutes to 2 hours. Gentle pace, 2.5 miles. 631-375-2339 Hike Day only.

Saturday July 18, 2026, at 10 AM. Fort Pond Bay, Montauk Lobster Pot Challenge (1 mile)

Numerous lobster pots have washed up on the stony eastern shore of Fort Pond Bay. There is other flotsam and jetsam as well, including beach staircases. Cleaning them up will be a heavy, demanding job. But we will have help! This major cleanup is being conducted in conjunction with the East Hampton Litter Action Committee and the Montauk Harbor Master. If you’re up for a challenging day in a beautiful, wild part of East Hampton, please join us. And share this notice with any strong-backed young people you know. Bring gloves, water, sunscreen, bug spray, etc. Meet in the parking area on the west side of Flamingo Road in Montauk just north of the intersection with Willis Point Road. Duration: App. 3 hours. Strenuous. You don’t need to stay the whole time. Info only: Peter Coy, call or text (201) 790-5725, petercoy@verizon.net.

Sunday July 19, 2026, at 10 AM. Cedar Point County Park, East Hampton. (3 miles)

If it’s been a while since you hiked to the Cedar Point Lighthouse (built 1868), you haven’t seen the impressive reconstruction project going on there. The stone block walls are being dismantled and reassembled. We’ll also check in with the fishermen and try to identify birds. Look for piping plovers, ospreys, terns and cormorants. The plan is to hike out on the windy Gardiner’s Bay side of the spit and return on the sheltered Northwest Harbor side. We won’t be in the woods or grass, but guard against ticks anyway. Spray for mosquitoes. Wear a good hat and sunscreen. Carry water.
Meet at the camp store, which is on the left at the very end of the camp road. Duration: App. 2 hours. A parking day pass is $15. (Worth it.) Address: 5 Cedar Point Road, East Hampton, N.Y.
Info only: Peter Coy, call or text (201) 790-5725, petercoy@verizon.net.

Wednesday July 22, 2026, at 10 AM. Sag Harbor’s Ballet Connection (2.5 miles)

Sag Harbor’s Oakland Cemetery is the final resting place of NYC Ballet founder and choreographer George Balanchine. We’ll take a neighborhood walk, ending with visiting his grave. We’ll talk about Balanchine’s life and influence on NYCB ballet and how he changed the history of art form all over the world. Meet at 10 AM at 290 Main Street, Sag Harbor, diagonally across from the Cove Delicatessen. Duration: App. 2 hours. Leader: Jennifer Prizer, jennypri@aol.com 914.262.7003

Thursday, July 23, at 10 AM. Wainscott Heritage Project (2+ miles)

Explore the distinctive history of Wainscott with Wainscott Heritage Project on a roughly two-mile walking tour through the significant structures and vistas of this bucolic hamlet. Grounded in research by preservation consultant Sarah Kautz for the Wainscott Reconnaissance Survey, the route highlights the historic buildings lining Wainscott Main Street. Highlights include the iconic John Osborn Homestead—the largest Community Preservation Fund purchase in East Hampton Town history—and fascinating insights into how the American War of Independence played out right here in Wainscott. Meet at 10 AM at The Wainscott School, 47 Wainscott Main Street. Duration: App. 2 hours. Leader: Irwin Levy, 516-456-1337 irwintlevy@gmail.com

Saturday July 25, 2026, at 9 AM. Atlantic Ave, Amagansett Beach Hike (90 minutes)

Please join us for another tick-free beach hike. This time we will be enjoying the majestic beauty of the Atlantic Ocean to the south, as well as the Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge, and the Atlantic Double Dunes Preserve to the north. We will meet at the restrooms at the Atlantic Avenue Ocean Beach parking area, on your left, off Atlantic Avenue. East Hampton Town beach parking (resident or non-resident) permit required. Because we can’t determine in advance how firm the sand will be where it is level, this hike is being measured by time, not by distance. We will be walking along the beach for approximately 1.5 hours. Note the meeting time is 9:00 am. Leader: Amy Ruhle, 631-521-3602, amyruhle@optonline.net.

Wednesday July 29, 2026, at 10 AM. Alewives, East Hampton (1.5 miles)

Alewives are fish that breed in fresh water. Come take a walk with Lee and learn all about them. Meet at the School House plaque, one quarter mile west of Alewife Brook Rd. and Northwest Rd. Bring tick protection. Duration: app. 90 minutes, easy pace. Lee Dion, 631-375-2339 hike day only.

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