EH Trails Preservation Society: October Hikes | Hither Woods / L.I. Greenbelt / Historic Montauk ….

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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. Duration: App. 2 hours. 

For information, ehtrailspreservationsociety@gmail.com to sign up for the weekly email. 

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Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 10 AM.  Hither Woods, Montauk (3 miles)

Join us for a Montauk hike through Elisha’s Valley, along the Old Tar Road, and the Oceanview Trail.  Bring tick protection.  Duration: app. 2 hours.  Meet at 10 AM at the Hither Woods Overlook, Montauk. 

Leader: Eliza Lansdale, 917-734-7512  lizor@aol.com

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Sunday October 4, 2026, at 10 AM.  Barcelona Neck Hike.  (3 miles)

In collaboration with the Southampton Trails Preservation Society, join STPS President Miles Robert for this moderately paced 3.1mile hike along the Linda Gronlund trail loop in Linda Gronlund Memorial Nature Preserve. Beautiful views of Sag Harbor Bay, Northwest Creek, Barcelona Point and more. Take Barcelona Neck Road off of Route 114 (aka East Hampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike), Sag Harbor. Drive half a mile along Barcelona Neck Road and meet in the Sag Harbor Golf Club parking lot next to the golf club building.   Bring tick protection.  Expected duration: App 2 hours.

Leader: Miles Robert rmrgeneral@gmail.com.

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Saturday October 10, 2026, at 10 AM. Long Pond Greenbelt Celebration

EHTPS is invited to a celebration sponsored by the Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt, Peconic Land Trust, and South Fork Natural History Museum.  (This is NOT an EHTPS sponsored event).  As in years past, the Celebration will include a variety of programs, including guided trail walks, a ‘Meet the Animals’ program, face painting, environmental craft stations and free refreshments and ice cream.  Children and grandchildren are welcome; the event runs to 1 PM.   

Meet at 10 AM at Vineyard Field, behind the South Fork History Museum, Bridgehampton.  

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Sunday October 11, 2026, at 10 AM.   Central Park Ramble, NYC (2 miles)

EHTPS takes Manhattan! Following our successful spring tramp through Central Park’s North Woods, this stroll will explore the park’s 38-acre Ramble. Starting from Central Park West, we will walk to Bethesda Terrace, cross the Bow Bridge, and then meander through the paths of the Ramble, crossing rustic stone and wooden bridges and looking for birds. According to Wikipedia, more than 20 species of warblers alone have been spotted during the fall migration.  Meet at 10 AM on the northeast corner of 72nd Street and Central Park West. We will finish at the same spot.  Duration: App. 2 hours.  

Leader: Peter Coy, 201-790-5725, petercoy@verizon.net.

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Saturday October 17, 2026, at 10 AM. Historic Montauk – Hike from First House to Second House. (5 miles)

The Long Island Greenbelt Trail Conference, joining with the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society, honors America on our nation’s 250th Anniversary with a pair of hikes linking Montauk’s historic cattle keeper’s houses. For two-and-a-half centuries Montauk was a 10,000-acre pastureland with thousands of cattle and sheep roaming the peninsula’s grassy hills each summer. Montauk’s cattle days lasted almost as long
as the United States has existed: approximately 240 years, or from roughly 1655 to 1895. On Saturday we’ll hoof it from the site of the westernmost herdsman’s house –known as First House – to Second House. Along the way we’ll hike through HitherWoods, passing famous Split Rock, the Devil’s Cradle, Ram Level, and Panorama.
First House, built in 1798, burned down in 1909. The current Second House was built in 1797 and is now a museum. Meet 10:00 a.m. at the parking lot for Kirk Park Beach, south side of Route 27 in downtown Montauk. We will bus to the hike start point. Donations to defray busing expenses would be appreciated. Bring snacks & liquids. Hike end time is approximate. Refreshments will be provided after the hike.   App. Duration is 3.5 hours. 

Questions to richardwhalen@optonline.net or 631-275-8539.  Pre-Registration: https://historicmontaukhike.eventbrite.com  

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 Sunday October 18, 2026, at 10 AM.  Historic Montauk- Hike from Second House to Third House (5 miles)

 Sunday’s hike is another paean to American history, and especially to the history of Montauk. Today we’ll hike from Second House (current version built 1797), through downtown Montauk, then eastward on the Paumanok Path to Third House, also known as the Further Field House. The present Third House was erected in 1806, replacing a dwelling built in 1747. It is owned and maintained by Suffolk County. Along the way, today’s hike will detour to the remains of part of the Old Stone Wall, a 1.4-mile-long cattle barricade built between 1823 and 1833. It was the only rock wall of its kind on Montauk. Later in the hike we’ll take a side trip to visit picturesque Steppingstones Pond. Meet 10:00 a.m. at Montauk County Park (Third House Nature Center), north side of Route 27 about 2,000 feet east of East Lake Drive. We will bus to the hike start point. Donations to defray busing expenses would be appreciated. Bring snacks &  liquids. App. Duration is 3.5 hours.  Hike end time is approximate. Refreshments will be provided after the hike. 

Questions to richardwhalen@optonline.net or 631-275-8539.  Pre-Registration: https://historicmontaukhike.eventbrite.com

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Saturday October 24, 2026, at 10 AM.  Hither Woods, Montauk (3 miles)

Join us for a Montauk hike through Elisha’s Valley, along the Old Tar Road, and the Oceanview Trail.  Bring tick protection.  Duration: app. 2 hours.  Meet at 10 AM at the Hither Woods Overlook, Montauk. 

Leader: Eliza Lansdale, 917-734-7512  lizor@aol.com

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Sunday October 25, 2026, at 10 AM.  22nd Annual Sammy’s Beach Poetry Hike (2 miles)

We will stop twice on this 2-mile shore hike for poetry readings. BYOP (bring your own poems) written by you or someone else. Or, just come along to enjoy the scene. Meet at the end of Sammy’s Beach Road (a right turn off Old House Landing Road) via Alewive Brook Road. An East Hampton Town parking permit is required.

Leader: Laurie Adler 917 653-1463

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Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 10 AM.  Napeague State Park, Amagansett. (2.5 miles)

Join us for a relaxed-pace hike at Napeague State Park that features a pitch pine forest, oak and holly trees, a meadow, and dunes, as well as a walk along Gardiners Bay, where you have wonderful views
of Gardiners Island and other coastlines. You’ll see the remains of portions of the old Menhaden Fish
Factory and more. Meet at the State parking lot on Cranberry Hole Road across from Napeague
Meadow Road off Rt. 27, just west of The Lobster Roll (a.k.a. LUNCH). Despite this being a relatively short and totally flat hike, it does include soft sand on portions of the trail and a sandy and rocky bay
beach that we’ll be walking on as well.

Leader: Amy Ruhle, 631-521-3602, amyruhle@optonline.net

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