Guided hikes

December Events

Wed., Dec. 4 – Monthly Zoom Meeting.  6:00PM. All are welcome! Join Zoom Meeting –  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88166724884?pwd=eWJ4Y0hrNUo5YVhyTDA3eTNjVjVTdz09

Three Event Saturday

Sat., Dec. 7 –  Narrow Lane Cleanup. 8AM-9AM. Help STPS clean up litter from our adopted road. Meet on Narrow Lane and east corner of Norris Lane. Bring gloves. Free 2025 Membership to new volunteers.

Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.

Sat., Dec. 7 – Anna and Daniel Mulvihill Preserve and the William Mulvihill Preserve. 10AM-Noon. Meet at the parking area at the end of the drive way, 820 Brick Kiln Road, Sag Harbor (entrance is opposite Highview Drive; look for the gray pillars). Moderately-paced 3.8 mile hike through this historically interesting area. Streams, vernal ponds, kettle holes, glacial erratics and the Great Swamp. Leader: Jean Mc Dermott, 631-599-2391.

Sat., Dec. 7 – Horses On Trails (HOT) Ride at Southaven Park. Meet at parking area inside the equestrian center entrance on Gerard Blvd. Leg up and ready to go at 11:00. BYO horse and helmet. Must be STPS member ($20/year); can join online at: https://southamptontrails.org/join  before the day of the ride. Helmets required for insurance purposes. RSVPs required. Hot Chocolate afterwards.

Please contact either Debbie Neumann: dntrailrider@gmail.com or Val: val3rie66@gmail.com

Sun., Dec. 8 – Red Creek Park to Camp Tekakwitha. 10AM-Noon. Meet at the Red Creek Park parking lot, 63 Bellows Pond Road, Hampton Bays. Moderately-paced, approximately 4 mile hike with views of Peconic Bay. Trails circle around the old girl scout camp with some beach walking. Leader: Liz Karpin, 631-819-8183.

Sat., Dec. 14 – Quogue Wildlife Refuge. 10AM-Noon. Meet at 3 Old Country Road, Quogue. Since 1934, QWR has been a nature preserve that is home to diverse wildlife including some that are permanently injured and require human care to survive. Moderately-paced, 4 mile hike to explore many habitats including forests and ponds, as well as the ecologically rare Dwarf Pines in the Pine Barrens. Meet up immediately after the hike at One Trick Pony Coffee in Westhampton Beach. Leader: Kate Rummel, 551-206-8123.

Sun., Dec. 15 – Barrel Hill and Beyond. 10AM-12:30PM. Meet at the kiosk opposite 178 Edge of Woods Road, Southampton, where the power lines cross, between David White’s Lane on the east and Long Springs Road on the west. Hike to Split Rock, then return via the SYS overlook and White Hill, circumnavigating the original Mackay Radio site. Hilly, moderate pace, about 4 ½ miles. Leaders: Eric and Hilary Woodward, 631-903-7895.

Sat., Dec. 21 – Pine Neck Nature Preserve. 10AM-11:30AM. Meet at the entrance on Head of Lots Road by Coolidge Lane in East Quogue. Join us for a beautiful hike with views of Weesuck Creek and Shinnecock Bay. We’ll explore a pine-oak forest, salt marsh and meadow. Trail is a flat loop with scenic overlooks. Approximately 2  miles. Dogs not allowed.

Leader: Kate Rummel, 551-206-8123.

Sun., Dec. 22 – Long Pond Greenbelt North Circuit. Meet at the kiosk south of the tennis courts, Mashashimuet Park, 395 Main Street, Sag Harbor. Moderately-paced 4 mile hike with spectacular views of Long Pond, Little Long Pond, and Crooked Pond. Leader: Chip Dineen, 646-221-8225.

Sat., Dec. 28 – Annual Chestnut Hike at Emma Rose Elliston/Wolf Swamp Preserves.  10AM-Noon.  Meet in the Elliston Park parking lot, 40 Millstone Brook Road, Southampton.  Mostly flat terrain with a few hills, moderate pace, about 3 miles (1 mile option).  Local expert April Gonzales will talk about and point out rare surviving American chestnut trees.  Leader: Tim Corwin, 631-204-7821.

Sun., Dec. 29 – SYS to Long Springs. 10AM-Noon. Meet at Southampton Youth Services (SYS), 1370A Majors Path, Southampton. Join us on a beautiful moderately-paced 3 mile hike. Explore springs, streams and ponds.

Leaders: Eric and Hilary Woodward, 631-903-7895.