Guided hikes
February 2024 Events
Thurs., Feb. 1– Monthly Zoom Meeting. 7:00PM. All are welcome! Join Zoom Meeting
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Two Event Saturday
Sat., Feb. 3- Narrow Lane Cleanup. 8AM-9AM. Help STPS clean up litter from our adopted road. Meet on Narrow lane and east corner of Norris Lane, Bridgehampton. Bring gloves. Free 2024 membership to new volunteers! Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Sat., Feb 3 – Laurel Valley. 10AM-Noon. Meet at Laurel Valley County Park, located at 2400 Deerfield Road, Sag Harbor. Join us on a beautiful moderately-paced 2.5 mile hike where we will learn about invasive plant species on Long Island and what we can do to help. Leashed dogs are welcome. Leaders: Chris Cole & Kate Rummel. 516-702-8172 or 551-206-8123.
Sun., Feb. 4 – Elizabeth A. Morton Wildlife Refuge. 10AM-12:30PM. Meet at the parking area, 2595 Noyac. Road, Sag Harbor. Moderately-paced 3 mile beach walk along Jessups Neck. The Refuge suggests a $4 entry fee per car. Leader: Chip Dineen, 646-221-8225.
Sat., Feb. 10- Joint hike with the Southampton Trails and East Hampton Trails Preservation Societies. Join Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt afterwards for refreshments at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center.
10AM-Noon. Meet at the LPG Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike. Join Mike Bottini and Dai Dayton for a moderately paced 3.5 mile hike through oak hickory forest with spectacular views of several coastal plain ponds. Learn about the new Long Island mammal study being conducted by Seatuck Environmental Association and the history and importance of the preservation of the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Preserve.
For more information contact Mike mikebottini.ny@gmail.com or Dai – 631-745-0689, daidayton@a
Text or call hike leader Tim Corwin for reservations 631-204-7821.
Sun., Feb. 18 – Camp Tekawitha. 10AM-12:30PM. Meet at Red Creek Park. Beautiful views of Peconic Bay with a little beach walk. About 4.5 miles. Some hills. Leader: Liz Karpin, 516-320-0761.
40 Millstone Brook Road, Southampton. Mostly flat terrain with a few hills, moderate pace, about 3 miles. Leader: Marilyn Kirkbright, 631-726-7503.
Sun., Feb. 25 – Four Ponds. 10AM-Noon. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike. Join Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt for a moderately-paced 3.5 mile hike through oak/hickory forest with views of Crooked Pond, Long Pond, Deer Drink and Little Long Pond. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
About STPS Events: Come out and enjoy!
Hike leaders wanted! If you have a favorite trail that you would like to share with others as a hike leader, or if you would like to explore some new trails — STPS has 300 miles of trails — please contact Dai Dayton at 745-0689 or Marilyn Kirkbright at 631-726-7503 (text or phone).
Cancellations: From time to time, there are weather-related cancellations caused by rain, heavy snow, or icy trail conditions. To avoid any inconvenience, please contact hike or event leaders to confirm that the event is taking place.
Trail Maintenance – If you would like to volunteer, please contact Tim Corwin at 631-204-7821.
Horses On Trails Ride: Members are encouraged to schedule and lead rides on their favorite trails. Choose a date and a time. BYO horse. Call with ideas or to see what’s on the schedule. Must be a member of STPS/HOT to participate due to insurance requirements. It’s easy to join on the day of the ride! Leader: Leslie Lowery. 631-603-8661.
Ticks: Dress appropriately and always wear tick repellent
March 2024 Events
Two Event Saturday
Sat., March 2- Narrow Lane Cleanup. 8AM-9AM. Help STPS clean up litter from our adopted road. Meet on Narrow lane and east corner of Norris Lane, Bridgehampton. Bring gloves. Free 2024 membership to new volunteers!
Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Sat., March 2 – 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.
Sun., March 3 – Long Springs Lower Loop. 10AM-11:30AM. National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW). Join us on the last day of NISAW for a beautiful moderately-paced hike where we will learn about invasive plant species on Long Island and what we can do to help. Hike is 1.5 miles. Meet at entrance on the east side of Majors Path, just south of Edge of Woods Road in North Sea. Leashed dogs are welcome.
Leaders: Chris Cole & Kate Rummel. 516-702-8172 or 551-206-8123.
New day and time – Wednesday, March 6– Monthly Zoom Meeting. 6:00PM. All are welcome! Join Zoom Meeting
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Sat., March 9 – Horses On Trails (HOT) Ride at Brookhaven State Park. Meet at parking area at 2500 William Floyd Pkwy in Ridge. Leg up and ready to go at Noon. BYO horse and helmet. Must be STPS member; can sign up day of ride. Helmets required for insurance purposes. Tailgate after ride, Bring a dish to share if staying. To sign up and get more info please contact:
Debbie Neumann: dntrailrider@gmail.com or Val Frederick: val3rie66@gmail.com
Sun., Mar 10 – Laurel Valley. 10AM-Noon. All about natives! Join us for a sister hike to last Sunday and learn all about native plant species, why they’re important to life on the East End, and how you can incorporate them into your landscape. Hike is moderately-paced and approximately 2.5 miles. Meet at Laurel Valley County Park, located at 2400 Deerfield Road, Sag Harbor. Leashed dogs are welcome.
Leaders: Chris Cole & Kate Rummel. 516-702-8172 or 551-206-8123.
Sat., March 16 – Orienteering in the 21st Century (Unraveling Barcelona Neck)
Learn how to use two new map applications for your phone, Gaia and AllTrails, to find our way through Barcelona Neck. We meet first via Zoom where we will be sure we all have Gaia and AllTrails loaded into our phones and ready to go. In this meeting you will also see how to use Southampton Town’s online map systems. Next we meet in the Barcelona Neck parking lot to practice what we have learned on the trails. To register for this experience please email Mark Potter mpotter@optonline.net.
Sun., March 17 – Take a Hike in the Long Pond GREENbelt. 10AM-11AM. Meet at the parking lot of Mashashamuet Park, 395 Main Street, Sag Harbor. May you have warm words for a cold day on this St. Patrick’s Day ─ with a blessing and a poem in memory of Joe Lane on this easy-paced journey through a portion of the superb Long Pond Greenbelt, including Long Pond and Little Long Pond, Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Sat., March 23 – Barrel Hill. 10AM-Noon. Meet in the parking area under the power lines 100 feet east of 171 Edge of Woods Road. We will hike up to the amazing SYS overlook where you can see Connecticut on a clear day. 2.6 miles of hilly terrain. Children and leashed dogs are welcome. Hike leader Tim Corwin 631-204-7821.
Sun., March 24 – Bay To Bay Trail. 10AM-Noon. Meet at Pine Neck Preserve, Head of Lots Road in East Quogue. Moderately-paced 3 mile hike through Henry’s Hollow to beautiful Munn’s Pond in Hampton Bays.
Leader: Liz Karpin, 516-320-0761.
Sat., March 30 – Dancing with Daffodils. 10AM-12:30PM. Meet at the Elizabeth A. Morton Wildlife Refuge. 2595 Noyac. Road, Sag Harbor. Join us to celebrate our annual rite of spring. Moderately-paced beach walk along Jessups Neck. Don’t miss it! The Refuge suggests a $4 entry fee per car. Leader: Marilyn Kirkbright, 631-726-7503.
Sun., March 31 – Camps Pond. 10AM-Noon. Start at the Laurel Valley trailhead at 2400 Deerfield Road, Sag Harbor. Moderately paced hike following the Paumanok Path to Camps Pond and looping back to Laurel Valley with a short road walk. Total of 3 1/2 or 4 miles depending which loop we take on the return through Laurel Valley. Leaders: Eric and Hilary Woodward, 631-903-7895.
SOUTHAMPTON TRAILS
PRESERVATION SOCIETY
P.O. Box 1171
Bridgehampton, NY 11932