Guided hikes
Upcoming Events
July 2026 SCHEDULE
Wed, Jul 1, 6PM. STPS Board Meet 6pm. All are welcome! Please email Miles at rmrgeneral@gmail.com for Zoom link a day or two before the board meet.
Sat, Jul 4,, 8am-9am. Narrow Lane Cleanup. Help STPS clean up litter from our adopted road. Meet on Narrow Lane and east corner of Norris Lane, Bridgehampton. Bring gloves. Free 2026 membership to new volunteers! Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689
Sun. July 5, 2PM, Mecox Bay Kayak Paddle. View the Water Mill Museum from the water and explore coves and creeks adjacent to Mecox Bay. Put-IN south end of Mohawk Ave., Water Mill. Parking Permits not required. Bring your own kayak, paddle, life jacket and whistle. Life jackets and whistles are mandatory. Leader: Vincent Scerbinski, 631 287-2713 – vscerbinski@verizon.net
Sat, Jul 11, 9am-11:00am, Barrel Hill. Hike. Enjoy one of the best overlooks on the east end -on a clear day, you can see the mountains in Connecticut. 2.8 miles of hilly terrain. Bring your leashed furry friends. Park under the power lines 200 feet east of 171 Edge of Woods Road in Southampton. Leader: Tim Corwin 631-204-7821
Sat, Jul 18, 9am-11am, 40th Anniversary Walk, Bay to Ocean Walk. Meet at 115 Farm Court in Sagaponack. This moderately-paced 4.2 mile walk will take us along mowed grass trails through beautiful farm fields down to Peters Pond Beach and back. Leader: Jean Mc Dermott. 631-599-2391.
Sat, July 18, 10:30am, Horses on Trails (HOT) RCA DEC Land on Middle Island. Leg up and ready to ride at 10:00am, Helmets required. Riders have to apply online for their own individual {FREE} permit for that place. These permits are good for three years. No group permit is required for groups less than 20 participants at that location. To sign up or for more info please contact: Debbie Neumann: dntrailrider@gmail.com or Val Frederick: val3rie66@gmail.com
Sat. July 18 10AM , KAYAK Paddle Taylor Creek and Heady Creek at the east end of Shinnecock Bay. Put-In at end of Boatmans Lane, Southampon . Parking Permits not required. Take Montauk Hwy to Halsey Neck Lane in Southampton. Take Halsey Neck Lane south and make right onto to Boatmans Lane. Boatman’s Lane is a right turn ¼ mile before Halsey Neck Lane ends. Bring your own kayak, paddle, whistle and like jacket. Life jackets and whistles are mandatory. Rain Cancels. Leader: Vincent Scerbinski, 631 287-2713 – vscerbinski@verizon.net”
Sat. July 18,10:30am, Horses on Trails (HOT) RCADEC Land on Middle Island. Leg up and ready to ride at 10:00am Helmets required. Riders have to apply online for their own individual {FREE) permit for that place. These permits are go three years. No group permit is required for groups less than 20 participants at that location. To sign up or for more info ple contact: Debbie Neumann: dntrailrider@gmail.com or Val Frederick: val3rie66@gmail.com
Sat, July 25, 9am-10:30am, Truman Capote Walk. Meet at the LPG Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike. Join Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt for a moderately-paced 3 mile hike through oak/hickory forest with views of Crooked Pond, Long Pond and Deer Drink. Leader: Doreen Johnston, 516-994-5947.
Sun, Jul 26, 9:30am-11:30am, Ponquogue Bridge to Shinnecock Inlet Hike. Meet at parking lot before the bridge on the left hand side. About 4 miles. Water and sunscreen suggested. For just the beach walk you can meet at Ponquogue Beach Pavilion about 9:50, but will need beach sticker if meeting there. Leader: Liz Karpin 631-819-8183.
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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! Contact: Val Frederick: val3rie66@gmail.com or Debbie Neumann: dntrailrider@gmail.com
Ticks: Dress appropriately and always wear tick repellent
STPS is celebrating its 40 years with a series of historic events.
The first took place Jan. 17, along the Northwest Path between Sagaponack and Sag Harbor, where some founders of the organization sought to maintain legacy horse trails. A combination hike and horse contingent covered the 3-mile route.
pond nestled in a secluded part of the Hubbard County Park
system. The infant STPS scored its first formal achievement in 1988 when Southampton Town, as part of a major development approval near the old settlement of Squiretown, obtained scores of acres for preservation. This hike will revisit our initial blazed steps. Meet at Red Creek Park, 102 Old Riverhead Rd. in Hampton Bays, next door to the Southampton town police station. Leader, Liz Karpin, 631-819-8183
Sat, Apr 18, 10am-11am, Whiskey Hill 40th Anniversary Hike. The area’s name likely stems from the existence of at least one illegal still in what were then vast woodlands behind the Bridgehampton farm soils. A 1923 East Hampton Star brief refers to a big land sale in the area that was called off after discovery of such a whiskey apparatus. As Hamptons real estate took off in the mid-1980s, a developer targeted the spread, but a noted local conservationist, Andrew Sabin, included its kettlehole pond in his brief for the tiger salamander. That delayed matters until the developer got in legal and financial trouble in the early-1990s recession. By the time a subdivision was ultimately OK’d in 1996, trails enthusiasts prevailed on the town to cluster homes so that nearly 100 acres were kept open for public access. Meet on Mill Path off Lopers Path (heading east), Bridgehampton. Moderately-paced 1.7 mile hike with ocean views from top of moraine with kettle hole ponds and an enormous glacial erratic along the way. Leader: Jean McDermott, 631-599-2391.
STPS had a big trail maintenance day!
When a quarter-mile section of the Paumanok Path in Shinnecock Hills was blocked by several clumps of felled tree trunks and brush, STPS sprang into action. A maintenance crew of volunteers, led by Tim Corwin and bolstered by helpers from County Legislator Ann Welker’s office, cleared the path on Jan. 5.
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