Training Hikes Sat 4/29 & Sun 4/30 & Trail project 4/28

[Hike Leader Shari]

* Be sure to register for Hike for Life this week (deadline 4/30) at nybc.org/hikeforlife! 

**  And please donate blood if you are able to!!

2 TRAINING HIKES THIS WEEKEND:

Sat. April 29 LOST ROADS OF THE PINES

9:00 AM – 13+ miles – fast – varied – Info: Jeff, 631-902-3156.

Fast training hike for the HFL. Check out some atmospheric, long-abandoned stretches of the Toppings Purchase Middle Line and the Old Westhampton Road, with a few connecting miles on the familiar, main Pine Barrens trail, as well; bring water & snacks; meet at Suffolk Community College, Eastern Campus Parking Field 1 (NY 27 to Exit 61, take C. R. 51 toward Riverhead, go 4.5 miles to right turn at Speonk-Riverhead Road (sign for college), then right turn onto campus, quick left at welcome sign, quick right to top end of Field 1); severely adverse weather cancels, so call or text that morning if in doubt!! E: jeffgre...@mac.com . Experienced hikers, please, THIS IS A HFL TRAINING HIKE. Fast pace, only one quick stop for snacks. Please spray your clothes against ticks and plan to do a thorough tick check when you get home!

Sun, Apr 30— Nassau-Suffolk Trail N to S

7:00am – 20 miles – fast – varied. Info: Tammy, 631-896-1409, between 6-9pm.

Hike For Life training hike. We’ll meet on Ocean Ave near Merrick Road (on the west side of Massapequa Lake), then leave some cars and drive the rest to CSH, where we’ll hike the full length of the Nassau-Suffolk Greenbelt Trail. Bring water, lunch, trail snacks, and determination. Heavy rain cancels, light rain does not; call morning of hike if unsure. Directions: NY-135 to the Merrick Road exit. Head east about a mile and make a left onto Ocean Ave just before the lake. Park on Ocean Ave. close to Merrick Rd.

Trail Project - Friday, 4/28/17 - All are welcome to help out!!

A message from project coordinator Ed Quinn  (email:  alq...@optonline.net):

Ask the volunteers to report to the Heckscher State Park office (Field 1) at 9:15 am.  We are dropping off wood chips to the outside to stop the spread of the phragmites and promote the grass in the middle of the trail to keep growing in tick alley. Then with some power tools to we are also to hit the area with weed whackers and hedge trimmers.  Park office phone number is 631 581 2100.    See Heckscher map below.

HFL17 Registration - 5 days left to sign up!!

Visit:  www.nybc.org/hikeforlife

Upcoming training hikes:  

Saturday, May 6 – Fire Island Frolic - Robert Moses State Park field 5

8:15am – 12+ miles – fast – flat – Info: Shari, 516-721-0223

 

Sat, May 13—Trailview to CSH and Back

9:00am – 12 miles – fast – hilly.  Info: Tammy, 631-896-1409, between 6-9pm. 

 

Sat. May 13 SARNOFF STOMP - Suffolk Community College, Eastern Campus Parking Field 1

9:00 AM – 13+ miles – fast – varied – Info: Jeff, 631-902-3156

 

*** Please note that all of these hikes are coordinated through the LI Greenbelt Trail Conference, a non-profit organization that maintains over 200 miles of trails, advocates for preservation of open space, and leads approximately 200 free hikes annually.  Visit www.ligreenbelt.org  to learn more and become a member of this worthwhile group!  Plus, additional volunteers always welcome!

If any questions, please call, text, or email.  Thanks!
Hope to see you on the trails!

Enjoy,
Shari
516-721-0223 (call/text)
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email:  hikegre...@yahoo.com

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