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Best Easy Day Hikes Long Island includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-
follow hikes on trails that offer a stunning mix of terrain. Hike to the seal hangout at Montauk Point before heading uphill through a hardwood forest to search for the legendary bounty at Money Pond.
Or explore the phantom forest of the ever-shifting Walking Dunes.
Look inside for:
• Thirty-minute strolls to four-hour adventures
• Mile-by-mile directions
• Trail Finder for best hikes with dogs, children, nature, history, and greatviews
• GPS coordinates
Acknowledgments viii
Introduction 1
The Nature of Long Island 2
Weather 2
Be Prepared 3
Zero Impact 4
Long Island Boundaries 5
Land Management 5
Public Transportation 6
How to Use This Book 7
Hike Selection 7
Difficulty Ratings 7
Trail Finder 9
Map Legend 11
The Hikes
1 Muttontown Trail 12
2 Sagamore Hill 17
3 Caumsett State Park 21
4 Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge 25
5 Stillwell Woods 29
6 Uplands Farm Sanctuary 33
7 Walt Whitman Loop 37
8 Fire Island Lighthouse 42
9 Connetquot River State Park Preserve 46
10 Stump Pond 50
11 Caleb State Park 54
12 Sunken Meadow 58
13 David Weld Sanctuary 62
14 Prosser Pines Preserve 66
15 Robert Cushman Murphy Country State Park 70
16 Long Pond Greenbelt Trail 74
17 Mashomack Preserve-Sanctuary Pond Loop 78
18 Cedar Point Lighthouse 82
19 The Walking Dunes 86
20 Montauk Point State Park 90
About the Author 94
Overview
Best Easy Day Hikes Long Island includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-
follow hikes on trails that offer a stunning mix of terrain. Hike to the seal hangout at Montauk Point before heading uphill through a hardwood forest to search for the legendary bounty at Money Pond.
Or ...