Day #13 on the Paumanok Path

We set out this morning excited to know exactly where to park our cars. Sometimes, due to lack of information available, we estimate where would be appropriate to end the next hiking day, and have been lucky so far.  We began on the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, just south of where Carroll Street meets up with the turnpike. If you weren't looking for the signs specifically, you may miss them, as they are on the post at the end of someone's driveway.


They day was overcast, but we were okay with it, as we didn't want to be in the rain again this week.

Long Pond

 There was not much to report during the first 2 . 5 miles, other than walking the entire length of Long Pond, and thankfully not being bothered by mosquitoes. Usually, we will know immediately if we are approaching any time of water, because the buzzing is in our ears, they are landing all over us, and we are swatting while walking.  Today, they were not too intrusive.

We crossed over Sagg Road, and at the 3 . 5 mile mark, crossed over Town Line Road. We were in the woods for a little bit more, before crossing Wainscott NW Road before finishing up the rest of the trail in the woods.

photo by Carole Warren

I decided to just group these few pictures at the end, and should caption them as: "random/cool things we come across while hiking" because although we have seen plenty of these glacial erratics, they continue to surprise me as they pop up out of the middle of nowhere every time.




And as for the perfectly cut circle with sticks and branches set up as if there was a bonfire happening, well... that's pretty random. We can only imagine what is going on out here in these woods.  We made it to my jeep, which was parked in a little lot on the East Hampton-Sag Harbor turnpike, just a few miles south of Swamp Road. This is a very easy to find, helpful spot for anyone planning out this hike.

another successful day complete!

 

You can check out our progress on the map below.

Until Next Time,

Rosa & The Thruhiker's Wife