Easy Hikes New York

Hike the Greenbelt 🌳🌳

BEAR MOUNTAIN LOOP. UP Major Welch Trail. DOWN Appalachian Trail Stone Steps.

Let's hike part of the white trail 5 miles 🌳🥾

7.5 Mile Central Park Hike & Dinner

We'll be meeting at the corner of W 69th St & Central Park West. We'll do a loop around Central Park, then go to a Chinese restaurant that does separate checks for dinner. Meetup.com is malfunctioning and refuses to set any start location within a few blocks of my desired location at 69th & Central Park West. There is no vaccination requirement for this hike, neither for the hike itself nor for the dinner afterward. The restaurant is not announced online as we don't want people skipping the hike and meeting us at the restaurant. This is a hiking meetup, not a dining one. We will be reaching the restaurant around 4:15pm (sunset will be at 4:45pm). Rain cancels. Snow does not. Take any train to Columbus Circle and walk 9 blocks north, or the 1 train to 66th and it's a short walk, or the 2/3 to 72nd and it's a short walk. This event is provided at no financial cost, in exchange for your relinquishing the right to sue the organizers for anything unfortunate that may happen during this outing. By attending this event, you agree to the terms laid out in a lengthy legalese waiver which can be found at **[http://bluejacket7.com/legal/WalkingWaiver.doc](http://bluejacket7.com/legal/WalkingWaiver.doc)** . There is especially a risk that you will get separated from the group and lost, and if that happens the responsibility will be yours.

Urban Hiking: Long Island City to Lower East Side

Let's walk for craft beer in Queens & Brooklyn! 10 miler

Our most popular craft beer walk is back, featuring 5 of the finest breweries in the Glendale and Bushwick area! Join us for a 10-mile point-to-point walk at a brisk pace, exploring great craft beer, unique taprooms, and a bit of urban adventure. Details: * **Distance**: 10 miles * **Duration:** 5-7 hours, depending on how long we stay at each brewery * **Pace:** Brisker, with a first dropout point after 6 miles * **Alternatives:** Not a beer drinker? Don’t worry — cider, wine, spirits and water are available at most stops! * Space limited! Meet: Subway station: Forest Hills - 71 Av (lines E, F, M, R) Meeting point: outside of The Vitamin Shoppe on the corner of 71 Ave and Queens Blvd. Walk details: 1. **Forest Hills to Forest Park:** Starting from the charming Tudor-style houses of Forest Hills, we'll walk through Forest Park before reaching Glendale (4 miles). 2. **Glendale brewery:** One of NYC's best-kept secrets! Sample delicious brews and enjoy your lunch break (food truck available or bring your own food!). Note: there is no dropout point the first 6 miles. 3. **Ridgewood brewery:** After a 30-minute walk, we’ll reach our second stop, featuring a greenhouse-style taproom with 20 taps. Dropout point: Halsey St Station (L train) nearby if you need to head out after 5-6 miles. 4. **Bushwick brewery 1:** Two miles later, we’ll visit a spot where the artwork on their beer cans pays homage to the local Bushwick Collective street art. Dropout point: Jefferson Street (L train) 5. **Bushwick brewery 2:** new brewery with lovely European style beers. Around the corner from Bushwick brewery 1. Dropout point: Jefferson Street (L train). 6. **East Williamsburg brewery:** Our final brewery is another 2 miles up the road, and boasts award-winning artisanal ales. It is offering creative and experimental ales in an elegant setting. Dropout point: Grand Street (L train) Bring food (also available for purchase at some of the breweries), snacks and water. Don't miss out on this exciting day of craft beer, walking, and great company. Cheers & Prost! Hike leaders: Sigrid Stropnik (text 404-991-8229 with your name)

Guided Mindful Walking in Nature - Central Park Edition Modified Version

**Though the body we move in nature, with our mind/consciousness we are part of nature.** **MINDFULNESS - the practice of maintaining a nonjudgemental state of heighted or complete awareness of one's thoughts, emotions or experiences on a moment-to-moment basis.** **MINDFUL WALKING - a practice that enhances mental clarity and reduces stress by fostering a deep connection with the present moment (the here and now) through awareness of each individual step and the Sight, Sound and Smell of the surrounding environment.** **Please read the below information carefully and take the time to view the myriads of videos available that explain the concept of Mindful Walking.** **Let me begin by thanking you for accompanying me on a work in progress to develop a methodology for teaching and leading a Mindful Walking workshop, my goal is to guide/lead the novice through an unfamiliar or complex procedure in a step-by-step process so that they can attain a basic level of skill and knowledge in the practice of Mindful Walking. Upon entering Central Park, we will commerce with a breathing and exercise session on the Wisteria Pergola of the Conservatory Garden. followed by several training practice walks that will introduce the attendees to the techniques of Mindful Walking.** **For the remainder of our Central Park adventure, we will alternate long bouts of conversation flowing walking sessions with shorter bouts of silent guided Mindful Walking sessions (which will transverse the natural scenic beauty of the Ravine in the North Woods and the Ramble).** **Because of the workshop nature of this event, I will limit the number of attendees to ten (10) people. My future vision for this method of training is to present many workshops for first timers, mixed with separate events for those adepts with the Mindful Walking concept. Furthermore, I will expand the range of this event to scenic natural locations (including waterside venues) around the Greater New York area.** **We are meeting at the** **Vanderbilt Gate (Between East 104th and East 105th** **Street on** **Fifth Avenue) across the from El Museo del Barrio. The** **nearest subway station is the East 103 Street and** **Lexington** **Avenue station of the #6** **Train.** **Our journey will end at the Bethesda Terrace and Fountain, the closest subway station is the West 72nd stop of the B and C trains.** **Will be walking at a moderate (not slow) pace. The walk will last three hours and will cover about 4 miles. There will be ample restrooms stops and a 20-minute lunch break.** **Heavy rain/snow or other forms of extreme weather will cancel the walk. Please check this site for updates.** **LEADER: Bob Lazzaro email: rlazzaro4@aol.com.** **I will use a voice amplification device to foster better understanding and clarity between myself and attendees.**

Hiking the length of Manhattan from the North to South - 20 mile walk

Let's walk or I guess "hike" the entire length of Manhattan from North to South. We will meet at the at 0900 at Mon Amour Coffee and Wine in Kingsbridge in The Bronx and walk all the way down to Staten Island ferry. We did this last year and it was such a blast so why not do it again! It is the day before the NYC marathon so perfect time do our own marathon at a slow poke pace. We will make stops for breakfast, lunch, beer or wine and dinner along the way. You can join in and out over the day but it is better if you come for the whole thing. Schedule that I am going to post is a rough one and we might be there earlier or later depending on our walking speed, etc. I will set up a WhatsApp chat the day before with live location if people want to catch up to us by subway or Citi bike. I picked a coffee shop in Kingsbridge so we could walk down to Marble Hill and start from the north border of Manhattan. Kingsbridge used to be an actual bridge that separated The Bronx from Manhattan until the Harlem River was landfilled and now it is just the neighborhood where the northern end of the bridge used to lie. The River itself was too shallow and narrow for boats so a canal was dug out on the southern end of Marble Hill turning Marble Hill briefly into an island until the river was landfilled on the north side. Marble Hill then became attached to The Bronx and became a Manhattan enclave in The Bronx. We will meet at Mon Amour Coffee and Wine at 0900 and start our walk, saunter or hike from there. https://maps.app.goo.gl/WTaRNkEZtiZUhtM77 **Rough schedule:** 9h00 Mon Amour Coffe and Wine next to the 238th St Station in The Bronx 9h45 Stop at Inwood Farms for brunch 11h00 Leave Inwood Farm 11h30 The Cloisters 14h00 Central Park North and Adam Clayton Powell 16h00 Playa Betty's for late lunch or early dinner 17h30 Leave Playa Betty's 19h30 Stop at Brass Monkey for drinks 20h30 Leave Brass Monkey 21h30 Arrive at the Staten Island Ferry 22h00 Dinner at Hey Thai on John St This is roughly a 20 mile walk. Bring a water bottle. Restaurants we stop at and bars will be happy to refill your bottle for you. Bring comfortable shoes. If you want bring two pairs of shoes and socks. Some people find it easier on their feet to switch shoes and socks halfway through. If we end up with a big crowd I would prefer to give priority to those who can commit to doing the whole thing. Last year we finished with 5 out of 20 while a group did the same thing and everyone in their group finished. Commitment would be awesome!!!

Free 3 Mile Walk in Central Park Every Saturday

Come join us for a free 3 mile walk in Central Park every Saturday. We'll be departing at 10am from the Bridle Path entering the park from the 90th St. & 5th Ave. entrance. We’re the NYC Chapter of Ever Walk – an international movement to encourage people to walk together to enhance physical and mental health. Founded by one of the greatest women athletes of our time, Diana Nyad, and her coach and friend, Bonnie Stoll. Diana swam from Cuba to Florida in shark infested waters without a shark cage - check the movie NYAD on Netflix if you want to be inspired! **The Basics** * **DISTANCE:** 3'ish miles round trip. * **START:** Meet at 9:55am and leave right after instructions and announcements. We really do! * **DURATION:** About 90 minutes - 2 hours. * **PACE:** 23 minute mile conversational pace. If you can walk a city block in about a minute and a half, that’s our pace. * **PATHS:** Mainly on a mixture of dirt and asphalt paths with small rolling hills, and sometimes wooded trails and steps. * **MEETUP SPOT:** Start and finish in the same Central Park location every week on the Bridle Path (dirt path) - enter the park from 90th St. & 5th Ave. and cross the road with runners and cyclists. Look for 30-50 smiling faces in front of the John Purroy Mitchel Monument on the stone wall below the reservoir. * **WEATHER:** We walk rain or shine! * **BATHROOMS:** On your own. No stops. * **RELEASE:** If you participate in a walk you are responsible for yourself and agree not to hold the *EverWalk* organization, its leaders or members liable in any way for any injuries or damage which may occur as a result of your participation. **The Vibe** * **FRIENDLY: All are welcome! 🏳️‍🌈** * **FUN:** Every walk is an adventure. We acknowledge special park events, celebrate national awareness days when we can and explore different parts of the park. * **DOGS:** On leash dogs that are dog and people friendly are welcome to join. * **SOCIAL:** We take pics and make reels and post on social media. **Walk Announcements:** Find us on Meetup, Facebook, Next Door, Patch News Events (Central Park and the Upper East Side), The West Side Rag, Instagram, and TikTok. **Links:** **Merch:** https://shop.everwalk.com/collections/print-on-demand-products?page=2 **Can't wait to walk with you!** **Ann Marie**

Urban Hiking: Long Island City to Lower East Side

⛳ Mullilgan! May We Play Through? 4-Mi. Walk + Mini Golf @ Pier 25

**Rained out in September, so let's try again. Let’s meet at Bryant Park, walk a few miles along the High Line and Hudson River Park, and enjoy a round at *Pier 25 Mini Golf* in Tribeca, Manhattan’s only 18-hole miniature golf course. All levels.** **Meeting Time/Place:** 9 a.m., Monday, November 9, 2026 at Bryant Park Upper Terrace immediately behind the New York Public Library, 42nd Street mid-block between Fifth and Sixth Ave. Nearest subway stops are B/D/F/M (42nd St/Bryant Park), and No. 7 (Fifth Ave). Please use the BP restrooms nearby before we begin. **About Pier 25 Mini Golf:** *“This 13,000 square foot, 18-hole professional-grade course features waterfalls, streams, a pond, foot bridges, sand traps and even a cave.”* The shady, landscaped course is also a Certified Wildlife Habitat. Cost is $15/adult (no senior discount); all equipment is provided. **Rules of [mini] golf?:** It's all about having fun. These 4-minute videos have all the info you will need: [How to Play Mini Golf, Part 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLxnqGLBxoU); [Part 2 Tips and Keeping Score ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpPHrky4YLs&t=0s) **Bring:** Hat, water, lunch and snacks. Cold beverages available for purchase at Pier 25. After we play, we can have lunch under the trees on the deck at the end of Pier 25, or just proceed to 19th hole. **19th Hole (optional):** Van Leeuwen Ice Cream and Vegan Ice Cream, 310 Greenwich Street. **Return:** Exiting the park at Stuyvesant High School and Chambers Street, subways 1/2/3/A/C are a 2-3 block walk. Rain cancels. **Contact (day of walk only):** Christine 646-491-0764 and Gina 347-842-5452

The Queens Way-The Possible High Line of Queens, Forest Park and Forest Hills

We would like to add some first timers who actually are serious about joining us. If you have NEVER attended an event before with this group, please send me your e-mail to my e-mail as requested below whether you are on a going list or wait list AFTER CAREFULLY READING THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS EVENT. DO NOT SEND YOUR E-MAIL TO ME THRU A MEETUP MESSAGE. See below. IF YOU HAVE NEVER ATTENDED AN EVENT BEFORE WITH THE GROUP, I AM ASKING FOR YOUR HELP AND COOPERATION AS I PLAN THE EVENT. I AM THEREFORE REQUIRING THAT YOU SEND ME AN E-MAIL AFTER CAREFULLY READING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT TO [bsb2@att.net](http://bsb2@att.net/) AS SOON AS YOU RSVP, EVEN IF YOU ARE ON THE WAIT LIST, AND PUT YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS IN THE BODY OF YOUR MESSAGE TO ME. THIS WILL HELP ME COMMUNICATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THOSE WHO RSVP. SOMETIMES MEETUP MESSAGES DO NOT GET DELIVERED FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. IF YOU CAN'T ABIDE BY THIS SIMPLE REQUEST, YOU ARE GOING TO END UP ON THE NOT GOING LIST. If you think this request is just too much for you to bear, please let me know. I use capital letters to emphasize stuff not to shout at you! WE ARE LOOKING TO ADD SOME FIRST TIMERS. PLEASE READ WHAT I WRITE CAREFULLY. DO NOT RUSH THE RSVP PROCESS. THERE IS NO NEED TO. NO GUESTS FOR FIRST TIMERS. YOUR GUEST CAN SIGN UP AS YOU DID. I consider this a members appreciation event. We will NOT accept any monetary contributions on this one. I want to primarily reward those members who have supported this group in the recent past by attending at least one event and hopefully more with few cancellations. It helps if you are also a member of my other group called NYC Wanderers. See: [https://www.meetup.com/nyc-wanderers/?eventOrigin=your_groups](https://www.meetup.com/nyc-wanderers/?eventOrigin=your_groups) As always, the waitlist for this group does NOT operate in the conventional way. Those on the waitlist will NOT be moved automatically to the going list when a space becomes available. IF APPLICABLE, ALWAYS JOIN THE WAIT LIST WITH LOW PRIORITY WHICH IS FREE. IF THERE IS A WAITLIST, IT APPEARS MEETUP WILL ASK YOU IF YOU WANT TO JOIN MEETUP + BUT IN SMALLER LETTERS AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE YOU CAN CLICK CONTINUE WITH THE FREE PLAN. There is NEVER a need to pay extra to use Meetup's High Priority wait list classification for this group. THIS IS THE ONLY THE THIRD TIME WE ARE DOING THIS PARTICULAR EVENT AND THE SECOND TIME I AM DOING IT. In 2025, I felt this may have been the most unique event we did that year. This event will be a fun, fast paced approximately 6 mile hike. We will begin by walking through a bit of Forest Hills and Forest Hills Gardens where I will provide limited commentary. We will then get a glimpse of where the first section of The Queens Way is hopefully going to be built-IT HAS FUNDING NOW- but we will NOT walk on the abandoned railroad tracks on this first section. (The Queens Way is designed to be a linear park built on an abandoned stretch of rail tracks in Central Queens with some similarity to the High Line but it has NOT been built yet). Then it gets rather gritty as we walk towards what is another section of The Queens Way-no funding to build yet- where we will scramble up a slight incline from some abandoned railroad tracks to get into Forest Park. There we will do a relatively short hike in the Park to finish. MEETING DETAILS WILL BE SENT OUT VIA A MEETUP MESSAGE TO ALL THOSE WHO RSVP NO LATER THAN THE EVENING BEFORE THE EVENT. YOU CAN GET THERE EASILY BY SUBWAY OR THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD. WE WILL NOT BE ENDING WHERE WE STARTED-2 SHORT SUBWAY STOPS AWAY-ABOUT A LITTLE MORE THAN A MILE- BUT WE WILL FINISH NEAR A MAJOR SUBWAY STATION AND NOT FAR FROM THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD. We will meet a bit BEFORE 10:15 A.M. Be ready to go. WE LEAVE ON TIME. BRING SNACKS AND WATER. THERE IS NO LUNCH BREAK. THIS GROUP NEVER STOPS TO BUY FOOD ON AN EVENT. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, ON YOUR DESKTOP, PLEASE CLICK ON YOUR PROFILE WHICH IS ON THE TOP RIGHT OF THE SITE, THEN CLICK "SETTINGS", THEN CLICK E-MAIL UPDATES" ON THE LEFT. MAKE SURE YOUR E-MAIL UPDATES ARE ON AND WHERE IT SAYS "UPDATES ABOUT YOU”, CHECK MESSAGES BOX. THIS WILL HELP TO INSURE YOU GET MESSAGES FROM ME. I LIKE TO THINK THOSE MESSAGES ARE IMPORTANT. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE YOUR SETTINGS FOR A SPECIFIC GROUP WHICH MAY BE HELPFUL IF YOU BELONG TO MANY MEETUP GROUPS. I am going to ask that people not post any comments or questions prior to the event. You have more than enough information to do this once you get the meeting details. No offense, but I don’t need to know-and probably neither does anyone else- what you are doing that day if you can’t make it or what you think the weather will be. AFTER the event, post as many comments and photos as you like. PLEASE RESPECT MY WISHES ON THIS. We will probably finish by 1:45p.m. and not far from a major subway station. It won't be easy to leave before we finish because of the route we are taking. WE WILL NOT FINISH WHERE WE START. IT WILL BE EASY TO GET TO THE EVENT AND HOME BY SUBWAY. FOR DRIVERS, YOU CAN PARK NEAR THE BEGINNING, THE END OR IN BETWEEN LOCATIONS. SUNDAY PARKING IS FREE. If the weather forecast is really bad, I will post a notice on the day of the hike by 7:00 A.M. If there is no notice, we go. RAIN DATE WILL BE SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22.