About us
The Shorewalkers:Members Only Group is open to active members of Shorewalkers. Our volunteer hike leaders lead over 250 walks a year, on weekends and throughout the week. To become a member, visit our website Membership Levels - Shorewalkers.
Some of our walks allow for members to bring a guest. Guests must sign our Waiver and Release (https://tinyurl.com/28cez6j8) to participate.
Who We Are:
Shorewalkers is a non-profit environmental hiking organization founded in 1982. Our mission is to promote and preserve New York City’s waterfront and raise awareness of its shorelines by leading invigorating hikes throughout the metropolitan area. Our signature event, The Great Saunter, is a 32-mile trek along Manhattan's shoreline, held annually on the first Saturday of May. Additionally, we host the Great Saunter Fall Challenge, a virtual event in early October.
To send a message to the Shorewalkers organization, use the link Contact Us - Shorewalkers or email Support@Shorewalkers.org.
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Upcoming events
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A Leisurely Walk through Green-Wood Cemetery on the 25th anniversay of 9/11
Green-Wood, 25th Street and Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USPlease join me on the 25th anniversary of 9/11 for a leisurely walk through the 478-acre Green-Wood Cemetery followed by the Notes of Tribute ceremony memorializing the people who died that day as well as those who have died since then due to exposure to the toxins. We will be walking approximately 2-3 miles on uneven terrain and uphill paths.
The walk segment of the event ends at 6:45 PM. Green-Wood's Notes of Tribute: Viewing the 9/11 Memorial Lights starts at 7 PM.
Our stops will include the highest natural point in Brooklyn, Battle Hill, which commemorates the Battle of Brooklyn, also known as the Battle of Long Island. This section of the cemetery contains the sculpture Minerva and the Altar to Liberty, the Civil War Soldiers’ Monument, graves of soldiers, Union and Confederate, who fought and died in the Civil War. In addition to looking at the graves and mausolea of several notables, we will also stop at the art installation Here Lie the Secrets of the Visitors to Green-Wood Cemetery, where you can drop your very own secrets.
Meet at 3:30 PM inside the Gothic arches. The walk starts promptly at 3:45 PM; we will not be waiting for latecomers.
Directions to the Cemetery: Take the R train to 25th St (and 4th Ave.) and walk uphill on 25th St to the cemetery gates on 5th Ave. Continue to walk uphill through the gothic arches. Restrooms are to the left of the arches. There are no restrooms until near the end of our walk.
Green-Wood is an active cemetery, so please be respectful of funerals in progress and people visiting gravesites. The cemetery also cautions visitors against leaning on gravestones and other funeral-related structures.
Bring snacks, beverage, and dinner if you are planning to stay for the 9/11 event. You can pick up lunch or snack items from the bakery across the street from the cemetery. Walk up the street from the subway station and turn right for the bakery.
Wear footwear appropriate for paths with cobblestones, tree roots, and other obstructions. Hiking poles would be helpful. You might also bring a hat and insect repellent.
Pace: Please note that this is a slow and leisurely walk; leader sets the pace.
Note: If you are planning to attend the Notes of Tribute event, you might want to bring a towel or blanket to sit on the grass, and also a light jacket. Although picnicking / sitting on the grass is not allowed during cemetery hours, there are no such restrictions for the after-hour events.
RSVPs open at 9 AM on Wednesday and close at 9 AM on Friday. Please check your schedule and your availability before registering for this walk.
Leader: Prathima Christdas, christdasp@yahoo.com
8 attendees
Summer Friday: Rock the Boat @ Baylander Steel Beach
USS Maine Monument, SW corner of Central Park, New York, NY, USLet's toast the final days of summer at happy hour at Baylander, NYC’s smallest aircraft carrier, docked at 125th Street.
“Baylander started its service life in 1968 as harbor utility craft YFU-79 during the Vietnam War. It was one of 16 Skilak class lighters that were purchased by the US Navy and used to move men and material around the delta regions there. After the war, it was laid up until 1986 when it was converted into a helicopter landing trainer and renamed Baylander HLT after its home port in Pensacola Bay."
Meeting time/place: 12:45 p.m. Friday, July 31, 2026 at the USS Maine Monument in Central Park across from Columbus Circle.
Route: Central Park to the river, then we’ll walk north on the Hudson River Greenway to 125th Street, approximately 4 miles. Please use restrooms in Central Park near our meeting place or in Deutsche Bank Center. We'll also make a restroom stop en route.
Bring: Hat, sunblock, water. Cold bevs and snacks available for purchase at Baylander, where Happy Hour begins at 3 p.m. Here’s the menu.
Rain cancels.
Guests: You may invite a guest but you must have them sign Shorewalkers’ waiver and release at this link.
Return: The No. 1 train (125th Street stop) is two blocks east of Baylander and all 125th Street subways and Metro-North Harlem/125th Street Station are reachable by crosstown bus. Many drop-out points along the route.
Props to Iris, guest host, who suggested and scouted this walk!
Contacts (day of walk only): Maureen 718 954-1581, Christine 646 491-0764, and Gina 347-842-5452. Please ID yourself when texting. If you are lost or late, please phone.
37 attendees
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