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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Come join us for a walk and experience NYC at 3 mph!
Upcoming events
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Shores of the Hudson - Jersey City to NYC
Exchange Place PATH Station, 68 Columbus Dr, Jersey City, NJ, USAbout 30 miles. About 11 to 12 hours. Moderate to brisk pace.
Join us to walk the Hudson River waterfront north from Exchange Place in Jersey City, across the George Washington Bridge, and south to the World Trade Center. Brisk pace.
We’ll meet outside the Exchange Place PATH station at 8:30 a.m. and leave promptly at 8:40 a.m. We’ll be in the plaza outside the station by that escalator exit.
We recommend using the PATH train from World Trade Center. Take the 8:27 am from there to arrive at Exchange Place at 8:31. For additional options, please check the PATH schedule on the app or here: https://www.panynj.gov/path/en/index.html. Please also check Meetup for updates from us - last year the schedule changed right before our walk.
Restrooms are somewhat limited at the start. Best to use the ones inside the PATH station at WTC before you get on the train. Second best is to arrive early to give you time to go to Hyatt Hotel, the Gregory’s coffee shop across the street (please buy something), or to the Paulus Hook ferry building, about a quarter of a mile south (half a mile there and back). We will have a group restroom stop about 45 minutes into the walk.
We’ll follow the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway north, with beautiful views of Manhattan, and take a brief lunch break at Whole Foods in Weehawken. From there, we’ll climb up the hill in the Edgewater Colony, to get to and cross the George Washington Bridge, with its spectacular vistas, then make our way down to the Manhattan shoreline and follow that south to the World Trade Center.
The route is mostly flat, but there are 146 stairs at about mid-point, and a steep climb after those, up to the George Washington Bridge. We’ll keep a moderate to brisk pace. There are a few dropout points – several ferry options, buses, and, once we’re on the Manhattan side, the 1 train runs parallel to us east of the route.
There will be sections of the walk without shade, so please prepare for that. Bring a hat, sunglasses, water, and snacks/lunch. Our lunch break will be at a Whole Foods, a little less than halfway along the route, so you’ll have a chance to replenish your fuel there, but you’ll need water and maybe snacks before then. Heavy rain cancels.
A grateful nod to Freewalkers for introducing us to this terrific route.
Hike Leaders: Laura (917-658-6779) and Brigitte (646-651-3911)
Take the Great Saunter Fall Challenge. Register here to walk 32 miles over 16 days, starting Oct. 3. Help Shorewalkers support our parks by donating $10 to participate, with all fees going to Riverside Park Conservancy. This walk will count for 30 miles of your total.
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Peripatetic 3 Boroughs
Trader Joe's, 22-43 Jackson Avenue, Queens, NY, USTake the Great Saunter Fall Challenge. Register here to walk 32 miles over 16 days, starting Oct. 3. Help Shorewalkers support our parks by donating $10 to participate, with all fees going to Riverside Park Conservancy. This walk will count for 14 miles of your total.
We will meet 915 at Court Square, Long Island City (7,E, G) for a 930 sharp start and end at Bowling Green in Manhattan. Approximately 13-14 miles depending on how much we decide to wander. We will head over to the Long Island City water side park, cross the Pulaski bridge, go along the Brooklyn shoreline, take the Manhattan Bridge and walk across to the West side to meander to the bottom of Manhattan. Pace will be steady and brisk, 3+ miles per hour, very few rest stops, some ups and downs. Bring water, snacks, lunch. Contact Jack McCleland day of walk by text 347 633 6350 with any questions. or by email JGMwolf@gmail.com in advance.
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Trash to Treasure Walk on Staten Island
Staten Island Ferry, 4 Whitehall St, New York, NY, USKiki B., a longtime Shorewalker, licensed tour guide, and Staten Island resident, will lead you through repurposed art, installations, and murals, ending at a community-built pebble-and-cement grotto from the 1930s.
We’ll begin at the Lighthouse Point Fest at the National Lighthouse Museum next door to the ferry. A donation of $3 includes the Fest as well as entry to the Lighthouse Museum ($7 option for People's Choice Soup Contest), where you can explore the fascinating history of America’s lighthouses and the people who kept their lights shining. You may see one you know!
We’ll pause for lunch at Inspiration Plaza (Minthorne Alley) and hit Bay Street parks. We’ll do a shoreline loop along Front Street to Maker Park and back to Bay for a pause at Ralph’s Ices before ending at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Grotto in Rosebank. Take S78 at Tompkins Ave. (or walk back up to Bay) to ferry.
Walking entire route is approx. 7 miles; one way approx. 4 miles. End time approx. 3:30 p.m. but may vary. Option for a post-walk beer at Mariachi Mexican Cantin (Minthorne Alley).
PLEASE NOTE: Shorewalkers who prefer a fast walk are advised to look for another walk. Important to convene for “trash-to-treasure story” pauses.
MEET: 10:45 a.m. at Whitehall Terminal on the Manhattan side. Hike Leader Kiki will meet the group on the second floor of the terminal next to restrooms. We'll take the 11 a.m. ferry (free). Jean will join the group at 11:25 a.m. on the Staten Island side, at the St. George terminal near the restrooms.
BRING: water, lunch, snacks. Sunscreen and hat strongly recommended.
HIKE LEADER: Kiki Black 929-425-4212 (text only)
Jean Jamate (917) 558-1649Take the Great Saunter Fall Challenge. Register here to walk 32 miles over 16 days, starting Oct. 3. Help Shorewalkers support our parks by donating $10 to participate, with all fees going to Riverside Park Conservancy. This walk will count for 7 miles of your total.
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Past events
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