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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Fall Friday: Frying Pan 🍳 4 miles
Staten Island Ferry-South Ferry, South Street & Whitehall Street, New York, NY, USLet's embrace fall with a 4-mile walk to lunch/bevs atFrying Pan, the historic lightship/maritime café in Chelsea at Pier 66A, while we still can, before it closes for the season.
“The US Coast Guard used lightships as floating lighthouses to guard other ships from running aground on shoals (or submerged rocks) that were too far from land to be served by a lighthouse on shore. Many were also used to mark the entrances to harbors. …Built in 1929, Lightship #115 "Frying Pan" guarded its namesake Frying Pan Shoals, 30 miles off Cape Fear, NC, from 1930 to 1965. She is 133-feet, 3-inches in length, with a 30-foot beam, a draft of 13-feet, 8-inches, and she weighs in at 632 gross tons.”
Meet: 9:30 a.m. Friday, October 2, 2026, Staten Island Ferry Terminal, Whitehall Street. Please use the restrooms in the ferry terminal before we begin the walk. Other restroom stops in Tribeca and Chelsea.
Bring: Hat, sunblock, water, snacks., and maybe a sweater.
Lunch: For purchase at Frying Pan. Here’s a link to the Beer Garden menu. Self-order, self-serve.
Frying Pan is on the National Register of Historic Places. You can read more about its history at this link.
Return: M23 crosstown bus at Chelsea Piers/12th Avenue for access to all subways.
Rain cancels.
Guests: You may invite a guest but you must have them sign the Shorewalkers waiver and release at this link.
Contact: (day of walk only) Christine 646-491-0764, Maureen 718-954-1581, and Gina 347-842-5452
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Fast-paced 17-mile West Manhattan Southbound Hike
Church of The Good Shepherd, 4967 Broadway, New York, NY 10034, USA, New York, NY, USTake the Great Saunter Fall Challenge! Register here to walk 32 miles over 16 days, starting October 3rd. Help Shorewalkers support our parks by donating $10 to participate, with all fees going to the Riverside Park Conservancy. This walk will count for 17 of your total miles.
The Great Saunter Fall Challenge is here! Increase your fitness & stamina by walking 17 miles from Inwood ➔ Whitehall Terminal at a fast pace (3.6 mph). You are fit & cheerful. No slow walkers. No casual clickers. No dogs. No guests. No complainers.
Route we'll walk south along the West Side of Manhattan on a route that mostly follows the Great Saunter course in reverse, with some interesting deviations into Ft. Tryon Park, the wilds of Ft. Washington Park, and the interior of Riverside Park. Heck, we may even walk along the High Line.
Meet 9 am on Isham St near corner of Broadway (by Church of the Good Shepherd). We start walking @ 9:15. Subway: A or 1 to 207th. Check for transit service changes before leaving home!
Late arrivals contact leader; get to a location ahead of the group; tell us where to find you.
Breaks @ Riverbank State Park, 72nd St, 44th St, and Little Island. Alert leader if you need a toilet stop.
End Whitehall (Staten Island Ferry) Terminal
Warning change your RSVP ASAP if you cannot attend. Habitual late-cancelers & no-shows will be removed from the going list. Your RSVP implies: 1. you can attend the event, and 2. someone else cannot. Not showing up means someone stays home unnecessarily. It will not be tolerated.
Bring drinks, snacks, sunscreen, hydration salts, hat, portable charger, and forecast-appropriate clothing. Bookmark the Great Saunter digital map on your mobile browser. Install Komoot, Strava, AllTrails, or similar GPS route app. Pack sunglasses: the sun will be in our faces for much of the day due to the reverse course.
Weather we proceed if light rain is forecast; we'll cancel in case of severe weather. Pay attention to this page for announcements.
Drop-out points all along the route in case you are unable to keep up with the main group. Alert leader if you decide to drop out.
After party everyone is welcome to enjoy drinks & eats at a pub on TBA. Non-alcoholic drinks available.
Look the part by getting your Great Saunter Fall Challenge merch at our store. Fall Challenge participants: remember to print your bib with any number you like.
Leader Dan D [contact via Meetup]
❤️ Many thanks to our Aug 29 & Sept 5 advanced scouting volunteers!
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Little Red Lighthouse Celebration: First Day of the Fall Challenge
Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial, W 72nd St, New York, NY 10023, USA, New York, NY, USJoin us to celebrate the start of the Shorewalkers Fall Challenge (October 3rd to 18th) and walk with us to the Little Red Lighthouse Celebration. We'll walk through much of Riverside Park in recognition of the efforts of the Riverside Park Conservancy (RPC). RPC is this year's recipient of the Fall Challenge fees.
Meet at the Eleanor Roosevelt statue at the corner of West 72nd Street and Riverside Drive. (Take the #s 1, 2 or 3 train to the 72nd Street Station and walk west towards the Hudson River). We'll meet at 9:15 with a prompt walk start of 9:30. We'll head north along the promenade and wind our way down to the Hudson River and Greenway to the Little Red Lighthouse.
We'll stop at a restroom near the start and pass a few others along the way. Please bring hat, sunscreen, water and a snack.
We will walk to join the RPC celebration at the Little Red Lighthouse. Please feel free to stay and enjoy the event. We are staffing a Shorewalkers table.
You can head out of the park on your own to 181st Street (A Train) to return home. And for those who wish Maureen will lead walkers back to 145th Street to reconnect to the #1 Train. (The return walk to #145th and the #1 train is about 2 miles.)
Contact Carole at 917-407-1166 anytime and Maureen (day of) at 718-954-1581.
Take the Great Saunter Fall Challenge. Register here to walk 32 miles over 16 days, starting today Oct. 3. Help Shorewalkers support our parks by donating $10 to participate park, with this year's fees going to Riverside Park Conservancy. This walk will count for 5.5 to 7.5 miles of your total. You keep your own miles on an honor system. (Set your Strava or walk app to grab the miles to and from your subway start and finish locations.)
40 attendees
Bronx Van Cortlandt Park- The Back Trails
Van Cortlandt Park, Broadway and Van, Cortlandt Park South, Bronx, NY 10471, USA, The Bronx, NY, USComplete the Great Saunter Fall Challenge. This walk will count for 6 miles of your 32-mile total. You do not have to be participating in the Challenge to join the walk -- all members are welcome.
Moderately paced. Hike in the back woods of Van Cortlandt Park including the OCA (Old Croton Aqueduct) Trail. We will also hike the OCA into Yonkers a short distance. Our time out should be around 3 hours depending upon pace. Inclement weather will postpone the hike. Guests must sign our Waiver and Release (https://tinyurl.com/28cez6j8) to participate.
Directions: Take the Number 1 train to the last stop in the Bronx at Broadway and 242 St. Meet 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on the nearby benches by the restrooms. We will have a brief restroom break during the hike. Wet weather cancels.
Driving Directions: Free parking lot by the golf course. Drive on Van Cortlandt South to Van Cortlandt Park East, continue under the overpass exactly where you would enter the Thruway. DO NOT enter the Thruway. Bear to your left and go under the overpass to the parking lot.
Hike Leader: Steve Galla 914-953-2222 text anytime and please ID yourself. Email: steve@stevegalla.com or call morning of the hike and I will be answering the phone- 914-400-7110.
65 attendees
Past events
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