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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Reverse Quarter-Saunter 4-3-2-1 Countdown 3️⃣ Carl Schurz to Inwood
Carl Schurz Park, East End Avenue & 84th Street, New York, NY, USOur Reverse Quarter-Saunter Countdown continues, during which we walk the iconic Great Saunter route in reverse, over four days. Today, October 9, we walk from Carl Schurz Park to 207th Street/Inwood, about 8 miles. For the complete loop, join us October 5, 9, 12, and 16.
THREE/October 19: The segment from Carl Schurz Park to 207th Street/Inwood is the third quarter of the [May] Great Saunter route. We'll be walking at a moderate pace.
Meeting Place/Time: Meet Friday, October 9, 9:00 a.m., at Carl Schurz Park, 84th Street/East End Avenue. Closest subways are the Q (Second Avenue @ 86th Street and 4/5/6 (86th Street), plus the East River ferry at 90th Street. Please use the restrooms in Carl Schurz Park before we begin the walk. No lunch but we'll have a brief snack stop in Jackie Robinson Park, roughly midway. We'll finish in Inwood on Isham Street.
Bring: Water, snacks, hat, sunglasses and sunscreen. We will walk rain or shine.
Return: The A (207th Street) is closest. The No. 1 (207th Street) is two blocks away on Tenth Avenue. Drop-out points along the way.
Come join us for all or any of the 8-mile Reverse-Saunter Quarters! The Countdown continues:
- FOUR! October 5, Fraunces to Carl Schurz.
- THREE! October 9. Carl Schurz Park to 207th Street in Inwood.
- TWO! October 12. Inwood Hill Park to West 96th/Riverside.
- ONE! October 16. West 96th to 55 Water Street.[Celebratory bevs at Fraunces Tavern to follow!]
Contact (day of walk only):
Christine 646-491-0764
Maureen 718-954-1581 (Oct 9 and 16)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 8 miles of your total.
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Poets of New York, Pt 3, Edgar Allan Poe
Houston subway station, Along Varick st and W Houston st, New York, 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 7 miles of your total.
Poets of New York Part 3 - Edgar Allan Poe - to help set the mood for Halloween, we will explore some of the areas where Poe lived and spent time in Greenwich Village, ending in the Upper West side, 1 train station at 86th St and Broadway. We will meet at 915 for a prompt 930 start at Houston and Varick 1 train station. Unfortunately, we will not be going to the Poe House in the Bronx (it's open on the weekends). About 7 miles. Fast steady pace, 3+ miles an hour. Few rest stops. Bring snacks and water. We will be reading some of his poetry along the way. If you need to contact me the day of the walk, please text me at 347 965-2581. Weather permitting.
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Fountains, Waterfalls and a Reflecting Pool or two
Meet at The Pulitzer Fountain, located in front of The Plaza Hotel 5th avenue and 59th street, New York, 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 5 miles of your total.
Discover some of Midtown Manhattan’s most surprising water features on this walk through the heart of the city. We’ll begin at the elegant Pulitzer Fountain and make our way through a series of hidden gardens, cascading waterfalls, fountains, and reflecting pools.
Along the way, we’ll visit the tranquil Ford Foundation, the sculptural fountains of the New York Public Library, and other unexpected urban oases. We'll end among the art and sculpture at MoMA’s Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden where we can relax and enjoy a cold drink, coffee or glass of wine.You'll be amazed by how water, architecture, and gardens transform some of the busiest parts of Midtown into places of beauty and tranquility. And we guarantee you'll learn a secret or two along the way!
Meet: On the benches behind the Pulitzer Fountain at 58th & Fifth Avenue. Use the restrooms across the street at the Apple Store (downstairs) or in Bergdorf Goodman (downstairs, on the beauty level, in the back).
Bring: water and lunch/snack. We'll stop midway for lunch; however, there won't be enough time to purchase food.
Entry is free to the Ford Foundation and MOMA's Garden. You will need an ID to enter the Ford Foundation, and we will pass through a security check at both.** This walk is part of our Suggest-A-Walk series and was researched and planned by Lynn Hamlin and Janet Ross, who will be sharing highlights along the route.
Leader: Pam Cress, 917-597-2664, pactoday@gmail.com
Co-hosts: Lynn Hamlin and Janet Ross26 attendees
Take a Walk on the Wild Side! LSP to Port Liberte Loop (~13 miles)
Paulus Hook, Hudson St, Jersey City, NJ, 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 13 miles of your total.
Walk on the wild side of the Hudson, meandering through Liberty State Park's waterfront with gorgeous views of NYC, Ellis Island & the Statue of Liberty, visit the CRRNJ Museum, the Nature Interpretive Center, Caven Point Preserve (which is ONLY open Oct 1 - Feb 28 each year) and further on to Port Liberte, returning back via downtown Jersey City to explore its vibrant street art and cafe scene.
Optional visit to Departed Soles Brewery at the end.
IMPORTANT NOTES - PLEASE READ SO YOU ARE PREPARED:
- We will assemble at the Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal in Jersey City (see details in Location link) where there are nice restrooms. You can arrive via NYWaterways ferry & here is a link to schedules OR you can take the Path train to Exchange Place, a 5 minute walk south along the waterfront to our starting point. Please check schedules to make sure you arrive on time.
- We will begin walk PROMPTLY at 10:45a so plan your travel to start point accordingly.
- Route is flat with a combination of city streets, boardwalk and some dirt paths and pace will be moderate (3 mph)
- There are limited drop out points once in the park and I can point out where once we are underway.
- We will break for lunch at the picnic grounds south end of the park ~mile 6, noting there is no place to buy food or water in the park, so please bring your own.
- Rest rooms are limited to those at start of the walk & within the park
- Bring lunch, a water bottles (there are fountains to fill up in the park), hat & insert repellent.
- Return back will be from the Grove Street Path station with routing to both World Trade Center AND 33rd Street.
- On day of walk, I will ONLY be accessible via TEXT at 917-847-9014. DO NOT CALL as my phone bounces unknown numbers. Also, please say who you are when texting.
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