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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Riverside, 72nd Street to Fort Tryon
72nd street and Broadway nyc, 72 street and Broadway, new york, NY, USA walk along the upper level of Riverside Park from 72nd St. to Fort Tryon with brief stops at Grants Tomb, Riverbank State Park, St. Francis Cabrini Shrine, Heather Garden.
Bring water, lunch, and snack. About 8 miles at a moderate pace on paved and unpaved paths.
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.
Guests: If you plan to bring a guest, please forward them this guest waiver and make sure they sign it before coming to the walk: https://tinyurl.com/28cez6j8
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Step Back in Time at the New York Botanical Garden
2950 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY, USJoin me on a leisurely stroll through the botanical garden on Wednesday, where we will immerse ourselves in the sights, sounds, and smells of the lush green forest. We will be stepping back in time to the 60s as we walk through the phychedelic exhibits depicting Flower Power, "a joyous celebration of the enduring symbolism of flowers as icons of peace and love".
Our first stop will be at Mertz Library, where we will be treated to the Art of the Era, "a display of paintings, photographs, screenprints, and collages by artists from the 1960s and ‘70s that depict flowers as symbols of peace and love". Included in the exhibit is Andy Warhol's Flowers, the subject of a major copyright controversy.
Our next stop is the Ross Gallery to see the small but relevant exhibition Before New York: The Bronx. We will then
walk through the Thain Family Forest, take a detour to admire the waterfall before spending some time in the Rose Garden. We will continue down the path, stop at the Children's Adventure Garden to see the Día de los Muertos display, have lunch in the seating area near Pine Street Cafe, and then look at the small gardens and flowers that line our path to the exit.Admission
On Wednesdays, Grounds Admission is free to NYC residents all day and to all other visitors between 10‒11 a.m. Tickets are required for visiting the conservatory or taking the tram tour.How to get to the gardens:
If you are taking public transportation, you will be entering the gardens through the Moshulu entrance (see map)- Train: From Grand Central, take the 10:21 Metro-North Harlem local line to Botanical Garden Station, located directly across the street from the Garden’s Mosholu Entrance. Off-peak one way tickets are $5:25. Senior $3:50 tickets can be purchased on the train. Please walk all the way to the front of the train as you must be in the first two cars.
- Subway: Take the D train to Bedford Park Blvd. Station. From the station exit either take the Bx25 or Bx26 bus east to the Garden’s Mosholu Entrance or walk the eight downhill blocks on Bedford Park Blvd. Turn left onto Southern Blvd. and walk one block to the Mosholu Entrance. The walk should take around 15-20 minutes.
- Drivers should enter through the main entrance, 2900 Southern Boulevard. Directions and parking fees can be found here.
Guests are welcome; please have them sign the waiver and release via this link to participate. Guests should also be familiar with the walk description.
When and where to meet:
Meet at 11 AM in the seating area past the ticket windows and the Farmers Market stands.The walk will start at 11; if you are late, ask the ticket agent for directions to the Mertz Library.
Bring: water, snacks, lunch; we will stop for lunch near the Pine Street cafe, where you can buy food and beverages. Remember to bring sun protection such as a hat and sun screen.
Wear sturdy footwear as the paths in the Thain Family Forest are not only unpaved, but also require negotiating tree roots, stones and boulders that serve as steps.
Restrooms: in the Mertz Library, the Ross Gallery, near Pine Street Cafe, and also near the entrance. The restrooms in the Ross Gallery might be more convenient as they are just past the entrance to the building.
Pace: leisurely stop-and-smell-the roses, admire-the-psychedelic-exhibits stroll.
Registration opens at 5 PM on Sunday, October 4th. If you must cancel, please do so by 9 PM on Tuesday. Before registering for the walk, please
- read the entire description
- check your schedules
- answer the two questions
Do note that although this is a leisurely stroll, we will be walking uphill and downhill on paved paths, and also scrambling over stones and small boulders on unpaved paths.
Take 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 park, with this year's fees going to Riverside Park Conservancy. This walk will count for 3 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.)
Leader: Prathima Christdas, christdasp@yahoo.com
9 attendees
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.
25 attendees
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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