The weather forecast looks pleasant for New Year's Day, with clouds giving way to sun and a high temperature around 51 degrees — why not go for a hike in Montauk?
Rick Whalen will lead the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society's 34th annual New Year's Day hike, a moderately paced eight-to-ten-miler through Hither Woods starting at 10 a.m. The walk includes a segment of the Paumanok Path that passes an area where East Hampton Town is considering building a sewage treatment plant, a project Mr. Whalen opposes.
Hikers will meet at the Hither Hills west overlook parking lot and hike Laurel Canyon and other notable places in Hither Woods. Participants should take lunch and liquids. Mr. Whalen can be reached at 631-275-8539 or richardwhalen@optonline.net.
