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Mashomack Preserve - Take a Hike

 

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Winter Birdwalk at Mashomack © Peter Van Hensbroek
You can help protect Mashomack's wild places for generations to come.  For more information, please contact Rebecca Mundy at (631) 749-1001 or rmundy@tnc.org.

Resources

You're Invited - Take a look at our events calendar and find something that suits your tastes.

Call of the Wild - What kinds of plants and animals call Mashomack home?  Find out here.

Take a Hike - With 6 different trails covering over 20 miles, you can spend an hour or four exploring the preserve.

Kids Corner - For the under 12 crowd, here you'll find scavenger hunts, word searches, and plenty of other wilderness-inspired fun.

Virtual Visit

Mashomack © Carl Heilman II

Interested in visiting Mashomack?  Can't get away right now?  Take a virtual visit from your home computer by visiting our slideshow and find out what Mashomack has to offer!

Get out on the land!  Mashomack is a museum of life in progress, a sanctuary where the natural cycles of flora, fauna, and ecosystems are allowed to endure free from human interference.  We invite you to visit and explore Mashomack and to experience its unique beauty. 

Five well-marked land trails and a marine water trail offer over 20 miles of varying lengths and difficulty.  A wheelchair-accessible trail is located close to the visitor center, where you will find literature, displays, and a small gift shop.  Volunteers provide guidance and answer questions daily in the summer and on weekends during the rest of the year.  Mashomack also offers nature programs and guided hikes throughout the year.  Download a land trail map (.pdf, 2MB kb) and a marine water trail map (.pdf, 2.4mb) and start planning your visit!

Guidelines

In order to protect the delicate ecosystems and biodiversity of the Preserve, we ask that you abide by the following rules:

  • Only hiking allowed.  Jogging, bicycling, and horseback riding may disturb flora or fauna and can cause excessive wear on the trails.
  • Remain on marked trails.  Exploration of unmarked areas may result in the disturbance of sensitive species and habitats as well as increased exposure to ticks.
  • No collecting allowed.  Accidental removal of rare specimens could result, diminishing the stability of the ecosystems and the enjoyment of later visitors.
  • No pets allowed.  Domestic animals can disrupt and damage wildlife, and could become lost.
  • Everything carried in must be carried out.  Help keep Mashomack free of litter for habitat protection and your enjoyment.
  • Check yourself periodically for ticks.  Tuck pants into socks, tuck shirts into pants, and button cuffs.  Stay towards the center of roads and trails; avoid brushy, grassy areas.  Use of repellents is not recommended.
  • Take only pictures, leave only footprints.

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Nature picture credits (top to bottom, left to right): Photo © Peter Van Hensbroek (Winter birdwalk); Photo © Carl Heilman II (Mashomack Coast).