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heads, one on Indian Road, and the other on
Montauk Highway. The approximately 1 mile
hike to the ocean bluffs takes you through
holly arbors and across streams. The hilly trail
affords peeks of ocean through the brambles.
The trail ends at the ocean and takes you to
either the beach or the bluffs. This easy-to-nav-
igate trail offers spectacular views of pristine
beaches and cliffs.
nue you will fi nd the trailhead on the left side
of the road next to a small plaque commemo-
rating the shipwreck of the HMS Culloden,
which ran aground during a storm on January
24, 1781. The ship, stripped of valuables and
burned, was discovered in the 1970's and is
now Long Island's only underwater park. The
marked trail from the parking area to Culloden
Point is less than a mile through lots of rises
and dips in the land and through forests and
past streams and ponds. There is a viewing
platform at the Culloden Point overlook and
stairs leading from the bluffs to the beach,
which you can also reach by driving down
Soundview Avenue. Attractions: Views of the
bluffs at Culloden Point
acres with 18 different trails covering over 40
miles of terrain. Hither Woods West has over
3,000 acres of woods and sandy beaches. Bike
or hike to Fresh Pond, or take a beautiful coast-
al walk at Rocky Point; these loops are suitable
trails, roads, and places retain their old colorful
names. Even though the trails are blazed with
color-coded markers, hikers should take maps.
Park at either the overlook at Hither Woods,
the recycling center (three miles west of the
Village on Montauk Highway), or at the Navy
Road Park parking lot. Take one of the free
maps located in kiosks at these locations. The
Montauk Bike Shop in the Village arranges
group and corporate tours, rents mountain
bikes, and gives advice. Attractions: Fresh Pond;
trails skirting Block Island Sound; Napeague
beach; and dunes
these three interconnected parks. Park your
car on Camp Hero Road (a right turn four
miles east of the Village, not to be confused
with the entrance to Camp Hero Park) for
hiking trails to the north of Montauk High-
way, Money Pond Trail, Oyster Pond trail, and
the Seal Haul Out Trail, where seals can be
seen on the rocks just offshore from Decem-
ber through April. These scenic trails are
approximately one mile from the beach, and
well worth the hike.
ful trails, taking you south of the Montauk
Highway, all the way to the bluffs. Park at
Camp Hero Park (just west of the lighthouse)
for trails and roads through Camp Hero, a
decommissioned military installation con-
verted to a state park in 2002, and a National
Historic Site (also the home of conspiracy
theories linked to the Philadelphia project).
Trail maps available at the entrance to Camp