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Monday, October 13. 2014

Update on this coming Saturday's NYC Urban Hike

Seems like we'll be a small, intrepid group. Here's our tentative route, as of now, via Bulldog:

Meet at South Ferry – Battery Park 10 am, Sat. Oct. 18

Fraunces Tavern 54 Pearl Street
North to NYSE, Trinity Place, WTC
Turn east to South Street Seaport
North and West To City Hall and Brooklyn Bridge
North to Five Points
Chinatown (At this point, just walking, we’ve covered 3.7 and it’s taken 1 hour 16 minutes without stops. I figure about 2 ½ hours with stops. So it would be about noon, good time for a snack if we start at 10am)
West to Soho
Cooper Union
McSorley’s (assuming we’ve made some stops, pictures, chatted, noodles in Chinatown it would be about 1pm)
Washington Square Park, West Village (Stonewall Inn?? Shelagh thought that would be a funny stop to make given the overall political bend of Maggie’s)
White Horse Tavern
Union Square
Gramercy Park
Flatiron (By now, we’ve covered 8.7 miles and it would be about 3 or 3:30 if we stop at McSorley’s)
Empire State Building
NY Public Library
Times Square
Carnegie Hall
Columbus Circle (assuming stops, it would be 4:30-5pm now and we’ve covered 11 miles)

Posted by Bird Dog in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 06:22 | Comments (11) | Trackbacks (0)

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Looking forward to it. My 14 year old son and I are going to join you for the first segment of it up to Soho.

#1 peter on 2014-10-13 07:22 (Reply)

I plan to be there as well with teenage and college age family members.

#2 david from Maine on 2014-10-13 07:35 (Reply)

Since we'll be up that way, maybe we can take a peek at Washington Mews?
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Washington+Mews,+New+York,+NY+10003/@40.7321388,-73.9949163,18z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c25990b9f524a5:0x7b0a6d4257f20a2e

http://www.toastingthetown.com/the_town/just-musing-washington-mews/

#3 Bulldog on 2014-10-13 09:35 (Reply)

I think Vanderleun is right. I think the pace is too brisk and the resting times too short. 11 miles is a long way, especially if you are not used to the walking.

It will be interesting to see if the group can complete the trek.

However it still sounds like a lot of fun.

#4 feeblemind on 2014-10-13 12:00 (Reply)

It's a guideline. In all likelihood, 2 or 3 stops will probably get lopped off, and we'll wind up doing 10 miles. Pace is negotiable.

Gotta go big or go home, right?

#4.1 Bulldog on 2014-10-13 12:04 (Reply)

LOL. I see.

Well, you and Bird Dog are intimately familiar with the area while I am truly a hick from the sticks. I defer to your judgement.

One of my many character flaws is, as the readership well knows, that I am inclined to express an opinion whether or not I know anything about the topic at hand.

#4.1.1 feeblemind on 2014-10-13 14:13 (Reply)

Starting at ten in the morning seems pretty late to me, so I won't be making the trip to NYC next weekend to join you. It would be worth doing if so much of the day hadn't already passed. I'm fine with the distance, every weekend we walk more than fifteen miles daily, at least eight miles each weekday. It would be different if we lived just outside the city area, too much travel time to NYC and back for a shortened day hike. I hope you all enjoy the day, should be fun!

#5 J R Bauer on 2014-10-13 12:18 (Reply)

I'd agree with earlier but people have to get to South Ferry

#5.1 Bird Dog on 2014-10-13 13:48 (Reply)

I'd like to join you. Where exactly are you meeting at South Ferry?

#5.1.1 barbara udell on 2014-10-14 11:42 (Reply)

Wish we could join you. We may take your itinerary as a guide for our wanderings the next time we visit the city.

#6 LP on 2014-10-13 16:49 (Reply)

My apologies but I have to take a raincheck for the next event. A dear friend who is helping to reforest NY state has invited me to a tree planting at her farm, 2 times a year. NYS reduced its woodland cover to about 10% at the end of ww2. We are back to about 25 now but every little bit helps. Will not miss the next event, in support of your superb site. Thanks. Jonathan Rubinstein

#7 Jono on 2014-10-13 19:31 (Reply)

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Update on this coming Saturday's NYC Urban Hike