3.5 to 4.5 mi. - 2+ hrs. – flat - moderate pace with stops - Registration required: Call or email Jane 631-689-1568 or jfasullo2@gmail.com. Walk ¼ mile on boardwalks (will be slippery if wet) over the swampy headwaters of the Connetquot River at a slow pace. Then pass under the LIRR, cross Rte. 454 and enter Connetquot Park at the north end. The RR underpass may contain water or mushy soil. Learn to recognize poison ivy (and how to avoid it), bittersweet vines, and find out why all the pines and some oak trees are dead. Hear about the animals that live here and learn how to tell which direction you are heading when the sun is shining. Restrooms probably NOT open. Rain cancels. Address: 176 Johnson Ave, Islandia. Event end time is approximate.