Eastern Outdoor Experiences

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2025-09-14 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-04-16 08:00 - 2026-04-22 17:00 (America/New_York)
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Hiking on Long Island (Private Group)
2025-09-16 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-28 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-16 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-10 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-04-07 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-05 14:00 - 16:00
We guide to dozens of great spots ranging from short easy hikes to more difficult. From rocky shores to sandy beaches, steep hillsides to wide gentle paths, lakes, rivers and pine forests, Hiking on Long Island offers tremendous variety for hikers and walkers of all abilities.

We can arrange special events for your organization. Contact Ed for more information.

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Wilderness First Aid
2025-09-19 17:00 - 2025-09-21 17:00
Instructor – WFA

See 3500 Club website for details: http://catskill-3500-club.org/

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Wilderness First Aid
2025-10-04 08:00 - 2025-10-05 17:00
Oneonta NY

Get certified in Wilderness First Aid in this 2-day course.

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Basic Hiking and Backpacking Skills Sessions
2025-10-06 09:00 - 2025-10-07 12:00
Oneonta, NY. Stay tuned for more details.

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Beginner Backpacking Overnight
2025-10-07 14:00 - 2025-10-08 12:00
Easy overnight beginner backpack following up on the October 6 skills session. Oneonta, NY. Details coming soon.

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Adirondack Hiking
2025-10-10 08:00 - 2025-10-13 17:00

Balsam and Eagle Mountains
2025-10-22 08:00 - 17:00
Our free club hike event on October 22 will take us to the summits of Balsam and Eagle Mountains in the Catskills. With a little luck there may still be some fall color remaining at the lower elevations, although higher up will probably be into “stick season”. This is a strenuous hike with 2800 feet of elevation gain over 10 miles.

This hike is being presented in conjunction with the Catskill 3500 Club and the Adirondack Mountain Club. We strongly encourage you to join one or both of these clubs.

Contact Ed to reserve your spot on this challenging hike. Please share a sentence or two about your recent hiking experience. Registration deadline is October 19.

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2025-10-24 08:00 - 17:00
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Rusk, Hunter and Southwest Hunter
2025-11-05 08:00 - 17:00
Our November social series hike is an ambitious loop of Rusk, Hunter, and Southwest Hunter Mountains. We’ll find the canisters on Rusk and Southwest Hunter and visit the fire tower on Hunter Mountain. The fall time change will have happened and we’ll need need to move at a moderate to brisk pace to complete this hike before sunset. We’ll cover 12 miles with approximately 3700 feet of elevation gain. This hike is for strong hikers in good shape.

This hike is being presented in conjunction with the Adirondack Mountain Club and the Catskill 3500 Club. We strongly encourage you to consider joining these worthy organizations.

Contact Ed to reserve your spot on this challenging hike. Please share a sentence or two about your recent hiking experience.

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About our social series:Ed is an avid hiker with a long tradition of giving back to the hiking community by leading free guided hikes for clubs and friends of Eastern Outdoor Experiences. There is never a charge for these hikes and all sufficiently fit hikers are welcome to join. If you’re not sure of your ability to do a hike, call us and ask. Use the contact form to request our newsletter so that you can be informed of more upcoming hikes and events, as well as useful advice for outdoor enthusiasts.

Hopefully you can join in this or other hikes in our 2025 Catskill Social series or in some of our fully guided Catskill offerings:

Catskill 3500 Experiences

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Hiking on Long Island (Private Group)
2025-11-18 08:00 - 17:00
We guide to dozens of great spots ranging from short easy hikes to more difficult. From rocky shores to sandy beaches, steep hillsides to wide gentle paths, lakes, rivers and pine forests, Hiking on Long Island offers tremendous variety for hikers and walkers of all abilities.

We can arrange special events for your organization. Contact Ed to schedule your group:

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Rusk and Westkill Mountains
2025-12-03 08:00 - 17:00
Join us on our December 3 Catskill social for a day of hiking to the summits of Rusk and Westkill Mountains. Starting from the same parking area, we’ll do two hikes for the price of one (hint: both are free). The total distance for both will be 10.5 miles with 3700 feet of total elevation gain. The days are short in December and we’ll need to keep moving; not a race, but at a moderate to brisk pace with relatively few breaks. Mid November to mid December is regular hunting season in the Catskills so wear your blaze orange or blaze pink colors. Anticipate that we will need spikes due to icy conditions and potentially even snowshoes. This hike is for strong hikers in good shape.

This hike is being presented in conjunction with the Adirondack Mountain Club and the Catskill 3500 Club. We strongly encourage you to consider joining these worthy organizations.

Contact Ed to reserve your spot on this challenging hike. Please share a sentence or two about your recent hiking experience.

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About our social series:Ed is an avid hiker with a long tradition of giving back to the hiking community by leading free guided hikes for clubs and friends of Eastern Outdoor Experiences. There is never a charge for these hikes and all sufficiently fit hikers are welcome to join. If you’re not sure of your ability to do a hike, call us and ask. Use the contact form to request our newsletter so that you can be informed of more upcoming hikes and events, as well as useful advice for outdoor enthusiasts.

Hopefully you can join in this or other hikes in our 2025 Catskill Social series or in some of our fully guided Catskill offerings:

Catskill 3500 Experiences

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Sunken Meadow pre-Christmas Social
2025-12-23 09:00 - 12:00
Burn off some of those holiday calories before you consume them on this free guided hike. If you live on Long Island, or are just visiting for the holidays join us for this little tour encompassing north shore hills and Long Island Sound views. We’ll hike 6+ miles with around 1000 feet of elevation gain during the morning of December 23rd. The hike features some nice views, a few steep hills and a surprising feeling of remoteness along parts of the route. We may even spot a few [rein]deer resting up for their big day. Please carry traction devices in case we encounter remaining icy patches or if there is additional snowfall. This hike is a nice experience in a variety of weather conditions. We’ll still go in snow or light rain if travel conditions permit.

Contact Ed to reserve your spot on this hike. Please share a sentence or two about your recent hiking experience.

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Wittenberg and Cornell Mountains
2026-01-14 08:00 - 17:00
January 9 update: This hike is now full. Use the contact information below if you would like to be notified in case of cancellations.

Our January social series hike is to Wittenberg and Cornell Mountains in the Catskills. These two summits feature steep climbing and scrambling to some of the most classic Catskill views. Expect January cold, snow and ice and plenty of scrambling on this route. The infamous “Cornell Crack” is always challenging in winter conditions and we’ll negotiate it in both directions. You must have snowshoes and traction devices/crampons for this hike. The total hike length is about 9 miles with over 3000 feet of total ascent.This hike is for strong hikers in good shape.

This hike is being presented in conjunction with the Adirondack Mountain Club and the Catskill 3500 Club. We strongly encourage you to consider joining these worthy organizations.

Contact Ed to reserve your spot on this challenging hike. Please share a sentence or two about your recent hiking experience.

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About our social series:Ed is an avid hiker with a long tradition of giving back to the hiking community by leading free guided hikes for clubs and friends of Eastern Outdoor Experiences. There is never a charge for these hikes and all sufficiently fit hikers are welcome to join. If you’re not sure of your ability to do a hike, call us and ask. Use the contact form to request our newsletter so that you can be informed of more upcoming hikes and events, as well as useful advice for outdoor enthusiasts.

Hopefully you can join in this or other hikes in our 2026 Catskill Social series or in some of our fully guided Catskill offerings:

Catskill 3500 Experiences

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2026-01-17 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-15 08:00 - 17:00

Southwest Hunter and Westkill Mountains
2026-02-11 08:00 - 17:00
We’ll hike these two peaks along the Devil’s Path in winter conditions that will add to the challenge. At a hair under 3900 feet, Westkill is the 6th highest in the Catskills. Snowshoes and traction devices required. This hike is 12 miles with 3700 feet of ascent and is for strong hikers in good shape.

This hike is being presented in conjunction with the Adirondack Mountain Club and the Catskill 3500 Club. We strongly encourage you to consider joining these worthy organizations.

Contact Ed to reserve your spot on this challenging hike. Please share a sentence or two about your recent hiking experience.

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Hopefully you can join in this or other hikes in our 2026 Catskill Social series or in some of our fully guided Catskill offerings:

Catskill 3500 Experiences

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Catskill Winter Weekend
2026-03-06 08:00 - 2026-03-08 17:00

Panther Mountain
2026-03-11 08:00 - 17:00
The Catskill Social Series on March 11 takes us to the breathtaking views from Giant Ledge and Panther Mountain. Panther Mountain is one of the four required winter hikes for Catskill 3500 Club membership. This classic winter hike covers 6.5 miles with 2000 feet of elevation gain to the 3724 foot summit. Snowshoes and spikes are required.

This hike is being presented in conjunction with the Adirondack Mountain Club and the Catskill 3500 Club. We strongly encourage you to consider joining these worthy organizations.

Contact Ed to reserve your spot on this challenging hike. Please share a sentence or two about your recent hiking experience.

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Hiking on Long Island (Private)
2026-03-14 08:00 - 17:00
We guide to dozens of great spots ranging from short easy hikes to more difficult. From rocky shores to sandy beaches, steep hillsides to wide gentle paths, lakes, rivers and pine forests, Hiking on Long Island offers tremendous variety for hikers and walkers of all abilities.

We arrange hikes and special events for individuals and organizations. Contact Ed for more information.

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Wilderness First Aid
2026-03-21 08:00 - 2026-03-22 17:00
Adirondack Mountain Club, Long Island Chapter, Nassau County, Long Island.

Instructor: Ed Moran, Eastern Outdoor Experiences

This comprehensive 16 hour Wilderness First Aid certification course teaches practical skills that will enable you to respond to wilderness injuries and emergencies.

Wilderness environments create special situations not usually encountered in an urban or suburban environment. With ASHI Wilderness First Aid training, first aid providers in a wilderness setting will be better prepared to respond when faced with limited resources, longer times to care for someone, and decisions about when and how fast to evacuate an ill or injured person. This comprehensive 16-hour course meets or exceeds the Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines, 2017 Edition.

Prerequisites

Adult CPR and AED certification is a pre-requisite. If needed, CPR/AED training can be provided outside of WFA class hours. See Adult CPR-AED course details

Includes

In person instruction and course materials

Digital student book and certification card

This class is sponsored by the Long Island Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club. The cost is $180 for ADK members and $225 for non-members. The required CPR certification training for those needing it will be Saturday evening immediately after Saturday’s class ($40 for WFA attendees).

Registration Information: ADK Long Island (leaves this site)

For ADK membership information, see: members.adk.org/members/members/get-involved/membership

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NYSOGA Rendezvous
2026-03-26 08:00 - 2026-03-29 17:00
New York State offers the absolute finest in Licensed Professional Guides through the New York State Outdoor Guides Association (NYSOGA) of which we are a proud member!

The NYSOGA Rendezvous is a formal gathering of licensed guides held each year in March. Rendezvous offers an opportunity to meet other members, interact and network with other guides, attend seminars, observe how the Association is working on behalf of its members, and pick up First Aid, CPR and Water Safety trainings for prospective new guides as well as the venue for re-certifications for current guides and so much more! Winter Rendezvous is also a site used by DEC for its spring testing of new guide candidates.

More information for guides and prospective guides

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Slide, Cornell and Wittenberg Mountains
2026-04-15 08:00 - 17:00
Join us for a challenging all-day early-spring hike including lots of steep ledges and multiple scrambles. At 4184 feet in elevation, Slide Mountain is the highest peak in the Catskills. Wittenberg and Cornell Mountains are a few hundred feet shorter, but famous for their tough scrambles as well as great views. This is a through-hike that will require car shuttle between the starting and ending points. The hike will cover 10 miles with 2700 feet of elevation gain. Depending on the weather we may still need spikes for icy trails on this hike…or we may bake on a warm day with no shade yet from the trees.

This hike is being presented in conjunction with the Adirondack Mountain Club and the Catskill 3500 Club. We strongly encourage you to consider joining these worthy organizations.

Contact Ed to reserve your spot on this challenging hike. Please share a sentence or two about your recent hiking experience.

Contact

About our social series:Ed is an avid hiker with a long tradition of giving back to the hiking community by leading free guided hikes for clubs and friends of Eastern Outdoor Experiences. There is never a charge for these hikes and all sufficiently fit hikers are welcome to join. If you’re not sure of your ability to do a hike, call us and ask. Use the contact form to request our newsletter so that you can be informed of more upcoming hikes and events, as well as useful advice for outdoor enthusiasts.

https://easternoutdoorexperiences.com/about/sample-experiences/catskill-3500/

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2026-05-11 08:00 - 17:00
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