The 25th annual Cross-Island Hike will take place on Saturday, June 3, 2017. It will start at South Beach (Left Fork) on the Atlantic Ocean in Edgartown and head for the Four - Town Bound at the north of the State Forest and head southwest until ending at Menemsha Beach. The route is 25 miles in length and actually touches – however briefly, in some cases – all six Vineyard towns! It passes along the following conservation properties and ancient ways (with estimated departure times from checkpoints).
Checkpoint Segment Cumulative
Times Miles Miles
8:00 a.m. Start from Left Fork of South Beach shoreline
Katama Farm / Swimming Place Path / Morning Glory Farm
9:20 a.m. Leave Morning Glory Farm 3.9 3.9
Ben Toms Preserve / Ben Toms Road / Middle Line Path /
Pennywise Path
10:15 a.m. Leave Pennywise Preserve trailhead 1.8 5.7
Three Cornered Rock Road / Dr. Fisher Road
11:10 a.m. Leave State Forest HQ Entrance at Barnes Road 3.0 8.7
Little Pond Road / The Greenlands / Chickmoo Path /
Stoney Hill Path / Old Holmes Hole Road / John Presbury
Norton Farm / State Forest / Whippoorwill Farm
12:30 p.m. Arrive at rear of West Tisbury School 4.6 13.3
1:00 p.m. Leave from rear of West Tisbury School
Old Holmes Hole Road / Nat’s Farm / Square Field / Mill
Pond / Brandy Brow
1:45 p.m. Leave West Tisbury Town Hall 2.1 15.3
Brookside Ridge Preserve / Ridge Road / Kings Highway /
Middle Road Sanctuary / Ocean View Farm Preserve
3:30 p.m. Leave Ocean View Farm Preserve trailhead 4.7 20.1
Fulling Mill Brook Preserve / Allen Farm Scenic Overlook
4:15 p.m. Leave Chilmark Library 2.2 22.3
Old Woods Road / Englander Woods
5:15 p.m. Finish at Menemsha Beach 2.7 25.0
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