Sagg Swamp Preserve - October 12, 2014

Where: Sagg Swamp Preserve, Sagaponack, NY Southampton
Mileage: 1 Mile
Difficulty: Easy Peasy
Terrain: Flat, Boardwalks

In looking for some hikes to do out east, I found this site recommending a few promising ones.
If you put the preserve in your GPS, it won't take you to the right place, so it is best to use the directions given by the preserve website.

There is no parking lot. There is only a small space on the side of the road to park.

 The trail starts out as a narrow straight walk through the woods, but it is surrounded by the sounds of suburbia and whirring cars not far off in the distance. The trail itself is nestled within the confines of a neighborhood not far south of Montauk Hwy.

Soon you will come to the intersection where the loop starts for the swamp. The loop starts at the below bench.

Here I turned left and the majority of the loop is on a well kept railed boardwalk that encompasses some of the beauty and peacefulness one looks for in nature.

Below some red berries were found; though their identification are unknown to me.

Fall is in the beginning stages of progress. Leaves were scattered amongst themselves on the boardwalk.

A view of the swamp.

A map of the route.

Given that this was listed as one of the prettier parks to visit, I was a little underwhelmed with the hike overall. It did lend some beauty, but it is more of a park where if you live in the area it is a nice place to take a quick walk to refresh. The sounds of chirping birds were numerous though, so it might pique a birder's interest to check this location out.