Cross-Island Hike
Cross-Island Hike
June 3, 2019
Getting to Know the Vineyard, One Cross-Island Hike at a Time
On a trail that cut through the heart of the Vineyard, 120 hikers and six dogs set out Saturday for the 26th annual cross-Island hike. The event is hosted by the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank.
May 29, 2019
Cross Island Hike Is Calling You
Summer is coming and perhaps you feel you don't really know and understand the Island.
June 5, 2018
Cross-Island Hike Is Good for Heart and Soul
On Saturday nearly 120 people gathered for the cross-Island hike, a journey of 17 miles that began at Menemsha and ended at Blackwater Pond.
May 31, 2018
Cross-Island Hike
This year’s hike, takes place on Saturday, June 2, beginning at 8:15 a.m.
June 1, 2017
Cross-Island Hike Saturday
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank’s annual cross-Island hike turns 25 this year. What better way to celebrate than a 25-mile trek across the Island?
June 6, 2016
The Few, the Proud; Cross-Island Hike Tested the Hardiest Souls
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank celebrated National Trails Day with its 24th annual cross-Island hike on Saturday. This year the route ran from Oak Bluffs to Katama.
June 8, 2014
Off the Beaten Path; Cross-Island Hike Is Explorer's Paradise
The 22nd annual cross-Island hike, hosted by the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission, brought in record numbers, with over 100 walkers starting at Lambert’s Cove at 8 a.m.
June 3, 2013
Land Bank Cross-Island Hike Blazes Trails, Fosters Friendship
They were 48 and one dog strong Saturday morning, gathered at Katama Point, the start of the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank’s annual cross-Island hike. The route would take them through 20 miles of land bank trails, ancient byways, paved roads and some private properties from Katama to Lambert’s Cove Beach.
June 7, 2012
Hiking With Herb: No Walk in the Park
As I drove up to Pennywise Preserve last Saturday, I expected to see several other Island hikers waiting to join the pack. What I saw instead was an older man, sitting on a rock, legs crossed, no car, no bike . . . just by himself.
“Are you here for the cross-Island hike?” I asked. He smiled warmly and said, “Yes.” I informed him that I just heard the group was 45 minutes behind schedule, then worked on getting my backpack organized.
“Have you ever done a hike of this length? Are you able to do it?” he asked me.
June 6, 2011
Striding from Shore to Shore, Cross-Island Hikers See Variety
As 42 people departed on foot from Sepiessa Point Reservation in West Tisbury at 9 a.m. sharp on Saturday morning, the air was a cool 50 degrees and the sky was clear blue. We were heading ultimately to Wilfred’s Pond Preserve in Vineyard Haven. The 15-mile walk would cross Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank properties, ancient ways and public roads that are hidden in the back woods of the Island.
