Brunch and Walk in the Hamlet of Hicksville

This event is co-hosted by the Nassau County Walking Meetup Group. Members are invited to participate in the brunch, the walk, or both.

We will be meeting near the exterior (parking lot) entrance of Panera Bread, which is located on the east side of Broadway Mall, near Ikea. Join us for company and conversation, where we will discuss ideas for future group events--walking and non-walking--in and around Nassau County.

Following the brunch, we will make our way down to the gazebo in Kennedy Memorial Park / Foley Gardens (the park in front of the Empire Diner). It is requested that those who come for the walk make an effort to arrive at Panera Bread no later than 12:15, or else at the Foley Gardens gazebo no later than 1 p.m. (Your organizer needs to learn not to be quite so forgiving of tardiness--for the sake of other attendees--and requests your assistance in making the walk a great experience for all participants.)

At shortly after 1 p.m., we will begin our 6 mile walk by setting off south from the gazebo, passing under the trestle of Hicksville Station and then taking a brief detour west to visit the horse farm on Duffy Avenue. Please note that we do tend to linger for a short while at the horse farm (and again, more briefly, at the Gregory Museum--see below). This event is a tad more casual than some of our more adventurous walks, although we do achieve a steadier continuity of pace during the later half of the journey.

From the horse farm, we will make our way first east, and then north, by way of the Hicksville Gregory Museum, before crossing through northwest Hicksville, and entering Cantiague Park, where we will wind up our journey with 1 1/2 miles of trail circumnavigating the soccer and baseball fields and picnic areas before returning to the Broadway Mall/Hicksville Station area to retrieve vehicles or pursue other modes of transportation. Restroom facilities are available in Cantiague Park at the end of our walk.

There is no raindate for this event. Should there be inclement weather, the brunch will occur at the same Panera Bread at 11 a.m., after which we will begin a walk within Broadway Mall at 1 p.m. For those interested, Broadway Mall also participates in the Town of Oyster Bay Free Co-Ed Mall Walking Program. More information can be found here:

http://www.broadwayma...

(Neither the Nassau County Walking Meetup Group nor the Nassau County Brunch Friends Meetup Group, are affiliated with the Co-Ed Mall Walking Program. This link is provided for informational purposes only.)

Walk itinerary is subject to change based on participant feedback and ideas.