Reverse Quarter-Saunter 4-3-2-1 Countdown 1️⃣ 96th/Broadway to Fraunces Tavern
Schedule
Fri Oct 17 2025 at 09:30 am to 01:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Broadway & West 96th Street | New York, NY

What’s [arguably] better than walking the Great Saunter 32-miles in one day? How about splitting it into four days, 8 miles/day? Today we finish our 4-3-2-1 countdown walking from 96th Street to Fraunces Tavern, the \first\ quarter of the iconic [May] Great Saunter course, which we're doing in reverse, i.e., counter-clockwise, over four days.
One/October 17 On or fourth and final day, we'll finish the 32-mile loop! We’ll walk 8 miles at a moderate pace from 96th Street down the Hudson to Fraunces Tavern, where it all begins (and ends).
Meeting Place/Time: Meet Friday, October 17 at 9:30 a.m., at the 96th Street 1/2/3 subway exit, north side. We will use the restrooms in the Dinosaur Playground near the start of the walk. No lunch but we'll have a brief snack stop in Hudson River Park, roughly midway.
The walk will end at Fraunces Tavern, where you are invited to join in a celebratory toast to the completion of the Great Saunter Fall Challenge!
Bring: Water, snacks, hat, sunglasses and sunscreen. We will walk rain or shine.
Return: Closest subways to Fraunces Tavern are the No. 1/South Ferry and the N/W/R Whitehall-South Ferry. Drop-out points along the way.
Come join us for all or any of the 8-mile Reverse-Saunter Quarters! As we count down...
FOUR! October 6. Fraunces Tavern to Carl Schurz Park. Register here(https://www.meetup.com/shorewalkers-members-only/events/310529125/?eventOrigin=group_events_list).
THREE! October 10. Carl Schurz Park to 207th Street in Inwood. Register here(https://www.meetup.com/shorewalkers-members-only/events/310530060/?eventOrigin=group_events_list).
TWO! October 13. Inwood Hill Park to West 96th/Riverside. Register here(https://www.meetup.com/shorewalkers-members-only/events/310530280/?eventOrigin=group_events_list).
ONE! October 17, Complete the loop, starting at West 96th/Riverside and finishing where it all began, at Fraunces Tavern. Register on this page.
Contact (day of walk only):
Christine 646-491-0764
Maureen 718-954-1581 (Oct 10 and 17)
Take the Great Saunter Fall Challenge. Register here(https://shorewalkers.org/join-a-saunter/) to walk 32 miles in 16 days starting October 4. Registration is only $10, and Shorewalkers will donate all fees to the Carl Schurz Park Conservancy(https://www.carlschurzparknyc.org/), the dedicated caretakers of the park’s beautiful gardens and lawns. This walk will count for 8 miles of your total. You do not have to participate in the Fall Challenge to join the walk -- all members are welcome.
Where is it happening?
Broadway & West 96th Street, Broadway & West 96th Street, New York, usEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
