Just east of the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant, there is a large open space forest that fronts on the Long Island Sound. This forest is an oak-beech-birch climax stage habitat with magnificent rolling topography, views and trails.
Mountain bikers use the trails and maintain them as well. They have placed artificial turf sections in soft spots to prevent erosion. The trails vary from flat to steep.
I was invited by a friend to join him and his friend to take a hike. I jumped at the chance because I was not familiar with it. I parked on North Country Road at a locked gate of the Brookhaven Town Beach which was closed for the winter. A long, paved road about a mile led to a parking lot overlooking the Sound. We started out at an unmarked trail head.