Just last week a friend and I headed down to Orient to do a little exploring and just take in the sites. Our main goal for the evening was to go for a bike ride somewhere that had less traffic and we thought the winding back roads of Orient would be the perfect place!
We set out right after dinner, so around six o'clock, and threw our bikes in the back of our car for the journey to Orient. Once we got to Orient, we parked at Oysterponds school and got our bikes out to begin our evening ride. Right across from the school is Tabor Road which leads to a ton of winding back roads and plenty of space to ride bikes with limited traffic.
We took Tabor Road down to its end, passing a cemetery from the late 1800's that houses many of Orient's original residents, on the way. Once we reached the end of the road, we made a left and headed down Orchard Street passing a few large, beautiful farmhouses and corn fields.
Orchard street took us all the way to King Street, where we made a left. King Street is absolutely beautiful since it borders the water and marshlands of Orient. The flat street was also pretty ideal for biking!
At the end of King Street we stopped at a little beach that has been nicknamed "Horsefly Beach" by locals. As most beaches on the bay do, "Horsefly Beach" offers a really sandy beach with few rocks. I personally love sandy beaches more than rocky ones which is why when I do go to the beach I prefer going to the bay.
After a few minutes of writing in the sand and enjoy the beautiful beach, my friend and I set back out on our bikes to ride for a little longer before the sun went down. We left the beach and headed to Halyoake Avenue, which is another road that goes through the marshlands. It's also a really narrow, old country road which is cute and makes you feel like you are in a whole different world than busy Greenport which is just five minutes away.
We took Halyoake Avenue back to where it meets Orchard Street and then headed back to the school to end our night because it was slowly starting to get dark. Our night then ended after we threw our bikes back in our car and headed to Truman's Beach right up the road to watch the sunset.
Unfortunately, we never got to even ride down into Orient Village itself. Village Lane in Orient is packed with quaint country homes and at the end of it you will find Orient Yacht Club which provides beautiful views of the water. There is also another park down Village Lane which sits on the water.
My friend and I really enjoyed our bike ride and beach stop in Orient. I think Orient is really someplace worth checking out if you enjoy taking in some beautiful sights and being outdoors!
I highly recommend getting on your bike and heading down the back roads of Orient to see a different side of Eastern Long Island.
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