Dreaming about the new public recreation trail from Lake Placid to Tupper Lake by Peter Bauer I recently walked the stretch of the Remsen to Lake Placid Railroad corridor from where it crosses the Old [...]
New York's Highest Court strikes down Cuomo Administration and Department of Environmental Conservation/Adirondack Park Agency plans to build 300 miles of controversial wide snowmobile trails in the Adirondack Forest Preserve The forever wild protection of the [...]
The Cuomo Administration’s plan to expand motorized use on the public Forest Preserve in the Adirondacks by building hundreds of miles of wide Class II snowmobile trails was ruled unconstitutional by the state’s highest court. [...]
Recruitment of new people to live in Adirondack communities is all the buzz. It’s a central focus of the Common Ground Alliance, which contracted for a plan of action for communities with ambitions to recruit [...]
Watch Hill Trail winds through a beautiful mature forest to a series of rocky outcrops with broad views of Indian Lake and the surrounding mountains Watch Hill 1 mile (2 miles round trip) Jessup River [...]
Middle Settlement Lake is a 2.6-mile trail through mature forests en route to a beautiful remote lake and lean-to in the western Adirondacks Middle Settlement Lake 2.6 miles (5.2 miles round-trip) Webb, Herkimer County Ha [...]
Bear Mountain is a rugged 3-mile hike that overlooks Cranberry Lake and the Five Ponds Wilderness Area Bear Mountain 3 miles (6 miles round-trip) Clifton, St. Lawrence County Cranberry Lake Wild Forest Hiking, Snowshoeing Level [...]
The 3-mile hike to the Rock River traverses beautiful, mature forests, a beach on a remote lake, and leads to a beautiful, meandering river Rock River 3 miles (6 miles round-trip) Blue Mountain Wild Forest [...]
Cook Mountain is a short, lovely hike, south of Ticonderoga, that yields stunning views of Lake George and Vermont Cook Mountain Preserve 1.45 miles (2.9 miles round-trip) Lake George Land Conservancy Ticonderoga, Essex County Hiking, [...]
