Adirondack Rail Trail moves ahead with scenic rail by end of 2021, bike trail by 2024
October 22, 2020
Work on a scenic railroad and recreational trail are underway, state agencies announced. But it will be some time before they're finished.
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October 22, 2020
Work on a scenic railroad and recreational trail are underway, state agencies announced. But it will be some time before they're finished.
By Melissa Hart
October 13, 2020
Fall pics taken from around the park Here’s a snapshot of what the holiday weekend was like for hiking, from various spots outside the busy High Peaks Wilderness. Clockwise from top: the view from Baker Mountain in Saranac Lake (by Debra Thuet); from Goodnow Mountain’s fire tower in Newcomb (by Michael Hernandez); looking at Lake…
By Tom French
September 25, 2020
Railroad history buffs will want to start at the Tupper Lake Station.
By Phil Brown
September 21, 2020
Most of the roads dead-end, but after a few visits this spring, I found a way to bike from North Branch Road to Loon Lake.
By Mike Lynch
September 17, 2020
The state is updating its management plan for the popular Fish Creek Campground and Day Use Area, and at least one organization has concerns about the plan’s ability to address key issues related to water quality and aquatic invasive species.
By Phil Brown
September 12, 2020
Two good logging roads—the D&H Road and Piney Ridge Road—cut through the interior of the Sable Highlands.
September 8, 2020
I had assigned myself one simple ground rule when I packed gear and my freeze-dried vittles for this four-day walk. I would summit none of the 4,000-foot-topping peaks that draw hikers by the hundreds and thousands.
By Phil Brown
September 7, 2020
In a 2009 interim recreation plan, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said it intended to build a new road and short trails to provide access to Lilypad and Figure 8 ponds.
By Phil Brown
September 5, 2020
It was a warm, sunny day, and people were out in force. I counted 15 other parties, most of them with young children.
By Phil Brown
August 15, 2020
On neither trip did I see anyone else. Judging from the register, nearly all of the visitors are locals who hike, bike or ski on the tract.