Editor's note: This story from the Explorer's November/December magazine has been updated to reflect the state's creation of an advisory group. By MIKE LYNCH It was a perfect fall hiking day with blue skies and peak foliage. The first … [Read more...] about Adirondack advocates and officials seek a plan for high-use trails
High Peaks
Stakeholders discuss High Peaks issues
By SARA RUBERG The Department of Environmental Conservation and about 60 stakeholders met to talk about the problems of high traffic that have plagued the high peaks region for the past several years. The group discussed the issues on July 30 … [Read more...] about Stakeholders discuss High Peaks issues
Open Space Institute has a plan to disperse High Peaks crowds
By SARA RUBERG The Open Space Institute plans a $1 million investment in its 212-acre Tahawus property to improve public access there and at the nearby Henderson Lake and southern approach to the High Peaks. The plan is to help disperse High … [Read more...] about Open Space Institute has a plan to disperse High Peaks crowds
Roadside ticketing starts with big weekend
By SARA RUBERG Last weekend’s blue skies brought in crowds of hikers—and plenty of parking tickets from the Department of Environmental Conservation. The DEC distributed 70 tickets to those parked along newly prohibited areas along State Route … [Read more...] about Roadside ticketing starts with big weekend
New ADK map updates High Peaks Wilderness
By PHIL BROWN The Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) no longer includes maps in the back of its hiking guidebooks. It partners with National Geographic to produce “Trails Illustrated” maps, which are sold separately (or bundled with the … [Read more...] about New ADK map updates High Peaks Wilderness
State to close more roadside parking in crowded High Peaks
By TIM ROWLAND To limit the swelling numbers of High Peaks hikers and the environmental damage they cause, New York plans to close roadside parking on four more miles of Route 73 this year, from the Rooster Comb trailhead east of Keene Valley to … [Read more...] about State to close more roadside parking in crowded High Peaks
