By Phil Brown In earlier articles for the Explorer, I wrote about exploring the Sable Highlands by bike, on foot and in a canoe. It’s also possible to enjoy these little-visited easement lands in the comfort of your car. Two good logging … [Read more...] about A motor tour of the Sable Highlands
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Figure 8: A Sable Highlands destination in need of long-planned road improvements
By Phil Brown One of the biggest easement tracts in the Sable Highlands open for recreation is the Figure 8 Public Use Area, situated in the hills west of Lower Chateaugay Lake. Earlier this year, I biked through this tract on a good logging … [Read more...] about Figure 8: A Sable Highlands destination in need of long-planned road improvements
Owls Head: A popular hike in the otherwise lonely Sable Highlands
By Phil Brown On most of my outings in the Sable Highlands this year, I rarely saw a fellow hiker or mountain biker. The exception came on a hike up Owls Head Mountain on the northern edge of the Adirondack Park. The trail up Owls Head is the … [Read more...] about Owls Head: A popular hike in the otherwise lonely Sable Highlands
Missed opportunities at the Sable Highlands
Years after the state bought access, Sable Highlands lacks planned upgrades By Phil Brown After riding my mountain bike a few miles up the D&H Road, I turned off onto an old logging road and pedaled a few more miles to a large clearing with … [Read more...] about Missed opportunities at the Sable Highlands
Five ways to enjoy the Sable Highlands
The conservation easement offers several great outings to escape the crowds By Phil Brown Although New York State has yet to build most of the trails and parking areas promised in its recreational plan for the Sable Highlands, hikers, mountain … [Read more...] about Five ways to enjoy the Sable Highlands
An easy paddling escape to a pair of roadside ponds
By Phil BrownThe Sable Highlands has much to offer mountain bikers who like to pile on the miles on dirt-and-gravel roads. Hikers will find a few marked trails and endless opportunities for bushwhacking. And for paddlers, there’s Grass Pond. I … [Read more...] about An easy paddling escape to a pair of roadside ponds