Exploring new hiking opportunities near Franklin Falls
By Tim Rowland
An easy bushwhack on former logging roads in Taylor Pond Wild Forest near Bloomingdale's Franklin Falls Road
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By Tim Rowland
Split Rock Falls is just south of New Russia, NY. Known for the swimming holes available there, it's also well-known for bushwhacking.
By Tim Rowland
An easy bushwhack on former logging roads in Taylor Pond Wild Forest near Bloomingdale's Franklin Falls Road
By Tom French
Bushwhack near Debar Mountain gives opportunity to work on compass skills
By Tim Rowland
Key takeaway: Don't underestimate the tame-sounding Carl Mountain
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By Tim Rowland
Lincoln Hill Road provides a seldom-trekked adventure
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Following the Cooper Kiln Pond trail to a Stephenson Ridge lookout
By Tim Rowland
Wilmington Peak bushwhack beyond Cooper Kiln Pond may or may not be worth it
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Chase Mountain scratches the itch of spring bushwhacks that are off the radar in the Adirondacks
By Tim Rowland
A remote, lesser known peak pairs well with an even lesser known song