Dual hiker shuttle programs wrap up season
November 10, 2021
State and local officials see demand for High Peaks shuttles, despite low ridership this year
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November 10, 2021
State and local officials see demand for High Peaks shuttles, despite low ridership this year
By Mike Lynch
July 12, 2021
The shuttle from Marcy Field to The Garden Parking Lot is restarting this Saturday.
By Tim Rowland
June 22, 2021
State had planned to hold off till ’22, but now wants to run one bus By Tim Rowland The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Essex County hope to begin scaled-back version of their long-envisioned but stalled High Peaks hiker shuttle service next month, they announced. The plan is for hikers to reach…
By Tim Rowland
May 11, 2021
Controversial delineators on Route 73 in Keene Valley may not be permanent, depending on the results of an ongoing experiment to manage an abundance of hiker traffic, said DEC officials at a meeting Monday night in Keene.
March 29, 2021
Starting May 1, hikers will need a permit to access a number of trailheads that begin at the Adirondack Mountain Reserve.
By Tim Rowland
January 6, 2020
The shuttles will operate 16 hours a day and pass every Route 73 trailhead once every half hour.
By Mike Lynch
November 1, 2019
High winds and flooding has closed roads and knocked out power throughout the Adirondacks.
By Ben Westcott
September 26, 2019
On a Tuesday morning hike to the top of Blueberry Mountain that spilled into the early afternoon, I encountered only two pairs of hikers.
By Mike Lynch
August 20, 2019
The Garden parking lot in Keene Valley will remain closed until at least late September.