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In the November issue of the Adirondack Explorer, David Thomas-Train looks at community trail systems around the Adirondacks, including the Newcomb Adirondack Interpretive Center and Elizabeth community trails which are among the places featured in this gallery.
In the past, we have done articles about a community trail systems in Old Forge for mountain bikers and one in Tupper Lake for skiers and snowshoers.
Mike Lynch has been the Explorer's climate reporter since January 2025 and has worked for the publication since 2014. In addition to writing about climate change, he covers issues related to wildlife. Mike has also worked as a licensed outdoor guide and thru-paddled the 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail. He is the author of 12 Short Hikes on Preserves near Lake George. He can be reached at [email protected].
I very much regret that I omitted The New Lands Trust on Plumadore Road along the southern slopes of Lyon Mountain in Saranac. There are 31playfully named trails at this non- profit community trail network.
It is a wonderful network with a long history of community support; I wrote in detail about NLT in the November-December 2018 issue of The Explorer.
We can add it into the online version of the story!