Fall Business Meeting – 2024
Saturday, November 2, 2024, 2:00 P.M. (New Time)
Open to Non-Members-Bring a Friend
Meeting Place: (Note New Venue): Highland Forest County Park, Highland Park Road, off RT. 80, Fabius, NY.
Leader(s): Pat Urban 315-420-9382, Sandy Manca 315-807-9442
Hiking opportunities available in the morning. See information below.
Social Hour: 2:00-3:00 pm. This hour will give us time to relax after […]
North Country Scenic Trail ADAK Challenge
To find out more information go the North Country Trail Website
or click here
Northville Placid Trail 100th Anniversary
The Northville Placid Trail is celebrating it’s 100th Anniversary this year. Since its completion in 1924, the 138-mile trail has given hikers—whether through segments or a thru-hike—the chance to immerse themselves in the outdoors: an adventure and an experience that celebrates our public lands. Enjoy many remote and quite lakes and ponds, abundant rivers and […]
Spring Business Meeting – 2024
Spring Business Meeting
Sat. March 23 3:00 PM
Reservations are required. Click here to register.
Meeting Place: Collamer United Church, 6865 Fly Rd., East Syracuse. (Enter from back of the Church)
Directions: Take Rt. 481 North from Syracuse to Exit 7 (Rt. 298) take right onto 298 West to Fly Road, go […]
New ADK Leader Certification Requirements
Earlier this spring, 2023, the ADK board of directors voted unanimously to adopt an Outing and Leader’s Guide that establishes organization-wide protocols that will create safer and more enjoyable experiences for our participants. This is the result of a robust year-long process led by the Advisory Council’s Outings and Meetings Committee.
To lead outings in the […]
Fellows Hill Loop – Favorite Hikes
Fellows Hill Loop (4 miles, 577 ft. ascent)
Take Herlihy Road from Route 80 near Apulia and park on the west side of the road at the top of the hill.
To walk the trail clockwise, cross the road heading east and up a fairly long hill. At the top of the hill there is a cemetery […]
Relics from the Past
The attached document contains information on archeologic sites in or near hiking trails in Central New York. The site data was provided by Bill Coffin and Ed O’Shea. There is a short description of each site along with a trail map indicating the location along with it’s GPS co-ordinates. The GPS co-ordinates have not been […]
Solo on the Northville Placid Trail – July 2018
by Meg Keech
“You’re going to do what??” “Won’t you be scared?” “Won’t you be lonely?” These were the reactions I got when I told my non-hiking friends about my plan to do a solo through hike of the Northville Placid trail (NPT), a 135-mile trail running from Northville in the southern Adirondacks to Lake Placid. […]