New Robinson Loop Trails near Swain

The Robinson Loop trails have been constructed between Swain (access point 3) and Garwoods (access point 4, FLTC map M8). This adds 6 miles of new side trail running through woods and occasionally along the edge of a field, all of it maintained as a private wildlife preserve. You can make loop hikes with a [...]

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Photos of Finger Lakes Trail in Autumn

Beautiful photos – makes me want to get out there for a hike. But, Rick doesn’t say where on the FLT he was. Can anyone venture a guess, based on the photos?

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Pa. couple donates woodlands at Finger Lakes National Forest to Land Trust

StarGazette.com, link to original article
The Finger Lakes Land Trust has received a gift of 11 acres of privately owned woodland in the heart of the Finger Lakes National Forest in Hector, Schuyler County, the organization announced Tuesday.
The property was received from Nancy and Charles Cladel of Hummelstown, Pa., who contacted the Land Trust after reading [...]

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Crossing the Hudson River on the Future North Country Trail

Ed Ressler writes about crossing the Hudson River in the Adirondacks on the future North Country Trail – complete with a video.
Or, click here to view a series of photos.

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Hike Genesee Valley Greenway & “Rediscovering the Genesee” Program Nov 8

The Daily News, link to original post
The Friends of the Genesee Valley Greenway are hosting several events Sunday, Nov 8 to celebrate the scenic route.
The Greenway is one of hundreds of such attractions being developed across the country using old canals, abandoned railroad beds and riverbanks. The Genesee Valley Greenway passes through scenic woodlands, river [...]

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Victor trails group to hike in Boughton Park Nov 5

Victor Hiking Trails will lead a hike on Saturday, Nov. 14, in Boughton Park in the town of East Bloomfield (south of Rochester).
Because the park is normally open only to residents of the townships of Victor, East Bloomfield and West Bloomfield, Victor Hiking will need to get special passes for anyone who wants to go [...]

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2010 wall calendar “Hiking Across New York State”

David Marchner has published a 12-month calendar entitled “Hiking Across New York”. It is a collection of photos he took while hiking the Finger Lakes Trail main and branch trails. It is available on-line at:
http://www.lulu.com/product/calendar/hiking-across-new-york-2010-calendar/5612107
- Cost of the calendar is $14.99 plus shipping, and also sales tax for NY State residents.
- This calendar has been [...]

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Hiking Boots Certainly Have Improved

by Sue Freeman
In 1996 I thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, walking for 6 months from Georgia to Maine. On my feet were the highly recommended footwear of the time – the all-leather, above ankle Montrail OneSport hiking boots. Weighing in at 4 pounds, they were like lead weights on your feet. Yes, they were durable. And, [...]

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Why “Neversink”?

The Neversink River, a beautiful gem of a stream at the far eastern end of the Finger Lakes Trail in the Catskills, takes its name from an Algonquian word variously spelled as Newasink, Narrasing, Nevisinck, and Naewersink. It’s translated variously as “wild or mad river” or “a continual running stream” or “high land between waters.”
source: [...]

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News From Victor Hiking Trails

Click here to read the VHT newsletter with reports & photos on:
-new trails in the works
-Haloween train rides
-free fall hikes
-climbing Tabletop Mt. in the Adirondacks

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