The Finger Lakes Trail Conference offers a multitude of hikes of varying lengths and difficulty during the three days of the Finger Lakes Trail Fall Campout, Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, 2016. This year’s event is hosted by the Triple Cities Hiking Club, and based at the General Clinton Park Campgound on the banks of […]

CFA’s Education Forester – Ryan Trapani – will be leading a walk on state forest preserve land beginning @ the Vernooy Kill Falls Parking Area on Upper Cherrytown Road, Kerhonkson. Ryan will discuss how tree identification can serve as one way to decipher a forest’s history. Agriculture, logging, fires, tanneries, & various mills have all […]

Come join this gentle walk around Frick Pond with it’s varied plant life and woods. Enjoy little streams and bridges and the pond! We will talk about the care of the woods and leave no trace principles as we have before at Frick Pond.  Perfect after school and with the children or just a nice […]

This wonderful hike begins on a lovely streamside trail and continues up a mountain pass between the two mountains. We then get to scramble up Blackdome (3980 ft) and Blackhead (3940 ft). The views are Splendid! We plan to take our time and enjoy the mountaintops in their October beauty. Hike appropriate for peakseekers, CATs […]

A moderate hike suitable for families and novice hikers leads to a spectacular view of the Pepacton Reservoir and a scenic pond where we will have a short yoga session. No mats needed. The trail passes through wildflower meadows and the crystal clear pond has pink and white water lilies in season. Event Duration:  5.3 […]

Join with CMC board member Howard Raab for an exciting night-time hike on one of the Catskill’s most beautiful trails. We’ll meet at the Kelly Hollow trail-head and follow the trail up to the beaver pond and lean-to where we’ll have a rest and snacks. This first half will be in daylight where we can […]

Join Edie Mesick, one of the trail building volunteers for a hike on the beautiful Andes Rail Trail. The trail starts with an approximately 1 mile out walk on the level railbed followed by a 2 mile round loop trip (hilly, so somewhat more difficult hike on the Bullet Hole Spur Trail). The Rail Trail […]

Join Tom Miano of the CMC on this Lark in the Park bike ride along the scenic Pepacton reservoir. The ride starts at the north end of the Shavertown bridge and follows the back river road along the south side of the reservoir to the Stone School House on SR 28 and returns along the […]