Annual Palm Sunday Hike St. John's Church in the Wilderness Sunday – April 2, 2023 Barring any late snowstorm, the good people of St. John’s Church in the Wilderness plan to host the traditional Palm Sunday hikers’ event on April 2nd this year.  A light lunch will be provided by the parishioners. (Note: The Barn […]

Join us for a hike through the gorgeous scenery of Northern Harriman park. Starting at the Silvermine Parking Area, we will take the Menomine Trail around Silvermine Lake, stopping at the Brian Memorial Shelter, before climbing to the Appalachian Trail.There will be spectacularviews of the Hudson River and surrounding mountains. Lunch at the top of […]

Approximately 7.3 miles over rocky terrain, with some steep climbs, at a moderate pace. Starting at Reeves Meadow Visitor Center, we’ll ascend the 7 Hills Trail to the second intersection with the HTS and detour southwest to take in the view at Ramapo Torne. From there we’ll backtrack to the same intersection but bear right […]

5 - 6 miles, with a steady, moderately strenuous, climb up and over Stockbridge Mountain. Elevation gain about 500 feet In the Fall of 1924, the New York Chapter subleased Camp Blue Bird (on the east side of Upper Twin Lake) from a group that used the property as a girl’s camp in Summer. In […]

5 – 6 miles, moderately paced, with fairly strenuous climbs from the Elk Pen up and over Green Pond Mountain, Surebridge Mountain, and Fingerboard Mountain down to Lake Tiorati. Elevation gain about 700 feet. On this weekend, in the town of Damascus, Virginia, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy celebrates “Trail Days” – the largest A.T. specific […]

We will take the unmarked camp trail at Nawakwa towards the triangle trail. At the intersection with the triangle trail we will make a left turn towards Dutch Doctor. At Dutch Doctor we’ll make a right turn onto the Tuxedo Mount Ivy Trail. After 1.2 miles we’ll reach Claudius Smith Rock which offers great views […]

Saturday June 17, Reeves Brook/Raccoon Brook Hills/Pine Meadow Loop Length: 5.4 mile(Qualifying hike),  Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous The beginning of the Reeves Brook Trail runs uphill into the woods.  It then parallels the Reeves Brook trail along the brook with attractive cascades of the brook when the water level is high.  There are several steep […]

Approximately 9 – 10 miles (round-trip), moderately paced; short, steep section over Conklin Mountain and ups and downs over Breakneck Mountain. Elevation gain about 550 feet. Starting from the Boat Launch area of Lake Sebago, we will take a variety of trails to hike over to the shelter area at Big Hill. Participants should be […]

The New York Chapter’s first camp in Harriman State Park was at Camp Quannacut (situated on Queensboro Lake) and used April and May of 1924). This hike will visit and have lunch at Queensboro Lake. The camp is no longer there, but we will explore the area as we try to imagine what that first […]