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 […]

Sunday July 9 West Mountain Ridge Hike Length:​5 miles(Qualifying hike)​Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous Taking the Fawn trail, up a steep climb to the ridge of West Mountain for a spectacular views of Bear Mountain and Perkins Memorial Tower.  Walking along the ridge to the West Mountain shelter.  We may make a detour to Cat's Elbow. […]

Raymond H. Torrey was the first Chair of the New York Chapter and a leading figure in setting up the trail system we enjoy in Harriman. He was a co-author of the New York Walk Book, first published in 1923. He was a newspaper journalist (the New York Post) and through his column, called The […]

5 - 6 miles, with a 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 […]

Length 5.1 mi Elevation gain 679 ft Route type Loop This is a moderately challenging route on a popular area by Lake Skannatati.  The first 1.7 miles is a woods road with moderate incline, some ups and downs, passing by the entrance of an abandoned mine.  We will break at Time Square before embarking on […]