Website Central NY Chapter:
Website NCTA HQ Office:
Come out and meet other members and guests of the Central New York Chapter of the North Country Trail Association. We look forward to a great season of recreational and work hikes. If you would like more information about a particular hike or event, call the volunteer coordinator listed in the description.
When you go on a hike, be sure to dress properly, and bring a lunch and water. The coordinator will arrange car pooling at the meeting place. Remember that the coordinators are volunteers; please help them by staying with the group during the event. Of course, hiking involves risks; anyone participating does so at his/her own risk.
Rating For Difficulty of hike:
E - easy, level, less than 4 miles hiking distance
M - moderate, less than 1000 feet of elevation gain, 4 - 7 miles of hiking distance
S - strenuous, 1000 to 2500 feet of elevation gain, 7 - 12 miles of hiking distance
Work Hikes: Work hikes involve trail maintenance or trail construction. No expertise is needed. Try one! The club has tools. However, if you can bring loppers or a bow saw or a weed whip, that is great. Also, remember to bring work gloves.
Sat., April 30 REC Hike - BLACK RIVER FEEDER CANAL (S) Coordinator Kathy Disque, 315-656-3383
Hike 10 miles from Boonville to Forestport on our chapters most eastern completed section of the North Country National Scenic Trail past several canal artifacts and with some scenic views of the Black River. Joint hike with ADK-Onondaga. R/T Drive: 120 miles. Meeting time: 8:30 a.m. Meeting Place: Thruway Exit 34 (Canastota).
Sat., May 14 WORK hike (M) - Coordinator Mike Lynch, 315-687-6113
Join us for trail maintenance or construction. Meeting time and place: 9:00 a.m., parking lot at south end of Caz. Lake on Rte. 20 just east of NY 92.
Fri., May 20 Sun., May 22 FLT Spring Week End hosted by ADK-ON at Cazenovia College
For registration, check the Finger Lakes Trail website www.fingerlakestrail.org or the Finger Lakes Trail News.
Sat., June 4 National Trails Day Coordinator Kathy Woodruff, call 315-692-4651 to register.
Join us for our first Trails Day in Boonville, NY, a crossroads for the North Country National Scenic Trail. Tour the Black River Canal Museum and view a short NCNST presentation, with refreshments. Have lunch, either brown bag or in a local restaurant, and enjoy the village of Boonville. Meeting time and place to car pool: 9 a.m. at the Park and Ride, Thruway Exit 34 (Canastota). Return by 4 p.m.
Sat., June 18 Power Tools Workshop Coordinators Kathy Eisele, 315-672-5645, and Mike Lynch, 315-687-6113.
All are welcome, but this workshop will be of most interest to current trail stewards, trail workers or potential trail workers who would like to become familiar with the power tools that we have available: the DR mower (Mary Kunzler-Larmann), the trailer (Al Larmann), the DR trimmer (Donna and Mike Lynch), and the gas-powered trimmers (Steve Kinne). Demonstration and opportunity for hands-on experience.
Meeting time and place: 9:30 a.m., large, grassy entrance area just off Oxbow Rd. in Canastota. Depending on turnout, we expect the workshop to last until noon.
Directions coming from Chittenango: Take Rte. 5 east to the 2nd red light in Canastota; turn right (south) onto Oxbow Rd (Sunoco gas station on the corner); travel approx. 1.0 mi. on Oxbow Rd.; watch for Trail sign on your right; turn in and park.
Sat., June 25 WORK hike (M) - Coordinator Kathy Eisele, 315-672-5645
Join us for trail maintenance or construction. Meeting time and place: 9:00 a.m., parking lot at south end of Caz. Lake on Rte. 20 just east of NY 92.
Thurs., July 14 WORK hike (M) Coordinator Steve Kinne, 315-882-3684
Join us for trail maintenance or construction. Meeting time and place: 9:00 a.m., parking lot at south end of Caz. Lake on Rte. 20 just east of NY 92.
Sat., July 23 WILDFLOWER Hike (E) Coordinator Mary Dineen, 315-424-1284
Join us for a wildflower hike at Cazenovia Art Park. Meeting time and place: 10 a.m., parking lot at south end of Caz. Lake on Rte. 20 just east of NY 92.
Thurs., Aug. 11 Sun., Aug. 14 NCTA Annual Conference, Dayton, Ohio
For registration, check the North Country Trail Association website www.northcountrytrail.org or the North Star.
Sat., August 27 WORK hike (M) - Coordinator Kathy Eisele, 315-672-5645
Join us for trail maintenance or construction. Meeting time and place: 9:00 a.m., parking lot at south end of Caz. Lake on Rte. 20 just east of NY 92.
Thurs., September 15 WORK hike (M) - Coordinator Mike Lynch, 315-687-6113
Join us for trail maintenance or construction. Meeting time and place: 9:00 a.m., parking lot at south end of Caz. Lake on Rte. 20 just east of NY 92.
Sun. afternoon, October 23 ANNUAL MEETING Watch for details.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Central NY Chapter NCT Executive Committee Meetings: Second Thursday of January, March, May, September and November. Annual Meeting: Fourth week in October. Call Jack Miller (315-446-7257) for information. Newsletter publication dates: Early January, April, July, October; send copy to Al Larmann approximately 10 days before deadline aflarmann@msn.com
2011 Trail Events
CNY CHAPTER RECREATIONAL AND WORK HIKES
AND OTHER EVENTS
April October 2011
By Nancy McCain
and
Kathy Eisele
Trail Events