November 1, 2007
Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: John J. Kettlewell, 518-668-4447, ext. 23; pubs@adk.org
NEW Northville-Placid Trail guide now available
The 4th edition of ADK’s Adirondack Trails: Northville-Placid Trail guide has just been released. It has all the latest information on trailheads, camping, lean-tos, trail conditions, and parking. A new edition of the N-P Trail map comes with each guide. This is the only trail map available showing the complete route in detail.
Editors Jeffrey and Donna Case, of Mattydale, New York, have hiked the 132-mile trail each spring for twenty-one years. They say the trail is a potpourri of all the Adirondacks has to offer. It meanders through some of the wildest and most remote parts of the Adirondack Park, reaches a height of over 3000 feet near Blue Mountain, and passes through several interesting Adirondack towns. The N-P Trail, begun in 1922, was the first project undertaken by the newly-formed Adirondack Mountain Club. Completed in 1924, it was subsequently donated to the State of New York. ADK continues to work closely with the state to maintain and improve the trail.
Adirondack Trails: Northville-Placid Trail is volume 4 in ADK’s eight-volume Forest Preserve Series of trail guides covering the Adirondacks and Catskills. The 5″ x 7″ paperback, list price $19.95, has 136 pages and a 20″ x 33″ foldout trail map tucked in a cover pocket. Additional copies of the map may be purchased for $7.95 each.
Books and maps may be ordered by calling 800-395-8080, by visiting ADK’s online store at www.adk.org, and through other booksellers and outdoor retailers.
The Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) is dedicated to the protection and responsible recreational use of the New York State Forest Preserve, and other parks, wild lands, and waters vital to our members and chapters. The Club, founded in 1922, is a member-directed organization committed to public service and stewardship. ADK employs a balanced approach to outdoor recreation, advocacy, environmental education, and natural resource conservation.
ADK encourages the involvement of all people in its mission and activities; its goal is to be a community that is comfortable, inviting, and accessible.