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National Trails Day

Celebration of the Northville-Placid Trail

When: 8 AM to 4 PM. Saturday, June 5, 2010

Where: Indian Lake, New York. Meet at designated trailheads located in Blue Mountain (BMWF) and Moose River Plains (MRPWF) Wild Forests / Blue Ridge (BRWA), High Peaks (HPWA), Siamese Ponds Wilderness (SPWA), and West Canada Lakes (WCLWA) Wilderness Areas / Town of Indian Lake (TIL)

Trail Projects:

1. School Trail (TIL): This trail starts behind the Indian Lake School and climbs up Crow Hill. A new waterbar will be built and existing waterbars will be cleaned out.
This project has filled. Please make another selection.

2. Wakely Mountain Trail (MRPWF): One or two rock waterbars will be constructed on this popular yet remote fire tower trail that starts near the end of the Cedar River road. Existing waterbars will also be maintained. This project has six spaces remaining.

3. Northville-Placid Trail (BRWA): A series of foot bridges will be assembled on a section of the reroute that was built last season. Bridge material will need to be carried a short distance to the work site. This project has filled. Please make another selection.

4. Cascade Pond (BRWA): The main focus of this project will be to relocate and dig a new hole for the pit privy that is near the Cascade Pond lean-to. If there is time left the trail will be sidecut towards the N-P Trail. This project has one space remaining.

5. Sucker Brook Trail (WCLWA): A section of this backcountry trail that leads to the N-P Trail will be rehabilitated with sidecutting and blowdown removal. Markers will be added where needed. This project has filled. Please make another selection.

6. Puffer Pond Trail (SPWA): Starting at Kings Flow, the Puffer Pond Trail will be improved and cleared of encroaching brush. This project has three spaces remaining.

7. Northville-Placid Trail (BMWF): Beginning near the north end of Tirrell Pond a crew will sidecut this section of the N-P Trail that is heavily overgrown. This project has two spaces remaining.

8. Northville-Placid Trail (BRWA): This will be a hike through of the new section of the N-P Trail that was rerouted in 2009. Some light trail work will be completed along the route such as blowdown removal. This crew will hike over 12 miles and will need to maintain at least a 2 MPH pace for the duration of the hike. This project has one space remaining.

9. Northville-Placid Trail (HPWA): A series of existing foot bridges will be repaired on this section of the NPT. A stringer will be replaced on a bridge that crosses Sixmile Brook and some of the bridges near the Catlin Bay Lean-to will be repaired. This project has three spaces remaining.

Après-National Trails Day Event

Where: Byron Park, Indian Lake
When: 5 PM to 9 PM, Saturday, June 5
What: Celebration including dinner, music, T-shirts, and raffles.

Free camping is available both Friday and Saturday nights at the Lake Durant State Campground for all participants.

Click here for a National Trails Day registration form.

Click here to learn how to Sponsor the NTD Event.

Partners and Sponsors (to date):

  • NYSDEC Region 5
  • Onondaga Chapter
  • RMG Enterprises 

Volunteer Sponsors:

  • Bev’s Dairy Treat
  • Wild River Press
  • Finger Lakes Trail Conference
  • North Country Trail Association
  • Willie’s Barbecue