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Adirondack hiker shuttles shelved for year

By Tim Rowland

The state Department of Environmental Conservation provided a written statement confirming that it will work with the local governments to create a shuttle system with restroom and parking in 2022 to "play a critical role in helping to manage sustainable visitation in the High Peaks."

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Trail running: From a pandemic pastime dawns a new passion

By Contributing Writer

The Adirondacks host a number of run-friendly trails, abandoned railroad tracks, snowmobile trails, old logging roads, high clearance roads, seasonal access roads, and even just plain old dirt roads.

Baxter Mountain

Six short spring hikes

By Sierra McGivney

Hiking in spring can have its rewards, even if it's messy at times.

Nun-ya business

By Lisa Ballard

A little-known herd path to Nun-da-ga-o Ridge

As hiking season approaches, ADK provides updated guidebook

By Mike Lynch

The Adirondack Mountain Club is doubling down on its efforts to educate backcountry users.

Trekking through farms and fields

By Mike Lynch

Champlain Valley trails offer a different kind of Adirondack experience for hikers.

snowshoes

12 snowshoe treks for all ages, abilities

By Sierra McGivney

Five articles that feature snowshoe treks for all skill levels, on trails that are located all over the Adirondacks.

Here comes the sun

By Mike Lynch

Hikers seek ‘some of the most beautiful experiences in life’

black mountain

Behind the Lens: An opening in the clouds

By Mike Lynch

Explorer photographer describes his approach to getting photos on a winter hike up Black Mountain.

Hiking Wilmington Slide: A perfect shoulder-season outing

By Tim Rowland

Slides are notoriously hard to get to, and as the days shorten, climbing one becomes, for us mere mortals, a sport that’s off the table until spring. One shoulder-season exception is the slide on Wilmington Peak in the Stephenson Range in northern Essex County.

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