HIKING

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There are numerous hiking areas within a 75 minute drive from New York City. Over the
years I have hiked most of these areas from the popular Harriman Bear Mountain State Park
to lesser known areas such as the Teatown Preserve. There is no reason for me to describe
these trails. Details can be found in the books and web sites listed below.

One of the newest hiking areas of the 21st century is the

STERLING FOREST STATE PARK New trails have been opened in the spring of 2001.
They include the Wildcat Mountain Trail which provides a link to
Harriman-Bear Mountain State Park.

For hiking information in the New York metropolitan area check out the local chapter of the

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAIN CLUB

The most complete guide to all trails in the area is found in

"The New York Walk Book" and "The New Jersey Walk Book". These books are often referred to as the "Bible" of hiking. Previous editions of the
"Walk Books" were combined in one edition. This is no longer practical. Obviously,
there has been a tremendous increase in the number of hiking opportunities in the
New York City area in the last 10-15 years. To obtain these books plus a wealth of
other hiking information contact the

NEW YORK NEW JERSEY TRAIL CONFERENCE

Among this organization's functions:
1. Maintaining trails in the region
2. Providing excellent waterproof/tearproof maps
3. Hiking guides and books
4. A clearing house for infomation about the trails (including up to the minute trail
closings during last summer's drought)
5. An excellent web site!!
6. A new Trail Office in Mahwah, NJ (near the NY State border)
replacing the midtown Manhattan office.

There is an extensive network of trails on Long Island. Considering the density of the
population I find this quite an accomplishment.

THE LONG ISLAND GREENBELT TRAIL CONFERENCE builds and maintains many of these trails and has extensive schedule of hikes for both the
novice and experienced hiker. They do not have a web site but you can contact them at
ligreebelt@juno.com or HikeLI@aol.com (516) 360-0753 or (516) 369-9768(Weekends)

However, there is a website for HIKING LONG ISLAND

The Appalachian Trail is a continuous footpath from Maine to Georgia. The trail crosses
many mountain peaks in the Eastern United States in its journey of more than 2000 miles.
The best source of information for this famous trail is the

APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONFERENCE

The Appalachian Trail is only one of several National Scenic Trails
The map below is taken form the Pacific Crest Trail Association website
Click the map or the table below for these trail web sites

1. Appalachian Trail	2. Pacific Crest Trail	3. Continental Divide Trail
4. North Country Trail		5. Ice Age Trail
6. Potomac Heritage Trail	7. Natchez Trace Trail	8. Florida Trail

To find information about hiking trails anywhere in the United States contact the

AMERICAN HIKING SOCIETY

The Sierra Club is primarily concerned with the preservation of the natural environment.
However, they also sponsor hikes and maintain hiking trails.

SIERRA CLUB

Finally a reminder that you should always take a trail map when you go hiking.
If your map gets torn you should be able to put it back together again.
Your mouse can move sections of the map.

If you have any suggestions or comments contact me

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