Read About Who We Are and What We Do
Trail Crew!
Trail Crew Volunteers
46r Trail Crew volunteers:
It is time to sign up for this year's trail maintenance projects. As you can see, we are planning an aggressive schedule! The work never ends and those woods need your strong backs and good humor.
Please use our online sign-up form: https://tinyurl.com/Trail-Crew-Signup-2019. If you have problems using the online form, please reach out via e-mail: adk46ertrailwork@gmail.com (but please sign up on-line if at all possible). Come out and have fun as often as you can!
— Sam Eddy, Joe Bogardus, Tom Fine, Doug Varney, Brian Sikora and Mark Simpson — 46r Trailmasters
2019 ADK 46r Trail Maintenance Schedule
May 4-5: Trail Hardening - Round Pond-Dix Trail.
We will meet at the Round Pond trailhead at 7AM both days.
May 6-10: Horse Trail Maintenance.
Exact start date depends on weather and trail conditions. We will be working from Duck Hole to Newcomb. Requirements: Crew size is limited. You must be in excellent physical condition and health. You may be required to carry up to 50 pounds of gear for up to 20 miles. We will be staying in the wilderness, and you must have proper equipment and food for the entire stay. We will work long hours and the work will be very hard. Still interested? More details to follow as the time gets closer.
May 11: Round Pond and Giant Blowdown Sweeps / May 12: Whiteface Blowdown Sweep.
We would like a large number of volunteers for this weekend so we can knock out these sweeps in one fell swoop. We'll gather at the respective trailheads at 7AM each day.
May 18-19: Elk Lake-Dix Blowdown Sweep and Trail Hardening.
We will meet at the Frontiertown parking lot, off Exit 29, at 7AM. Camping is available at Sharp Bridge State Campground; Friday and Saturday nights, the 17th and 18th, sites 6-9.
May 25 and 27: McKenzie-Haystack (Ray Brook) Trail Hardening.
We will meet at the trailhead (located on Route 86 between Ray Brook and Lake Placid) at 7AM both days. There will be no trail work on May 26 (46R Spring Meeting), a day of rest for the crew. Camping is available at Meadowbrook State Campground; May 24-26, sites 13, 27 and 61-62. We'd like a good turnout for this one because more strong backs = more feet of trail hardened. This kind of work goes better with a crowd.
June 1: National Trails Day.
The ADK is coordinating work in Wanakena this year. You must sign up with them, this is their outing. However, if you work with the ADK Trails Day crew, please let Tom Fine know (adk46ertrailwork@gmail.com) so we can credit your Conservation Service Hours.
June 8-9: Marcy Lean-To Rebuild I.
We will meet at the Adirondack Loj at 7 AM both days. Participants will be e-mailed a parking pass. Camping is available at Meadowbrook State Campground in Ray Brook, Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th, sites 13, 27 and 61-62.
June 15-16: Marcy Lean-To Rebuild II.
We will meet at the Adirondack Loj at 7 AM both days. Participants will be e-mailed a parking pass. If we finish early, we'll stain the Kagel lean-to and work on various trail hardening projects around Marcy Dam. There is always more work to do! Camping is available at Meadowbrook State Campground in Ray Brook, Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th, sites 13, 27 and 61-62.
June 29-30: Fix the Bradley Pond Lean-To and Keep Hardening the Trail.
We will meet at the Bradley Pond/Santanoni Trailhead at 7:15 AM both days. Camping is available at the beautiful Lake Harris State Campground near Newcomb, Friday night the 28th and Saturday night the 29th, sites 42, 44, 49 and 51. This is another weekend we'd like a large turnout. Last year's gravel bucket brigades were epic and we need to do more of that kind of trail hardening. The benefit is walking out for many hundreds of feet on beautiful hardened trail.
July 12-14 (Friday-Sunday): Women Only Weekend (WoW) 2019.
The project is a surprise, picked out by the DEC Forester. Camping Thursday (11th), Friday (12th) and Saturday (13th) nights at beautiful Harris Lake State Campground near Newcomb, sites 42, 44, 49 and 51. Meet-up time is 7:30 AM each morning. Remember, you're not obligated to work all three days of this outing! We'll be happy to see your smiling face any of the days or all weekend. The Trailmasters will provide a simple cookout Friday night; Saturday night details to follow ...
August 3-4: Elk Lake-Dix Bridge Project and Trail Hardening.
We will meet at the Frontiertown lot off Exit 29 at 7AM both days. Camping is available at Sharp Bridge State Campground, Friday night the 2nd and Saturday night the 3rd, sites 6-9.
August 16-18 (Friday-Sunday): Putnam Pond Campout 2019.
Camping Thursday (15th), Friday (16th) and Saturday (17th) nights at Putnam Pond State Campground, sites 57-63. We will work on various projects around the large campground and the trail masters will provide a Saturday night cookout feast. We'll also provide a simple cookout Friday night. Remember, you're not obligated to work all three days of this outing! We'll be happy to see your smiling face any of the days or all weekend.
September 7-8: Upper Works Trail Hardening.
We will meet up at the Upper Works trailhead at 7:15AM both days. Camping is available, Friday night the 6th and Saturday night the 7th, at Harris Lake State Campground, sites 42, 44, 49 and 51. This is another outing for which we'd love a large crew. Trail hardening goes faster with more strong backs.
September 28-29: Bradley Pond Trail Hardening.
We will meet up at the Bradley Pond/Santanoni Trailhead at 7:15AM both days. More strong backs = more fun.
