| Date |
Event Type |
Nearby City /FLT Map |
Time |
Contact |
| Description |
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| April 24, 2010 |
Wally Wood Hike- West |
Allegany State Park Map M2/CT2 Access 1 to Access 4 |
10 am |
Kristin Schafer 607-242-5790 or Cathy Concannon 585-880-4456 |
Hike: 9.4 miles on the FLT in Western NY. Moderate pace. Join Kristin as she completes another piece of her FLT End-to-End continuous section hike from West to East. 3 miles will pass through Seneca Indian Nation land.
Meet: 10:00 AM at intersection of Bay State Road and Allegany State Park entrance road (ASP2).
Directions: From Rt 17/86 take exit 19 to ASP 2 Allegany Park entrance road, turn right on Bay State Road then sharp left, follow shoulder of Rt 17 access road, passing under the overpass to ample shoulder parking.
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| April 24, 2010 |
Wally Wood Hike- East |
Finger Lakes Trail, Cortland County, Map M20 Hoxie Gorge |
9 am |
Larry and Susan Blumberg 607-797-0912 |
Hike: Hikers will be given two choices, a 6.3 mile hike from McGraw Marathon Rd west through Hoxie Gorge to where the FLT meets US 11, or 11.3 miles by continuing on with an additional 5 miles of road walking along US 11 and West River Road on each side of the village of Blodgett Mills. Join Larry and Susan as they continue west on their very methodical FLT End-to-End quest (all of their hikes have been in order, starting back in 2007 at the eastern terminus of the FLT).
Meet: 9 AM at intersection of W River Rd and where the FLT leaves W River Rd, 2.8 miles south of the Blodgett Mills bridge which crosses the Tioughnioga River.
Directions: Take either I-81 Exit 9 (coming from Binghamton) or Exit 10 (coming from Syracuse) and follow US 11 to Blodgett Mills. Cross the river and turn south on W River Rd for 2.8 miles.
Carpooling: Meet at Wegman's north lot in Johnson City (NY 17 Exit 70N) at 7:45 am. Contact leaders for alternate meeting locations.
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| May 21-23, 2010 |
Spring Weekend |
Alfred Univ |
May 21-23 |
Pat Monahan |
| Spring Weekend & Annual Meeting at Alfred University. Info about Spring Weekend
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| June 19, 2010 |
Board Meeting |
Mt. Morris |
10 am |
Pat Monahan |
| Board Meeting
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| July 24, 2010 |
Ed Sidote Hike |
Truman Hill, Otselic, Chenango County, Map M22 |
9 am |
Don Windsor 607-336-4628 |
Hike: This will be a 7-mile loop over Truman Hill in the Partridge Ridge State Forest (labeled as Otselic State Forest on Map M22). First half will be on the FLT from NY State Route 26 to Will Warner Road, with a return via the parallel DEC Truck Trail. A shorter 2-mile hike will also be offered. Both hikes will pass by the Winston Bruxton Memorial Bench.
Meet: 9:00 AM at the Fishing Access Site on NY State Route 26 just below the intersection with Bucks Brook Road in the Town of Otselic, Chenango County. Hike will start at 09:30, after everyone has had a chance to greet the hike's namesake, Ed Sidote.
Directions: The fishing access is well marked, it is on NY State Route 26 approximately 2 miles south of the village of Otselic in the northwest corner of Chenango County, where NY State Route 26 and the FLT cross the Otselic River. It's milepost 19.1 on Map M22.
Carpooling: From the Norwich area, meet at 8:00 in the parking lot behind Howard Johnson motel on NY State Route 12 and carpool to the hike site. From the Binghamton area, please contact Larry Blumberg, LBlumberg@stny.rr.com or 607-797-0912
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| Oct ?- Dec ? |
Hunting Seasons |
all NY |
NA |
NA |
| Big Game hunting seasons in New York. Hikers, be sure you know the latest hunting season trail closures. Also, please take appropriate safety precautions.
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| October 1-3, 2010 |
Fall Campout |
Bath |
TBA |
Pat Monahan |
| Fall Campout at Hickory Hill Family Camping Resort, Bath, NY - Details will be posted in early summer
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| Oct 16, 2010 |
Erv Markert Hike |
Queen Catharine Marsh Loop Trail, Watkins Glen, Map QCMLT or M15 |
10 am |
John Morris 607-753-7256 |
Hike: The QCMLT, in combination with the FLT Map M15,
makes an eight mile loop through the Catharine Creek Wildlife Management Area, a protected natural wetland at the
south end of Seneca Lake in the Village of Watkins Glen. This is a very level, easy hike, utilizing a rail trail and other passageways through the wetland. Waterfowl and other wildlife, along with the changing colors, promise to be abundant this time of year.
Meet: 10:00 AM at Lakeside Park (labeled as Clute Park on Map QCMLT) in Watkins Glen at the southern tip of Seneca Lake.
Directions to Meeting location: From Rt 17/86 take exit 52A (NY 14) into Watkins Glen. Turn right on E 4th St (NY 414), Lakeside Park will be on your left in about 1/2 mile.
Carpooling: From the Binghamton area, please contact Larry Blumberg, LBlumberg@stny.rr.com or 607-797-0912
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| first Monday of Feb |
Legal Closure |
all NY |
NA |
NA |
| In the interest of legally protecting those landowners who have permitted us to build our trail across their land, the Finger Lakes Trail System will be closed on all private lands for 24 hours
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