Mud? Ice? High water at stream crossings?
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Cold Spring Trails
AT Bridge out in New Jersey
The Black Creek Bridge has now been repaired - the trail is open again between Route 94 and Canal Road - Thank you to Sandy Parr and his N. Jersey Trail Crew!
LarryWheelock - N.Y. West Hudson Reg. Rep
RE: The AT in NJ between Route 94 and Canal Road in Vernon
The bridge across a tributary of Black Creek was dislodged by the recent flooding. The bridge is unsafe to use. Unless you want to wade in the waist deep stream you should take the long route on route 94 to Maple Grange Road and back up Canal Road (or in reverse for north bound), to by-pass the area until the bridge can be repaired.
AT Bridge out in NJ
As an optional road walk, use Prices Switch Rd, right near the AT parking lot and Heaven Hill Farm. See the map that is already posted; that will bring you in Canal Rd from the north end. Less road traffic.
White trail on Taurus
I was also out in central Harriman on Thursday
Harriman/Tuxedo
trail conditions
Many roads in No. Jersey and New York are closed due to this huge rainfall, so access to trail heads could be difficult. In addition, you may find bridges gone, or the usual crossings under a lot of water. It will take some time for this water to recede.
PLEASE, any trail damage/bridges out, trees down, report directly to Trail Conference Office using this form
http://www.nynjtc.org/webform/trail-problem-report
3/14/10 harriman park floods and bridges out
today 3/14 route 17 was closed in sloatsburg and tuxedo. i drove the long way around to reeves meadow and the pine meadow trail was under water (of course). most snow is gone but there are still some snowy or icy places on less traveled trails. going up the stony brook trail i found that BOTH of the kakiat trail bridges are out. the HTS bridge and the other bridges south of HTS on pine meadow and stony brook trails are fine-did not get up to 7hills bridge yet. hopefully rt 17 will reopen monday but call if you are going thru that area to confirm. i will post pics and videos of the very impressive rushing waters later on--if interested send me an email. susan banjolady.susan@verizon.net
Kakiat bridge status
Minnewaska State Park
Pyramid Mountain
Minnewaska State Park/Sam's Point Preserve
Deep Snow in the Catskills
Word has come from our volunteers in the Catskills:
The Northeast part of the Catskills received 64" (Hunter Mt. is saying 84") last week. The roads, while open, are only a lane to a lane and a half wide. None of the parking lots are plowed out, actually behind 6 to 7 foot walls of snow from the plows. There is really no parking for any of the trail heads. It might be a good idea to put this on the TC website for this weekend as the weather is supposed to be good. Also, the snow bowed and broke many trees along the roads. There is no reason not to think the same is true on and along the trails. Trail finding may be difficult, if not impossible on many trails. Exhaustion is a definate possibility of people trying to break trail thru four or more feet of unpacked snow. I don't know the situation is the Central or Southern Catskills but would imagine it to be close to the same.can anyone please tell me
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Snow in Catskills
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Vandalism in Norvin Green South.
Harriman Snow Conditions
Snow Conditions in Harriman