Re: [at-l] Misc Notes (Admin)

[PaddyBeer@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/8/99 7:27:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
bullard@northnet.org writes:

<< When done it may. It is supposed to go around the bottom of Lake Erie. The
 'Long Path' in NY connects with the AT, I believe (someone correct me if
 I'm wrong) and there's an East-West trail that could carry you to where the
 NC Trail goes South around the Lake. It would be great if all these hooked
 up into a nationwide network so you could get anywhere in the country on 
foot.
  >>


You want a hiking experience?  Dudes.  Listen up here.  We are going 
international!

The North Country Trail enters into NY State from PA and is the same as two 
other trails for the first few miles or so.  One of these other trail, the 
Finger Lakes Trail, runs east - west until it hits the Long Path in the 
Catskills in the area of Denning Leanto.  The Long Path goes North - SOuth 
and right now the south end goes all the way to the Bear Mt Bridge, which is 
the bridge to take over the Hudson River to go to Yankee Stadium.  Anyway, as 
the Long Path is heading toward Yankee Stadium it intersects with the 
Appalachian Trail in Harriman State Park.  When completed, as the Long Path 
heads north (away from Yankee Stadium), it goes through the Catskills and 
ultimately, when completed, will hook up with the Northville - Lake Placid 
Trail that is basically a 112 mile or so lowland trail in the ADKs.

The other trail that the North Country Trail enters NY State on is the 
Conservation Trail.  After a short distance the Conservation Trail breaks off 
from the other two and heads North - South along the western end of New York 
State.  The northern end of the Conservation Trail goes over one of the 
bridges into Canada.

In Canada, another trail, The Bruce Trail, picks up where the Conservation 
Trail ends and goes for hundreds of miles up into Canada.

So there!

:)
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