lookin for new hiking grounds

[AdkWiley]

hey all i live out in east berne, which is bout 20-30 min sw of albany, out by thatcher park. im bummed cause my g/f has too much work this weekend ot go up to the adks to hike. so i was wonderin if anyone knew of any good hiking in the area, i checked out local hikes.com and they didnt really give too many long hikes. Thatcher park is nice and all but its not really a great place to hike, lots of people and id liek to be a little deeper into teh woods. i know some of u are from aroudn the area so if anyone can please help id be super appriciative. if not ill be one sad hiker this beautiful weekend.
- thanks for teh help! Wiley

[Dick]

Hi Wiley,

I know it's not wilderness, but have you tried the Long Path? You can pick it up at Thatcher Park (or just west of) and hike south to Roemer's point (nice views west and south), or to Old Stage Road and beyond (all the way to NYC, for that matter!). I've tried it north also, but you have to walk a road for part of it. That's the longest trail in the area I'm aware of.

Dick (from Voorheesville)

[Kevin]

The Taconic trail east of here is a nice "local" hike (hour+ drive from east berne).

[Dick]

The Taconic trail east of here is a nice "local" hike (hour+ drive from east berne).

An hour+ drive south would also put you in the Catskills, which opens up a whole new range of possibilities.

Dick

[Rivet]

If you're in Berne, then the Long Path would be a good bet. The section around Middleburg is nice (Vromans Nose and Middleburg Cliffs).

As Dick mentions, you're an hour (or maybe less) to northern Catskills - Windham, Blackhead, Black Dome, Thomas Cole are all close to you.

[AdkWiley]

Thanx for the info guys, i think i found a 6.5 mile loop im gogin to do called partridge run. seams nice , lots of littel ponds so we'll see i guess. ony bout 6 miles down the road from me i guess. i was thinking the long path and that may be another one i might do aswell, just a small section of it that is! the catskills owuld be nice but thats an hour plus drive for me and im lookin for more local, any way and hour plus drive will put me up in the dacks where i want to be haha! hmm maybe ill steal away up there and not tell the little woman so she doesnt get jelious haha. Thank for all the help guys! - Wiley

[Dick]

I thought of suggesting Partridge Run, but figured it might be too short (and populated) for you. If it's not too buggy, it's certainly a nice enough stroll.

Dick

[AdkWiley]

jsut got back from partridge run it ws a nice hike, whish they actually had maps liek they said they would haha. wasnt too crowded either only saw a few people, bugs were out but i put a little deet on my bandana and they stayed away. themost annoying thing was running into the damn tent catipilliars haning from their silk! haha hope everyone enjoys teh beautiful day- Wiley

[mrbubbles]

Maybe the Escarpment in the Catskills? Or Devils Path? There's also a lot of good stuff in Western Massachussetts.
I'm in a club that's very into trail running, and they're always taking field trips to new places, for races etc. Their URL is:

http://www.albanyrunningexchange.org

[fvrwld]

Two areas very close to you are the Partridge Run WMA in Berne and the Black Creek WMA in Voorheesville. Each have a few short hikes. Black Creek is a beautiful wetland area with a few trails running through it. To find it do a mapquest search for Kling Terrace in Voorheesville. Access to the WMA is at the end of that road.

[kurtteej]

The Whites in NH. I'm going to be putting some pix up of some shots that I took last summer on my way up Lincoln & Lafayette.

[other shots from the region are available at:

http://www.pbase.com/kurtteej/newhampshire