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Grant Seaman: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

  Grant Seaman Canisteo, New York Central patch + Pennsylvania rocker In 2012, I started my challenge to hike the 46 highest peaks in New York State and become a “46er,” subsequently completing this challenge in the summer of 2017. I then wondered if there was a hiking challenge I could start closer to home. […]

New York State Land Acquisitions

  Join us in congratulating two awesome organizations on their recent land acquisitions in New York State: the Finger Lakes Trail Conference (FLTC) and the Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT). In late 2021, the FLTC completed the largest land acquisition in the organization’s 60-year history: 140 acres in Chenango County. The purchase was made possible […]

Clark Hill State Forest: Project Spotlight

  In the summer of 2021, proposed NCT route scouting and flagging began in Clark Hill State Forest in central New York State. Stephanie Campbell, NCTA Regional Trail Coordinator for New York and Vermont, and Steve Kinne, NCTA Central New York Chapter volunteer, walked the proposed Trail route through Clark Hill State Forest from Latteiman […]