Our morning meet-up location for this project is the Silvermine Lake old ski center parking lot off of 7 Lakes Dr. In Harriman State Park, NY. From there we hike 1.2 miles to where an old woods road crosses the Appalachian Trail. We are in a saddle between two hills. Going north on the A.T. is our current worksite. It starts with new steps at the road but most of our work will be building a series of steps to the top of a steep hill. By the end of this weekend we had 10 steps in place.
We'll be back in two weeks, and yes we will be here for many weekends.
The Appalachian Trail is always changing and evolving. All along the A.T., work crews, like LDTC constantly relocate and rehabilitate portions of the trail to protect nature and to enhance the Appalachian Trail hiking experience.
All of our projects take a lot of effort and as always, all done by volunteers. Our experience crew and crew leaders are eager to teach volunteers of all abilities the skills needed to build hiking trails.
Speaking of volunteers, not everyone can make it everyday and that’s OK with us. Some volunteers come out everyday while others can only make it to 1 or 2. Don’t feel that you have to commit to an entire project or even a weekend, any help is appreciated and being a volunteer you can come and go as you see fit.
We're a community of volunteers who build, protect and maintain hiking trails. We invite you to join us. You’ll be glad you did.
