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RIP VAN WINKLE HIKERS

Frederic Church painting showing the view from Olana, looking southwest toward the Hudson and Catskills beyond.


Autumn 2009
Hiking Schedule


Saturday, August 1st
2009 Club Picnic
All Day Event (Food/Festivities begin at 2:30 PM)
North/South Lake State Campground: at the pavillion near South Lake
Click Here for further details.

Monday, August 3rd, Advanced
Meet - 8:00 AM
Black Dome Mountain (3980')*
Moderate +: 4.7 miles, 5.0 hours
For more information call: (845) 246-8616 (Donna Wamsley)

Saturday, August 8th, Novice
Meet - 9:00 AM
Belleayre Mountain (Note: There is a charge for taking Sky Ride)
Moderate: 5.0 miles, 6.0 hours
For more information call: (845) 246-7174 (Sandra Thorpe)

Monday, August 17th, Advanced
Meet - 8:00 AM
Panther Mountain (3720')
Moderate +: 6.5 miles, 5.5 hours
For more information call: (845) 246-8074 (Juanita Wilsey)

Monday, August 24th, Intermediate
Meet - 8:00 AM
Schaupeneak Ridge
Moderate: 3.5 miles, 3.0 hours
For more information call: (845) 246-7590 (Bob Stinemire)

Wednesday, August 26th, Novice
Meet - 9:00 AM
Vanderbilt Healthy Heart Loop
Easy: 4.0 miles, 4.0 hours
For more information call: (845)246-2945 (Sally Colclough)

Monday, August 31st, Advanced
Meet - 8:00 AM
Friday Mt (3694’) and Balsam Cap (3623’) Mountains
Strenuous bushwhack: 7.5 miles, 7.5 hours
For more information call: (607) 363-7267 (Pat and Moira Colangelo)

Monday, September 7th, Intermediate
Meet - 8:00 AM
Balsam Lake Mountain (3723’)
Moderate: 6.0 miles, 3.5 hours
For more information call: (845) 338-8772 (Chet Schram)

Saturday, September 12th, Novice
Meetv - 9:00 AM
Tannersville Bike Path
Easy hike: 3.0 miles, 4.0 hours
For more information call: (845) 246-7174 (Sandra Thorpe)

Monday, September 14th, Advanced
Meet - 8:00 AM
Doubletop Mountain (3860')
Strenuous bushwhack: 5.5 miles, 5.5 hours
For more information call; (607) 363-7267 (Pat and Moira Colangelo)
or (845) 246-8074 (Juanita Wilsey)

Monday September 21st, Intermediate
Meet - 8:00 AM
Schunemunk Mt. in the Hudson Highlands
Moderate: 6.0 miles, 5.0 hours
For more information call: (518) 895-8474 (Rick Smith)

Monday, September 28th, Advanced
Meet - 8:00 AM
Hunter (4040’) and Southwest Hunter (3740') Mtns
Moderate + hike and bushwhack: 7.5 miles, 6.0 hours
For more information call; (973) 994-2314 (Keith Johnson)

Monday, September 28th
7:00 PM
Bi-Monthly Meeting at Atonement Lutheran Church in Saugerties
Refreshments provided by Helena Boba

Wednesday, September 30th,Novice
Meet - 9:00 AM
Green Point Conservation Area
Easy: 4.0 miles, 5.0 hours
For more information call: (845) 758-6143 (Helena Boba)

Monday, October 5th, Intermediate
8:00 AM
Colgate Lake
Moderate, 8.5 miles, 6.0 hours
For more information call: (845) 338-8772 (Chet Schramm)

Monday, October 12th, Advanced
Meet 8:00 AM
Big Indian (3700’) and Eagle (3600’) Mountains from Seager trailhead
Strenuous, 11.0 miles, 7.0 hours
For more information call (607) 363-7267 or (845) 246-8616 (Pat and Moira Colangelo)

Wednesday, October 14h, Novice
Meet - 9:00 AM
Frannie Reese Park in Highland
Easy, 3.0 miles, 3.0 hours
For more information call: (845) 758-0769

Monday, October 19th, Intermediate
Meet - 8:00 AM
Minnewaska State Park: Gertrude’s Nose
Moderate, 5.0 miles, 4.0 hours
For more information call: 845-246-4590 (Bob Stinemire)

Tuesday, October 20th, Trail maintenance Hike
Call for meeting time/place
Thomas Cole (3940’) section of Long Path
Moderate, 7.1 miles, 5.0 hours
For more information call: (607)363-7267 (Pat Colangelo)

October 23rd through 25th, All Groups
2009 Fall Hiking Weekend
Stowe and Mount Mansfield Area of Vermont
Click Here for further information

Monday, October 26th, Advanced
Meet - 8:00 AM
Cornell (3906’) Mountain
Strenuous, 6.0 miles, 6.0 hours
For more information call: (845) 246-1823 (Susan Puretz)

Wednesday, October 28th, Annual Halloween Hike
Meet - 9:00 AM at Frannie Reese Park
HALLOWEEN ON THE BRIDGE: Pot Luck Picnic at Frannie Reese Park
and hike the Walkway Loop Trail and new Rail Trail over the Hudson River
For more information call: (845)246-8074 (Juanita Wilsey)

Friday, October 30th, Trail Maintenance Hike
Call for meeting time/place
Long Path section – Platte Clove Road to Palenville
For more information call: (607)363-7267 (Pat Colangelo)

Monday, November 2nd, Intermediate
Meet - 8:00 AM
Ashokan High Point (3080’), ascent 1980'
Moderate +, 7.5 miles, 6.0 hours
For more information call: (845) 338-8772 (Chet Schramm)

Monday, November 9th, Advanced
Meet - 8:00 AM
Balsam Cap (3623') and Friday (3694') Mountains
Strenuous Bushwhack, 7.5 miles, 7.5 hours
For more information call: 845-246-8616 (Donna Wamsley)

Wednesday, November 11th, Novice
Meet - 9:00 AM
Buttercup Farm Sanctuary in the Town of Stanford
Easy, 3.0 miles, 3.0 hours
For more information call: (845)758-6143 (Helena Boba)

Monday, November 16th, Intermediate
Meet - 8:00 AM
Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve in the Helderbergs,
Rensselaerville, NY
Easy +, 4.0 miles, 3.0 hours
For more information call: (518) 895-8474 Rick Smith

Saturday, November 21st, Novice
Meet - 9:00 AM
Five Rivers Environmental Center in Delmar, NY
Easy, 3.0 miles, 3.0 hours
For more information call: (845) 246-4590 (Alice Stinemire)

Monday, November 23rd, Advanced
Meet - 8:00 AM
Blackhead Mountain (3940’)
Moderate, 5.0 miles, 5.0 hours
For more information call: (845) 246-8074 (Juanita Wilsey)

Monday, November 23rd
7:00 PM
Bi-Monthly Meeting at Atonement Lutheran Church in Saugerties

Monday, November 30th, Intermediate
Meet - 9:00 AM
Minnewaska State Park: Millbrook Mountain
Moderate, 6.0 miles, 4.0 hours
For more information call: (845) 338-8772 (Chet Schramm)

Wednesday, December 2nd, Annual Moonlight Hike
Overlook Mountain from Meads Mountain House/Buddhist Monastery
Details to be announced



Please call the hike coordinator (phone numbers listed above) for more information on meeting places and hike details.

All club hikes originate at the trailhead. The hike coordinator will provide specific directions.



Hikes are divided into advanced, intermediate and novice levels.

* The figure given represents the elevation of the summit. The total ascent of the hike will be less.

Trail Maintenance = special maintenance hikes
(see Trail Maintenance in the Main Menu)

Rain Dates will be the following Monday for Monday
hikes, and the following Saturday for Saturday hikes.
There is no regular rain date for Wednesday hikes.

Hiking involves certain inherent hazards, and persons
participating do so at their own risk.




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