No experience needed - all are welcome, especially applicants and new members. Joint with the Knickerbocker Chapter. A moderate eight-mile hike on the Appalachian Trail through farm land into the Pawling Nature Preserve. Drivers go along Rt. Park at an area beyond on either side of the highway and walk back south 200 yards, turning right on a path before a sign marked JCT RTE 68 to find the small station 50 yards to the west.
Participants call leader to confirm train and start times.
Mt. Taurus A long uphill, but at a moderate pace and with spectacular views of the Hudson. Inclement weather cancels. Joint with AMC and the Sierra Club. Possibly see bears and a wildcat. Five miles with some climbing and rocky walking, but otherwise moderate.