Best of the Appalachian Trail: Day Hikes
56. GREAT SWAMP AND CORBIN HILL EASY / 2.8-mile round-trip / 1.5 hours You don’t need a car to reach the beginning of this hike. On weekends and holidays, the Metro North commuter train from New York City stops at the Appalachian Trail Station next to NY 22. (Visit mta.info/mnr for a schedule.) Great Swamp is the second-largest freshwater wetland in New York, encompassing thousands of acres along its 20-mile length. Muskrats and other wildlife live among nine known rare plant and animal species, including spreading globeflower and Atlantic white cedar. The views from the open fields of Corbin Hill take in West Mountain and Cat Rocks to the west, Waldo Hill and Sharp Hills to the north, and the route of the A.T. climbing the ridge to the east. THE HIKE Walk southward on NY 22 from the parking area, turn right onto a dirt road at 0.1 mile, and cross the railroad tracks at the Appalachian Trail Station. Soon follow puncheon across the wet areas of Great Swamp, crossing Swamp River on a footbridge at 0.4 mile. Cattails grow in great numbers beside the trail. Begin the steady but gradual climb along the side of Corbin Hill. Open meadows, dotted by summer flowers such as gentian and mullein, provide the views. It is time to turn around when the trail enters woods near the top of the rise. TRAILHEAD DIRECTIONS Take I-84 to Exit 17 (Ludingtonville Road). Turn east (right from I-84 West, left from I-84 East), and drive 0.6 mile. Turn left onto Mooney Hill Road, and drive 2.5 miles. Turn right onto NY 292 South, and drive 0.8 mile. Turn left onto NY 311 North, and drive 1.3 miles. Turn left onto NY 22 North, and drive 5.7 miles to the crossing; the parking area is 0.1 mile farther. GPS TRAILHEAD COORDINATES N41° 35.575' W73° 35.247'
| Autor: | Adkins, Leonard M. Logue, Frank Logue, Victoria |
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| ISBN: | 9781634041454 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Ingram Publishers Services |
| Veröffentlicht: | 21.08.2018 |
| Schlagworte: | Appalachia Connecticut Georgia HEALTH & FITNESS / Healthy Living Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania SPORTS & RECREATION / Hiking Tennessee Vermont Virginia West Virginia |
Leonard M. Adkins has been intimately involved with the Appalachian Trail for several decades. He has hiked its full length five times and lacks just a few hundred miles to complete it for a sixth. He has maintained a section of the Trail near McAfee Knob and was a ridgerunner for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. He has also served as an A.T. Natural Heritage Site Monitor, aiding the conservancy and the National Park Service in overseeing the welfare of rare and endangered plants. In addition, he has served on the boards of directors of the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club and the Old Dominion Appalachian Trail Club. Among other long-distance trails Leonard has completed are the Continental Divide Trail from Canada to Mexico, the Pacific Northwest Trail from Glacier National Park to the Pacific Ocean, and the Pyrenees High Route along the border of France and Spain. In all, he has walked more than 20,000 miles exploring the backcountry areas of the United States, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, and the Caribbean. Leonard is the author of 20 books on travel and the outdoors. His Wildflowers of the Appalachian Trail was presented the National Outdoor Book Award, while The Appalachian Trail: A Visitor’s Companion received the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award. He has also written more than 200 articles for magazines such as Blue Ridge Country, Backpacker, Islands, The Roanoker, and Blue Ridge Outdoors. Along with his thru-hiking wife, Laurie, he lives in Virginia, within easy striking distance of the A.T. You may learn more about his adventures at habitualhiker.com. Victoria and Frank Logue hiked the entire Appalachian Trail in 1988 and have returned again and again to hike its many sections on day and overnight hikes. Frank has also served on the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s Board of Managers. In addition, they have continued to hike out west and abroad, including Israel, Jordan, France, Italy, Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, and England. They live in Georgia, where Frank works as an Episcopal priest and as an assistant to the bishop of Georgia. Victoria, a writer of fiction and nonfiction, recently published her fourth novel. Currently, they love visiting and hiking with their daughter, Griffin, in Arizona.