Adirondack Council Weighs in on New Management Plan for the High Peaks

Adirondack Council weighs in on new management plan for the High Peaks

A report about overuse of the High Peaks in the Adirondack Park and Kaaterskill Cove will help the state address the issue of crowded trails.

Discussion Time: Should High Peaks trails have hiker limits?

A new consultant report on High Peaks visitor use proposes curtailing hiker access at certain High Peaks Wilderness trailheads during the region’s busiest days. The report proposes limits on the number of daily visitors to three popular areas of the High Peaks: Adirondack Loj in North Elba, Cascade Mountain and the Garden trailhead in Keene. READ MORE: High Peaks study proposes hiker limits at most popular Adirondack trailheads The report states…