Hiking in Schoharie County Presentation May 22

MIDDLEBURGH – The Schoharie Land Trust will feature two speakers on hiking opportunities in Schoharie County at its annual meeting, Thursday, May 22, 7:30 p.m. in the Middleburgh Library.  

Steve Babbitt will talk about the Long Path, a 358 mile trail running from NY City to the Helderbergs in Albany County, with nearly 60 miles traversing southern Schoharie Co. Steve will take us on a visual tour of the local portion of the Long Path, plus discuss the complications that long distance trails face. 

Steve, an inveterate hiker, says he will walk just about anywhere around town, in almost any kind of weather, and enjoys hiking on woodland trails both nearby and in the northern Catskills. He leads hikes for the local Long Path North Hiking Club, serves on its board of directors, and is a trail maintainer for a Long Path segment near West Fulton. But he has not yet walked the Long Path end-to-end...!

Fred Mauhs is a land trust officer and point person for the organization’s recently established Settles Mountain Nature Preserve north of Cobleskill.  He will lead an audience discussion of hiking opportunities generally in Schoharie County, while also soliciting views on the best places to hike and x/c ski, and the best ways to protect yourself from local dangers (e.g. ticks, poison ivy, common injuries, losing your way).  Come any share your experience!

Fred spent his Schoharie County youth rambling the woods and looking for swimming holes, with excursions to the "Dacks" to backpack and climb peaks.  He learned to ski at Snowy Acres and took up x-c skiing our town roads in 1970 and on trails he and his Dad cleared on the family Tree Farm in Richmondville.

The presentation is free and open to the public.  Refreshments will be served.

For further information, contact Andy Mason, (607) 267-8491, AndyMason@earthling.net