Monday was a picture perfect day to lace up and hit the great outdoors, but visitors backpacking the Adirondack High Peaks were faced with a roadblock or two. On July 13, heavy rain in parts of the ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued a hiker safety advisory for the Adirondack High Peaks region on July 17. Recent heavy rains have triggered landslides in the area, ...

Some of the most popular trails in the Adirondack High Peaks and Catskills could soon have daily hiker limits on their busiest days, according to new state-commissioned reports. New York State ...

Those venturing out into the “forever wild” trails of the Adirondacks are being advised of treacherous conditions with the melting of winter. The New York State Department of Environmental ...

LAKE PLACID — The Adirondack Council released a preliminary report on the condition of trails in the High Peaks Wilderness Area and found that well over 100 miles of trail “need major work.” The ...

A long-awaited consultant report on High Peaks visitor use proposes curtailing hiker access at key launching points into the High Peaks Wilderness during the region’s busiest trail days. The report ...