~ Current Schedule ~
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Practices: Advance signup is not required. However, prior to attending your first outing, read the information on our Practices and Acknowledgement of Risk pages. Download and sign the Acknowledgement of Risk Agreement form and submit it to the leader of your first Canes outing.
Meeting place: Carol Thomas Lane "CTL" unless specified otherwise in the outing description. More info on CTL, meeting places and times.
Outing types: Outing types are listed as Regular, Alternate (ALT) or Bonus. More info on outing types.
Difficulty: Outing difficulty ratings are shown as "Easy," "Moderate," "Difficult", or a hybrid. These are subjective ratings, and even an "Easy" outing will require attendees to be fit and aware of their physical limitations. More details about difficulty are typically shown in the outing description. Distance and elevation gain shown are generally derived from GPS readings, which are approximate. More info about ratings.
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Scheduled outings:
Mar 12, 2026 Regular Goodnow Mtn Snowshoe Rating: Moderate Eric Potter Email leader WX
Located just south of the High Peaks near Newcomb, Goodnow, one of the qualifying mountains of the ADK Fire Tower Challenge, offers excellent views in every direction from its summit fire tower. The tower's cab has recently been restored. An additional attraction for this hike is the trail itself, which is nicely designed into the topography, with no overly steep spots. Round trip is about 4 miles, with an elevation gain of about 1,000 feet. Bring spikes and snowshoes.
Meet at CTL at 8:45 for departure at 9:00, or the Black Bear Restaurant (large parking lot to the left of the restaurant), Northway Exit 26 in Pottersville at 9:30, or the trailhead at 10:30. Please take advantage of the Mobil Station just off the Northway at Exit 26 to pick up something you may have forgotten or use the restroom before meeting at the Black Bear. We will also make a short pit stop at the Town of Newcomb’s High Peaks Overlook Park before proceeding to the trailhead, located about 6 miles further west on NY 28N. Please contact me with any questions.
Mar 19, 2026 Regular Saratoga Battlefield Historical Bike Tour Rating: Easy/Moderate Steve Mackey Email leader WX
I'm thinking that Spring has officially sprung, so a little bike tour on pavement is always preferable to muddy trails. I’ve led this bike ride for ADK a couple of times, so I think I’ve got it dialed in. There is a National Park app that explains what happened during the battle at each stop we encounter along our ride. I can play it with my phone over a blue tooth speaker so everyone can hear it easily. Beginning at the Saratoga National Battlefield Visitor Center, we will bike ride around 10 miles over hills and dales on the Battlefield grounds on a well paved road through the park. There is almost no auto traffic so it is a nice leisurely ride, with plenty of stops. We’ll stop for lunch at a scenic spot around noon. The ride back from the last stop to the Visitor Center is relatively hard. Almost all of the uphill of the ride is the last mile back to the parking area. If you are worried about the uphill at the end, you can stay at the last stop (which overlooks the Hudson), and I’ll go get my car, and transport drivers back to their cars. We’ll leave someone to watch the bikes and then drive to the last stop to load our bikes up.
Meet at 9:45 AM at the Saratoga Battlefield Visitor Center parking lot, and we'll leave for the bike tour at 10:00. There are rest rooms at the Visitor Center. Please contact me if you have any questions.
Mar 26, 2026 No outing yet scheduled
Apr 2, 2026 Regular OK Slip Falls Hike Rating: Moderate Steve Mackey Email leader WX
OK Slip Falls is one of the highest waterfalls in the Adirondacks with over a 200' free fall. From the trailhead the well marked trail takes us through a variety of woods from mixed hardwoods and evergreens with some ups and downs. I’m thinking the snow should be gone or almost gone by early April, so this should be a good time for a hike. The best part should be that the snow melt will be feeding the rivers and streams, so the waterfall should be roaring. The hike is 6.8 miles round trip, with a vertical gain of around 1,000 feet. There could still be snow, so at this point I would recommend bringing snowshoes, microspikes, and waterproof boots. We’ll decide at the trailhead what to wear. We’ll have lunch at the waterfall at one of the overlooks.
Meer at CTL at 8:30 AM for an 8:45 departure, or the North Creek Stewart’s at 9:30, or the trailhead parking lot at 10:00-ish. The trailhead is located on the north side of Rt 28, 10 miles west of the hamlet of North Creek, with excellent parking available on the south side of Rt 28 before the trailhead. Please contact me if you have any questions.
Apr 9, 2026 No outing yet scheduled
Apr 16, 2026 No outing yet scheduled
Apr 23, 2026 No outing yet scheduled
Apr 30, 2026 No outing yet scheduled