Trail Crew Photos
ADK 46r Trail Crew – Women Only Weekend 2021 July 17-18
Trail Crew
The ADK 46er Trail Masters, on behalf of the ADK 46er Club welcome you to join a trail crew on an outing! You are sure to walk away feeling a sense of accomplishment and pride, and perhaps a newfound skill or two. Now, we can’t promise there won’t be bug bites, mud, and maybe a few sore muscles to go with…. but we’re hikers, that’s nothing new! Most of all we know that you will leave with a feeling of community and family, forged by hard work with newfound friends, who share your love of the Adirondacks. Everyone is welcome, no experience is needed to participate, and it is not required to be a registered 46er. All tools and daily direction supplied by the Trail Masters.
So, we encourage you, challenge you, to take the leap and choose one (maybe more!) outing and to join the 46er trail crew. There is bound to be something to fit your schedule. Come for one day or stay the weekend and camp out with the crew, whatever works for you. If you do, the next time you trod a trail, you’ll smile with pride knowing you made a positive change in the peaks.
After you sign up (link below), you will receive an email confirming your registration and then an email ~ 1 week before any/all events you signed for with more details and specifics.
Again and most importantly, THANK YOU once again for so generously giving of your time to do the work of the 46ers. You are the backbone of this organization, the heart and soul of this mighty group of hikers! The time you give back to the mountains is truly appreciated.
Thank you!
— The Adirondack 46er Trail Masters: Mark Simpson, Doug Varney, Mary Lamb, Curt Snyder, Brian Hoody, Michele McCall, Victoria Challingsworth
2024 Trail Crew Signup and Schedule
It’s that time of year again to sign up for this year’s trail maintenance projects! There are a variety of cool projects this season and as you know the work never ends and we need strong backs! Please do not feel any pressure to do more than you can!
Please use our online sign-up form. This year’s link can be found here: Adirondack 46ers Trail Crew Sign-Up 2024 (google.com) Come out and have fun as often as you can!
If you have any questions or issues with the form (or any of the other forms) please reach out to: adk46ertrailwork@gmail.com
We look forward to seeing your smiling faces in the woods! As always – THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING!
2024 ADK 46er Trailcrew Schedule – updated
| Dates | Worksite | Meet Time and Location | Project | Camping Dates | Campground | Campsite Numbers | Campsite Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18 | Giant North Trail | 7:30 AM Giant North Trailhead, Route 9N | Blow down Sweep and Drainage | no camping | provided | ||
| June 1 | Roaring Brook Falls | Marcy Field at 7:30 AM | Camp Site Maintenance | May 31 | Sharp Bridge | Sites 9,10,11 | https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24497.html |
| June 2 | Dix-Round Pond | 7:30 AM – at Round Pond Trailhead | Blow down sweep | June 1 | Sharp Bridge | Sites 9,10,11 | https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24497.html |
| June 15 | Elk Lake | 7:00 AM at Frontier Town for car pooling / 8:00 AM at Elk Lake Trailhead | Blow down sweep | June 14 | Sharp Bridge | Sites 19,20,21 | https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24497.html |
| June 16 | Whiteface | 7:30 AM at trailhead | Blow down sweep | no camping | provided | ||
| June 29-30 | Calamity Brook Trail | 7:15 AM at Frontier Town for car pooling / 8:00 AM at Upper Works Trailhead | Trail Hardening and Drainage Control | June 28-29 | Lake Harris | Sites 17,18,19 | https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24469.html |
| July 13-14 | Women Only Weekend Jones Hill New Trail | 7:15 AM at Tip Top (Woodbury Road) | Jones Hill New Trail / Platt Brook Bridge | July 12-13 | Eagle Point | Sites 23-29 | https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24463.html |
| July 27-28 | East Brook Bog Bridge (On Easement) | TBD | Trail Hardening and Drainage Control | July 26-27 | Sharp Bridge | Sites 14,15,16 | https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24497.html |
| Aug 10-11 | Trail Crew Weekend Calamity Brook Trail | 7:15 AM at Frontier Town for car pooling / 8:00 AM at Upper Works trailhead | Trail Hardening and Drainage Control | Aug 9-10 | Lake Harris | Sites 13,15,17,18,19,21 | https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24469.html |
| Aug 24-25 | East Brook Bog Bridge (On Easement) | TBD | Trail Hardening and Drainage Control | Aug 23-24 | Sharp Bridge | Sites 14,15,16 | https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24497.html |
| Sep 7-8 | Calamity Brook Trail | 7:15 AM at Frontier Town for car pooling / 8:00 AM at Upper Works Trailhead | Trail Hardening and Drainage Control | Sep 6-7 | Lake Harris | Sites 17,18,19 | https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24469.html |
| Sep 21-22 | Calamity Brook Trail & Loose Ends | 7:15 AM at Frontier Town for car pooling / 8:00 AM at Upper Works Trailhead | Trail Hardening | Sep 20-21 | Lake Harris | Sites 52,53,54 | https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24469.html |
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Volunteer Service Award Program
One of the 46ers primary Conservation Programs is the performance of volunteer trail work with the permission of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Our Trailmasters arrange a yearly schedule of activities which is announced each spring. Both members and Aspiring Forty-Sixers are encouraged to participate.
In conjunction with this program the Board has created the Volunteer Service Award program. The Recognition Committee maintain records of time spent by volunteers which qualifies the participants for recognition at various levels of service – 46 hours, 146 hours, 346 hours, 546 hours, 746 hours, and 1046 hours.
Sexual Harassment Training & Policy
Please take note that in 2020, the 46er Executive Board of Directors adopted a new Code of Conduct and Sexual Harassment policy. ALL volunteers will now be required to take the approved sexual harassment online training AND sign the 46er Code of Conduct and Sexual Harassment policy annually*** PRIOR to participating in any volunteer activities.
If you are considering volunteering, please allow yourself enough time to complete the training, which takes approximately 45-50 minutes, so that information can be submitted and entered into our database for reference at each event. Training certificates and signed policies will not be accepted by leaders at events. The Executive Board approved that you will earn 1 hour toward your Volunteer Service Award (VSA) for completing the online training once both your certificate of training completion and signed policy is submitted. Screenshots of training certificates AND signed policies must be sent to Volunteer Coordinators AND emailed directly to our database coordinator at SHtraining46@gmail.com.
The link to the approved online training and policy can be found here: https://adk46er.org/sexual-harrassment-policy/. We have adopted this policy to protect not only our wonderful and dedicated volunteers, but also the organization that we love. We appreciate your efforts to give back to the mountains.