When Champlain Area Trails (CATS) postponed its popular Grand Hike from early May until this fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic, supporters were disappointed, but understood. The Grand Hike, in its sixth year, has grown larger every year, attracting over 300 people to last … [Read more...] about CATS Supporters Create a Grand Challenge as Response to COVID-19 Quarantine
Recreation
Full Moon Hike on February 7 at Viall’s Crossing Trail in Westport
CATS and the local group John Brown Lives! will host a Full Moon Hike at the Viall’s Crossing Trail in Westport on Friday, February 7. The hike will begin at 6 p.m. This is the hike rescheduled from January, and since now it looks like we’ll have snow on the ground, it’ll be even … [Read more...] about Full Moon Hike on February 7 at Viall’s Crossing Trail in Westport
Help Make Essex Quarry Nature Park and Create a Legacy for You
As a person who lives in, visits, or simply enjoys Essex, you will want to be included on the list of donors whose generosity created the Essex Quarry Nature Park. Champlain Area Trails is asking you to make a donation to permanently protect this fabulous 35-acre property, … [Read more...] about Help Make Essex Quarry Nature Park and Create a Legacy for You
Full Moon Hike at Viall’s Crossing Trail January 10
Champlain Area Trails (CATS) and John Brown Lives! (JBL!) will co-host a Full Moon Hike at the Viall’s Crossing Trail in Westport on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. The hike will begin at 5 p.m. under the first full moon of 2020. Although this is the first collaboration between CATS … [Read more...] about Full Moon Hike at Viall’s Crossing Trail January 10
Two New CATS Trail Maps Available
Champlain Area Trails (CATS) has published two new trail maps that cover hiking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing opportunities in the Champlain Valley, from Ticonderoga and the nearby Pharaoh Lake Wilderness north to the Canadian Boarder. The Central Champlain Valley … [Read more...] about Two New CATS Trail Maps Available