Imagine you look across the room and think of trekking along a Champlain Area Trail as you admire the Hike the Lake print on your wall. It gives you a warm feeling because you received that beautiful 18 x 24-inch silk-screened print designed by filmmaker Aaron Woolf when you … [Read more...] about Hike the Lake?
Chris Maron
Moonlight Hiking Fun on Wildway Passage Trail
Wildway Passage Trail with moonlight sparkling on new snow. A rustling wind whipping through the treetops as the temperature dropped. Nine nighttime hikers toasty warm marveling at the luminescent snow-covered trees. Posing for a picture with moon above, photographer on the snow … [Read more...] about Moonlight Hiking Fun on Wildway Passage Trail
Happy Holidays from CATS
Happy Holidays from all of us at Champlain Area Trails! Here is a great last-minute gift idea for that special person--make a donation to CATS in his or her name. Your donation will help save land, make trails, create hikes, and expand our outdoor education program. Out on … [Read more...] about Happy Holidays from CATS
New CATS Trailhead Signs & Upcoming Events
Trail Name Signs Have you ever arrived at a CATS trail but you weren’t sure if it was the right trail? Now, thanks to a grant from Essex County’s Department of Public Health, Creating Healthy Places Program, there will be signs at each trailhead naming the trail. Here’s the … [Read more...] about New CATS Trailhead Signs & Upcoming Events
Launching Wildway Passage Trail with Public Hike
There can only be ONE "first public hike" on the new Wildway Passage Trail and that is this Saturday morning, November 22 from 9:30 – 11:00 am. We invite hikers of all ages to meet on Angier Hill Road, about ½ mile north of Lakeshore Road (directions below), to walk the easy … [Read more...] about Launching Wildway Passage Trail with Public Hike