B

Directions: From the intersection of Rt. 155 and Washington Ave. extension, go East about 1/2 mile to first traffic light. Turn right (South) and follow the road about 1/4 mile. Park in last lot on right.  (google maps)
Notes: Black/white/brown map. No sanitary facilities. Off-trail use discouraged by trail stewards.

C

Map: 1:15,000, contours 5 m.
Preparation: updated 2005 by Mark Dominie
Directions: From I-90 in Albany, take Exit 4 onto Rt. 85 west. Follow Rt. 85 for about 11 miles and make a right onto Thacher Rd (Rt. 157). Turn left off Rt. 157 onto County Road 311 (Beaver Dam Road) and follow it up the hill; turn left at first intersection onto County Road 303 (Pinnacle Road, again uphill).  (google maps)

Map: 1:10,000, contours 5 m, 2012
Preparation: Phil Hawkes-Teeter. on LiDAR base map produced by Eddie Bergeron (SVO).
Directions:

• From the east side of Albany come out Delaware Avenue, through Delmar, which will become NY 443. Continue on through Clarksville to the junction with NY 85, and then up the Helderberg escarpment. At the top of the hill 443 and 85 separate again, and you bear right, staying on 443. Go through East Berne past the turn-off to Thacher Park. Three-fourths (0.75) of a mile past that turn, you will reach Cole Hill Road (Albany County Route 2). The Helderberg Rescue Squad Building is on the corner. Turn left and head part way up the hill 1.25 miles to the first right turn which is Willsey Road (Albany County Route 3). Turn right and drive 9/10 of a mile to the first right turn, which is Irish Hill Road. Turn right and drive 6/10 of a mile to parking.
• From central Albany come out NY 85, through Slingerlands, then New Salem, to the junction with NY 443. From there, stay on 443 and follow the directions above.
• From Guilderland and western Albany, and those coming down the Northway, you can either take NY 85, as above, or go west on Western Avenue (US 20) to NY 146. Take 146 to Altamont where it junctions with NY 156. Take 156 up the escarpment through Knox to Berne, where 156 ends at the junction with NY 443. Continue straight on 443 across the bridge for 100 yards and then where 443 bends right (west) you continue straight up the hill on Irish Hill Road, which is paved in some parts and dirt in other parts. The road bends sharply a few times, and after 2.8 miles you will reach the parking.
• From Schenectady, either take NY 146 to Altamont and continue as above, or come out NY 158 (Guilderland Avenue) to the junction with NY 146, and then proceed as above.

(DEC map) (google map) (JPG map -- see attachments at bottom of this page to view, or download)
Notes: There is very little parking at the event site, and most people will have to park along the road. The road is narrow, so in order not to block it too badly everyone should park on the east side. Also note that there are no facilities of any sort at Cole Hill. The last public facilities en route are the Clarksville Stewarts at the 443 & 85 junction, the Mobil convenience store on 443 in East Berne, or in Altamont the Stewarts or Ketchum’s Sunoco.

D

Map: 1:10,000, contours 2.5m, new map 2012.
         Includes our former Kinns Road Park map and adds new land to the north across the road.
Preparation: Bill Jameson
Directions: From I-87 southbound: Take Exit 10. From the exit ramp, turn right, and then immediately left onto Pierce Rd. Go 1 mile to stop sign and turn right on Kinns Road. Park is 1.5 miles on left. From I-87 northbound: Take Exit 9. Go left on Rt. 146 under I-87 and take the first right onto Plank Road. Follow Plank Rd. until it ends and turn left on Kinns Rd. Park at Kinns Road Park 0.5 miles on left. Dwaas Kill is on the north side of Kinns Road, east of Carlton Road.  (google maps)
Notes: no sanitary facilities; popular with local dog walkers and cross country teams

F

Map: 1:10,000, contours 2.5m, 2012
Preparation: Latest update: Phil Hawkes-Teeter, Frank Boscoe, Bruce Beesley
Directions:  (google maps)

• From the Albany/Delmar city line, go southwest on Rt. 443 (Delaware Ave.) for about 4.5 miles, then right on Orchard Street. After about 0.5 miles, turn left onto Game Farm Rd. The entrance is about 0.2 miles on the right. Follow O-signs to parking.
• From Thruway exit 23, follow signs for NY 9W South and continue to 9W/NY 32 split. Bear right onto NY 32, and continue until it ends. At the T, turn right. Turn left at first traffic light (past Bethlehem High School; this will be NY 443) and follow 443/Delaware Ave. ~1 mile. Turn right on Orchard Rd (at Five Rivers Center sign) and follow O-signs to parking.

11/13/04

white, yellow (all maps approx. 1166x1561, 270K)

Map: 1:5000, contours 2.5m
Preparation: fieldwork and drafting by Phil Hawkes-Teeter, April 2009
Directions: From the north take NY156 from Altamont to Berne and the junction with NY443; or from the east take NY443 from Delmar to Berne and the junction with NY156. From the junction, continue west on NY443 approximately 1/2 mile to Berne-Knox-Westerlo School. On the west side of the school there is a sign at a right turn into a parking lot, directing you to the BKW Track Complex. Follow this driveway down the hill to the parking area. (google maps)

G

Map: 1:15,000, contours 5m.
Preparation: Original fieldwork Stefan Slutsky NOV 96, drawn on OCAD by Bill Jameson, updated DEC 99 by Phil Hawkes-Teeter.
Directions: From South: 1-87 to Exit 23. Follow Rt. 9 for about 5 km thru Warrensburg, then turn left onto Rt. 28. Go about 30 km, then turn left at the sign for Garnet Hill. From North: I-87 to Exit 26. Follow Rt. 9 south for 8 km, then right onto Rt. 8 for 8 km, then right onto Rt. 28 for 15 km. Follow signs for Garnet Hill. From West: I-90 to Exit 31, then NW on Rt. 8 for about 150 km, then left on Rt. 28 for 15 km. Follow signs for Garnet Hill. (google maps)

1/31/04

blue (1500x930, 232K), red (1425x810, 212K), green (1030x810, 157K)

Grafton Lakes State Park, Grafton, NY (web site)

Map: 1:15,000, contours 5 m, April 1992 (with periodic minor updates)
Preparation: Basemap courtesy of the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
Fieldwork by Mark Dominie, Fall 1990; drafting by Bill Jameson
Directions: From I-787 northeast of Albany, exit onto Rt. 7 toward Troy. Follow Rt. 7 east for about 6 miles, then bear right onto Rt. 278. Go 1.5 miles until Rt. 278 ends, and turn left onto Rt. 2. Follow Rt. 2 east for about 7 miles. Follow signs into the park. (google maps)
Notes: From Memorial Day to Labor Day a park entrance fee may apply.

K

Map: 1:7,500, contours 2.5 m, 2011.
Preparation: Update by Janet & Glen Tryson, Marty & Phil Hawkes-Teeter
        [Original 1996 map--fieldwork by Eric Hamilton, John Beatty, Cynthia Johnson; cartography by Eric Hamilton.] 
Directions: From I-87 southbound: Take Exit 10. From the exit ramp, turn right, and then immediately left onto Pierce Rd. Go 1 mile to stop sign and turn right on Kinns Road. Park is 1.5 miles on left. From I-87 northbound: Take Exit 9. Go left on Rt. 146 under I-87 and take the first right onto Plank Road. Follow Plank Rd. until it ends and turn left on Kinns Rd. Park is 0.5 miles on left. (google maps)
Notes: no sanitary facilities

L

Map: 1:10,000, contours 6 m, 1998.
Preparation: Field work by Eric Hamilton and drafted with OCAD for Ski O.
Directions: From Northville go north on Route 30 for 3 miles and turn left on Benson Road. Look for Lapland Lake signs on the right about 6 miles up Benson Road.

M

• From the Northway (I 87), take exit 6, west on Rt. 7 (not 6W). After about 3.3 miles, turn right on Rosendale Rd (traffic light, across from a Stewart's convenience store). Bear left on Rosendale Rd at the bottom of the hill (River Rd. will go to the right), and continue 2 miles to Lock 7 Road (a right turn) which comes after a sharp right bend. Follow Lock 7 Road to the second parking area, at the Lock.
• From Schenectady, take Rt. 7 east to Mohawk Rd. (about 2.5 miles from the Crosstown) and turn left on Mohawk. Follow it to the end. Turn left on Rosendale Road, which will bend to the right. Turn right on Lock 7 road which is the the next right (where Rosendale Road bends left) and follow it to the second parking area, at the Lock.

Map: 1:10,000, contours 5 m, 2010
Preparation: Fieldwork and cartography, Barb & Mark Dominie. Minor updates 2011-12, Glen Tryson and Phil Hawkes-Teeter.
Directions: From I-87 north of Albany, take Exit 17S to Rt. 9 south. Immediately take a right onto Old Saratoga Rd. Park entrance is 0.5 miles on right. Follow O-signs to parking.  (google maps)
Notes: From Memorial Day to Labor Day a park entrance fee may apply.

N

Map: 1:7,500, 5m contours
Preparation: Re-drafted in OCAD 3/99 by Phil Hawkes-Teeter, additional fieldwork by Phil Hawkes-Teeter.  Under revision (2012)
Directions: From Altamont take Route 156 West up the hill towards Knox & Berne. Stay on 156 beyond the left turn to Thacher Park, then turn left on County Route 254 (Pleasant Valley Road). Continue 3.5 miles to Norray Farm, parking on the right (North), courses on the left (South). If you are coming from the Southwest, take NY 443 to Berne, there pick up NY 156 North towards Knox, go 1 mile, and turn right on County Route 254 (Pleasant Valley Road), and continue to the Farm.  (google maps)
Notes: no sanitary facilities (outhouse only)

P

Map: 1:25,000, contours 20 ft., 2008 (partially updated from USGS topo dated 1943).
Preparation: fieldwork and cartography by Philip Hawkes-Teeter.
Directions: From the North - from NY 443 in Berne, continue West on 443 to junction with Albany County Rt.1 (Switzkill Road). Turn left (south) on Rt.1 and then turn right (depending upon the event Start location) onto either County Rt.13 (Sickle Hill Road) or later onto County Rt.6 (Ravine Road). From the South - from NY 143 in Westerlo, go straight (west) at the junction with County Rt.1. Turn left (west) at the junction with NY 85, and then right (north) at the junction with County Rt.6. Depending upon the event Start location, you may need to turn left (west) at the junction with County Rt.13. From the East - head West or South on either NY 443 or NY85, and then pick up the directions from their junctions with County Rt.1. From the West - head east on either NY 85 or NY 443; if on 443, pick up the directions from the junction with County Rt.1 above; if on 85, turn left (north) at the junction with County Rt.6. There will be O-signs from County Rt. 1 at both the North junction and from the South (Westerlo), plus signs at the relevant turns on County Rts. 6 & 13.  (google maps)
Notes: no sanitary (or any other) facilities

9/6/08

mini-rogaine (approx. 860x510, 215KB)

Peebles Island State Park, Waterford, NY (web site)

Map: 1:7,500, contours 2.5 m, 1992. Minor updates 2011 Phil Hawkes-Teeter, 2012 Janet Tryson.
Directions: From Albany take I-787 North. After crossing Rt. 7, 787 is no longer a limited access highway. Go about 2.2 miles north of the junction with Rt 7, and turn right at the 4th traffic light, Ontario St. (Rt. 470). Go 0.7 miles, then turn left on Delaware Ave just before the bridge. Park in the lot south of the one-lane bridge. (google maps)
Notes: From Memorial Day to Labor Day a park entrance fee may apply.

Pineridge Cross County Ski Center, Poestenkill, NY (web site)

S

Map: 1:5000 contours 6 m, 1998.
Preparation: Original by Patrick Quinlan 1985, updated and drawn on OCAD by Eric Hamilton DEC 97 and again DEC 99, with additional fieldwork.
Directions: From Saratoga, take Route 9N north towards Corinth. Take a left onto Mosher Road (marked with a sign that says, 'Great Sacandaga Lake'). Mosher Road becomes West Mountain Road, then bear left (over six miles from Rt 9N) on South Shore Road. Follow South Shore Road one mile to a dirt driveway on the left. Saratoga Biathlon is a short distance up this driveway. For other directions use 3016 South Shore Road, Day, NY in your favorite mapping software.  (google maps)

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640x471 (38K), 1170x1024 (123K)

Map: 1:10,000, contours 3 m, original 1987 by Heather Williams; redrafted in OCAD 2002; minor updates 2009 Frank Boscoe, 2010 Phil Hawkes-Teeter.
Directions: From I-87 north of Albany, take Exit 13 and go north on Rt. 9 for about 3 miles. There are two park entrances on left, so look for O-signs and follow to parking. (google maps)
Notes: From Memorial Day to Labor Day a park entrance fee may apply.

T

Map: 1:7,500, contours 3 m, 2012.
Preparation: original fieldwork July 1989 by Pat Dunlavey, Eric Hamilton, Dan Hickey, Adam Jameson, Bill Jameson, and Tom Zetterstrom, with drafting by Bill Jameson; OCAD conversion May 2002 by Janet Tryson; fieldwork June 2002 by Janet & Greg Tryson, Sue & Phil Hawkes-Teeter; field and OCAD update October 2002 by Phil Hawkes-Teeter; update 2008 Phil Hawkes-Teeter and Bob Lange; update 2012 Will Kennerly.
Directions: From the intersection of Rt. 20 and the southern end of the Northway (I-87), go west on Rt. 20 for about 5 miles, then left on Rt. 146. Park entrance is 0.75 miles on left. Follow O-signs to parking.  (google maps)

V

Map: 1995 (Eric Hamilton).
Directions: From Northway (I-87) Exit 8, go West to Van Vrankin Road, turn left (South) and go to the end. Park in lot across the intersection. (topozone map) (google maps)
Notes: no sanitary facilities

W

Map: 1:5,000, contours 5 ft, 1988. Under revision (2013)
Directions: From I-90 north and west of Albany, take Exit 4 onto Rt. 85 south. Go about 1 mile and take the exit for Western Ave. Follow Western Ave. east for about 1 mile, then bear right onto Madison Ave. Park is about 1.5 miles on the left. Alternate directions from the Washington Park Conservancy. Follow O-signs to parking. (topozone map) (google maps)

Map: 1:10,000 or 1:7500, contours 2.5m, New map, 2012
Preparation: Bill Jameson, Bob Lange.
Directions: From the Northway, take Exit 13S and go south on Rt. 9 for about 0.5 miles to a light. Turn right (west) onto Malta Ave. Go about 1.5 miles, and turn right (west) onto North Line Rd. Go about 1 mile and cross Rt. 50 at a light. From that light to about 0.25 miles to the entrance on the right. Look for an O sign or flag at the otherwise unmarked entrance. If you get to Rowland Ave, you went too far. (google maps)