MarkL
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Markers.
As of last Thursday or Friday, just before National Trails Day, the entire route has BLUE CL-50 trail markers. Remember, the trails are already marked with the standard DEC trail markers. They're just there to confirm/reassure that hikers are indeed on the official route, rather than some other trail. The general guideline was to place about 6-8/mile, meaning 3-4 facing in each direction per mile. Hair being valued as a defense against biting bugs, trail heads and junctions were to be marked a little more heavily to prevent protracted pate pawing at potentially perplexing points. Actual distance between markers depends on the distance estimating ability and other forms of judgment of the individual(s) who marked a particular section. Height of markers varies with whether they liked to put them at eye level, or as high as possible to deter theft, and the height of the individual. Your results may vary.
Trail Cleared
The entire route has been cleared by the highly dedicated, hard working local DEC trail crew. I believe this means it's been cleared since the beginning of this spring's trailwork season. So sections cleared early on could already have some new blowdown.
New trail improvements
A few of the Adirondack Mountain Club's National Trails Day work projects were on the loop(bog bridging near Cat Mtn. Pond, new campsite at Dog Pond) or on recommended side trips(Bear Mtn.), or on access trails(Dead Creek Flow Trail). I think there were other spots on the loop that were also worked on.
As of last Thursday or Friday, just before National Trails Day, the entire route has BLUE CL-50 trail markers. Remember, the trails are already marked with the standard DEC trail markers. They're just there to confirm/reassure that hikers are indeed on the official route, rather than some other trail. The general guideline was to place about 6-8/mile, meaning 3-4 facing in each direction per mile. Hair being valued as a defense against biting bugs, trail heads and junctions were to be marked a little more heavily to prevent protracted pate pawing at potentially perplexing points. Actual distance between markers depends on the distance estimating ability and other forms of judgment of the individual(s) who marked a particular section. Height of markers varies with whether they liked to put them at eye level, or as high as possible to deter theft, and the height of the individual. Your results may vary.
Trail Cleared
The entire route has been cleared by the highly dedicated, hard working local DEC trail crew. I believe this means it's been cleared since the beginning of this spring's trailwork season. So sections cleared early on could already have some new blowdown.
New trail improvements
A few of the Adirondack Mountain Club's National Trails Day work projects were on the loop(bog bridging near Cat Mtn. Pond, new campsite at Dog Pond) or on recommended side trips(Bear Mtn.), or on access trails(Dead Creek Flow Trail). I think there were other spots on the loop that were also worked on.
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