Neil
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After doing all my hiking in the CDN Rockies it was pretty hard not to notice that a lot of the trails in the Adirondack High Peaks Region are very difficult and steep, eroded, subject to widening etc. I was told by a prominent 46er trailmaster, not to mention any names that with a couple of exceptions, most of the ADK trails were poorly designed and would remain unchanged. I assume the current trails are the result of the early pioneers' following natural landmarks such as creeks and gulleys or just going straight up the most obvious way. I think it would be a super project to re-design and re-make some of the really bad trails. What are the barriers to such a project? (I know some are on private land and have heard that the ownwers want no trail improvements.) Has it already been tried? Would I be better off forgetting all about it? Could the new trail on Cliff, if it becomes a reality, be used as an example?