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Category Archives: Highland Trail
Fairy Staircase Falls… The Snow Filter
3-24-2013: The preserve is still completely snow covered, still fun and challenging on snowshoes. This is Fairy Staircase Falls under ice. You can go up the Rynex to see the little falls, then go left up the hill perpendicular to … Continue reading
Not for kids
February 28, 2012: Steph asked about kid friendly trails (Hi Steph) and I hiked this morning thinking about that. ***It’s not safe! The trails are too icy! The picture above is a trail going up the Rynex creek. It’s un-hikable … Continue reading
Rynex Creek Loop
January 10, 2012: Wandering around aimlessly today, did some creek-whacking, which is much more fun since things are frozen up. Red trail to the yellow Lower Falls link, I decided to walk up the creek to see the bottom of … Continue reading
Late February 2011
March 2, 2011: I hiked the Plotter Kill three times in the last week. I’ve been hiking the north rim trail from the Rte 159 trailhead, the waterfall loop, and yesterday I hiked the Highland trail. ***There’s a lot more … Continue reading
The highland trail
12-14-10: Hiked the “Highland Trail” today, the yellow loop at the west end of the preserve. I was the first hiker on fresh snow, pretty nice. ***I took the first left off the red trail starting at the Rte 159 … Continue reading