Trail News

The Trail Conference, in partnership with the New Jersey State Park Service, is currently finishing up a project to produce maps for 15 state parks and forests in northern New…

The Nominations Committee of the Trail Conference presents the following candidates for the Board of Directors for three-year terms and Delegates-at-Large for one-year terms. These nominations will be voted on…

This new book is the first ever comprehensive guide to circuit hikes in these two highly popular parks.  With 35 total loop hikes, including 8 hikes that can also be suitable for…

One of the most anticipated moments for the outdoor community in New York State finally arrived on July 1, when the Maurice D. Hinchey Catskill Interpretive Center officially opened its…

MAHWAH, NJ, June 23, 2015 – Today, LG Electronics USA announced a redesign of its proposed new headquarters overlooking the Palisades in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., reducing the height of the…

Seasonal Summit Steward Pilot Launching in June at Slide Mountain in the Catskills The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference (Trail Conference) and the Catskill 3500 Club, in collaboration with the…

May 12th, 2015 – ARKVILLE, New York—The Catskill Park Advisory Committee announced today the approval of its first organizational charter, establishing guidelines for its voting members and advisory groups. The organization,…

Trail Conference’s Trail University develops hands-on support for the park system MAHWAH, NJ: The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference was named winner of the 2014 New Jersey Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award…

Sixty-seven acres in the Shawangunk Ridge towns of Greenville and Deerpark in Orange County, NY, adjacent to the 1,500-acre Huckleberry Ridge State Forest, have been preserved as a result of…

Trail Conference Annual Awards are determined by the Board of Directors upon recommendation by the Volunteer Committee. The following awards were made in 2014. Honorary Life Member: Conveys life member status…

When: Saturday, August 9; 9:30am-3pm Where: Mountain Top Historical Society, Rt. 23, Haines Falls, NY The newly formed Catskill Conservation Corps, a partnership between the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference…

PHOENCIA, NY: The public is invited to join the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference and our partners as we celebrate the culmination of 3 years of hard work with the…

Thanks to some recent trail work, walkers in Brookdale Park in Montclair, NJ, may learn that they are, and have been, trail walking. On Tuesday, May 13, Trail Conference volunteers…

Action Item: The Trail Conference asks for your support of our efforts to protect a natural trail corridor on the Shawangunk Ridge. You can do this by conveying your concerns about…