ATIS Trail CrewThe Adirondack Trail Improvement Society currently maintains 105 miles of public hiking trails in the vicinity of Keene Valley and St. Huberts, New York. The trails maintained stretch from Rooster Comb just south of Keene Valley to the Elk Lake-Marcy Trail which crosses the headwaters of the Ausable River on its route to Marcy. Summits reached by ATIS-maintained trails include Giant, Rocky Peak, Noonmark, Dial, Nippletop, Colvin, Blake, Haystack, Gothics, Sawteeth, and Lower Wolf Jaw. Maintenance is performed by a professional crew of generally six members who work from mid-May to early August. Work begins in May with a patrol of the system to remove winter blowdown, clean existing drainage structures, and assess any additional damage to be repaired later. Following this patrol, the crew works on selected trails to add drainage, build rock staircases, bog bridges, and generally "harden" the trails to better withstand today's levels of hiker traffic. The crew is also responsible for maintaining and, if necessary, rebuilding the 20 bridges and 24 ladders along the trail system. The minimum age to work on the crew is generally 16 although most crew members are college or post-college age. Those who can work all or most of the 12-week season are preferred, shorter periods of employment are accepted to accommodate school schedules. Anyone interested in joining the crew should visit our Trail Crew Employment page. Erik Jacobson is our Trails Director and can be reached at erikjacobson@atistrail.org. |
2023 Trail Crew Season
This year the main focus for our efforts will be the continuation of the work that began last year rerouting of the first half mile of the Mossy Cascade Trail. Given this trail’s heavy use and its proximity to Route 73, we are striving to make the new section of trail sustainable and low maintenance. We hope the new portion of the trail will be open to the public later in the summer. In addition to this major project, the crew, as always, will be working all around the Eastern High Peaks repairing wooden infrastructure, maintaining drainages, replacing worn signs and generally improving the tread.
The crew this year consists of:
Dan Hausner, Crew Boss
Patrick Taylor
Harris Billeci
Lars Ellwanger
Erik Fatzinger
Ed Donnelly
Max Mclenithan
Michael Yaples
This year the main focus for our efforts will be the continuation of the work that began last year rerouting of the first half mile of the Mossy Cascade Trail. Given this trail’s heavy use and its proximity to Route 73, we are striving to make the new section of trail sustainable and low maintenance. We hope the new portion of the trail will be open to the public later in the summer. In addition to this major project, the crew, as always, will be working all around the Eastern High Peaks repairing wooden infrastructure, maintaining drainages, replacing worn signs and generally improving the tread.
The crew this year consists of:
Dan Hausner, Crew Boss
Patrick Taylor
Harris Billeci
Lars Ellwanger
Erik Fatzinger
Ed Donnelly
Max Mclenithan
Michael Yaples
Adirondack Trail Improvement Society
PO Box 565
Keene Valley, NY 12943
(518) 576-9157 (ATIS Hut - summer season only)
(518) 946-7322 (Executive Director, Ben Runyon)
atis@atistrail.org
The above email is not always checked daily. In season, call the ATIS Hut phone for more immediate trip and sign-up information.
PO Box 565
Keene Valley, NY 12943
(518) 576-9157 (ATIS Hut - summer season only)
(518) 946-7322 (Executive Director, Ben Runyon)
atis@atistrail.org
The above email is not always checked daily. In season, call the ATIS Hut phone for more immediate trip and sign-up information.