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RUNNING

Central
New York and Mohawk Valley Road Racing
Runners can enjoy a steady diet of road racing in Central New York
and the Mohawk Valley.
Fun Runs
Picturesque Running, Biking
or Hiking in Central New York Run the Old Rail Bed
along
the Oriskany Creek and
take a Adirondack Foothills Run, Bike or Walk
along
the Black River Feeder Canal between Boonville and
Forestport, NY.
THE BLACK RIVER FEEDER CANAL FOR RUNNING, BIKING AND HIKING!!!
The New York State Canal Corporation's Black
River Canal Improvement Project is under way. It involves redoing the
trail from Boonville to Forestport.
CROSS COUNTY SKIING
Cross
Country
Skiing the Adirondack Foothills
With the BREIA Cross-Country Trail System you can
enjoy an extensive trail system right here in Central New York

Trip to North Creek/Gore Mt. Area
If you think Fall Foliage Trips through the Adirondacks are beautiful and
scenic try taking a Winter Tour. We decided to try Cross Country Skiing at
the North Creek Region. Cross
Country Skiing in the Central Adirondacks
Speculator is spectacular. The new snow and cold
spell should make the conditions ideal.
Lake
Placid X-Country
Skiing
If you want a great Cross Country Skiing experience
visit the Lake Placid area.
Valley
View - South Woods
Cross Country Skiing
Roscoe Conkling Park,
Valley View
Drive and Memorial Parkway, Utica, NY
TRAVEL

The Oriskany Creek
The Oriskany Creek is one of the best Fly-fishing streams
in upstate New
York and is known for its Brown Trout.
Adirondack Foothills
Visit the pristine Foothills of the Adirondacks. It's only a
short driving distance for anyone in Central New York.
Ice
Castle - Saranac Lake Winter Carnival
Passing through Saranac Lake on the way to or from lake Placid you
must stop and visit the Giant Ice Castle. Fall
Foliage Gallery
View the array
of fall colors in Central New York.
Adirondack Foothills Gallery
Central
New York Day Trips
Outside takes you on two
great road trips through the southern Adirondacks were the fall foliage is
at it's peak.
Mount
Desert Island, ME
The Central New Yorker makes a June
trip to Maine.
Nantucket Bike
Tour
Join the Central New Yorker as we bike around Nantucket Island.
Hiking at
the Moose River
Join the Central New Yorker in a hike down to the
giant rock formations and whitewater rapids of the Moose River near Lyons Falls, NY
Trenton Falls Hike
The falls are located on the West Canada Creek near the tiny hamlet of
Trenton Falls.
Adirondack
Foothills in the Fall
Outside shows you some scenic rivers and streams.
A
Visit to the Land
of Grandma Moses and Norman Rockwell
We decided to take a tour
through Southern Vermont. It's only
about a 2 1/2 hour drive (using the Thruway) from Central New York.
A Readers Response
I'll
Always Love Central New York
Former Central New Yorker reminisces about
the area using some scenic photos she sent from North Carolina.
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FEATURES
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Cross Country Skiing in the Adirondack Foothills |
Cross-Country Ski Trails
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Kunjamuk River Trail - Speculator
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Black River Environmental Improvement Area(BREIA)
Cross
Country Skiing in the Adirondack Foothills at Alder Creek Black River Environmental Improvement Area
is Excellent.
We also go to the
Kunjamuk River X-country Ski
Trail in the Central Adirondacks. |

View of Oak Mountain |
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The Black River Environmental Improvement Association (BREIA)
Alder Creek, NY and Boonville, NY
Trails are Excellent!!!
Outside presents Cross Country Skiing in
CNY.
There is Excellent Skiing at
the BREIA
because of the continuous Lake Effect snow the Cross Country Ski System Trails
have several feet of snow. There is a good base. The trails are
Well Groomed. At the
BREIA Cross-Country Trail System you can
enjoy an extensive trail system right here in Central New York |
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View from the RIM Trail |
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Egypt Road Warming Hut, Alder Creek
Gorge |
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The scenery is
gorgeous at BREIA.
The trails in excellent condition. |
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If
your looking for a good place with a lot of variety to cross country ski
in Central New York, try the BREIA
system. This is a great X-country skiing experience. You can
enjoy an extensive trail system right here in Central New York. It's only
a half hour to 45 minute drive from Utica/Rome area to near Boonville, NY.
The
Black River Environmental Improvement Association (BREIA)
provides two main trail systems. This is a private foundation that
provides all the maintenance and free public use of the trails.
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The
other
BREIA XIC Trail system has two sections (See Map).
| Boonville |
Egypt Road |
| Black River Canal Trail |
Echo Lake |
| Jackson Hill Trails |
Alder Creek Gorge |
They are located off Egypt Road near Alder Creek, NY. Stay on
Route 12 North when you arrive at the intersection of route 28 and route
12 North at Alder Creek Egypt Road is the first left passed Hinsteads Restaurant.
The first parking lot is about three quarters of a mile down the road (see
map). You will see a sign on the
right. This trail has three branches. One follows along Echo Lake
or there is a branch that leads to the Alder Creek Gorge which you
can also get to from the second Echo Road entrance and parking lot. There
is another short loop that goes to the Adirondack Rail Crossing. There is
a sign-in station at the entrance with a trail map.
All trails are Groomed
The second entrance is two miles down from the first entrance on the
left. There is a large warming hut and large parking lot. This gives you immediate
access to the Gorge loops.
One of the Echo lake trails goes to the Gorge trails and winds up at
the second parking lot and warming hut. Here you can continue on the gorge
trails. However you have to use the Echo branch again to get back to you
car. The second branch follows Echo Lake except it goes through the woods
and you don't see the lake. Then you come back the same way. The rail
trail is a loop. The trail is good for beginners as it doesn't have
the changing terrain of the gorge trails.
Overlooking the Alder Creek Gorge
The gorge trails provide loops of varying distances. The gorge trails are wooded.
There are scenic views of the Alder Creek Gorge. There are some trails
that go down into the Gorge that have fairly decent grades. There are
warning signs at the top of each of these trails.
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straight on Route 12 passed Egypt Road about 5 miles. The parking lot and warming hut are located adjacent to
the Big M Shopping Center (see map) on Route 12 before Boonville. The facility
has a 10 kilometer trail on the towpath of the abandoned
Black River Canal. The canal trial follows the Black River Canal adjacent to Route 46
through Pixley Falls State Park. The trail is very picturesque and
when you get near Pixley Falls there are some good grades and the view is awesome
as the trail runs along the Lansing Kill. At some point you have to turn around and
go back on the same trail or , if there are two drivers, perhaps use two
cars and park one at the finish and a all drive to the start.
The Jackson Hill Trails are off Route 46 between Boonville and Pixley
Falls and are connected to the Canal Trail. You can go Route 46 from Rome
or Boonville.
All
the trails are beautifully groomed and wide enough for two lanes for
skiers. Plus they all have warming huts. Expect to spend a few hours on any of the trails. All trails are
designed for year 'round use (biking, hiking). By the way you can snow
shoe on the trails.
There are no snowmobiles allowed on the trails.
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All in all this a fabulous place to cross country ski. |
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