Spring History Hikes

Register by calling or texting the guide for any of these three (Free!) history-rich outings. 518-806-9719. Registration is required! Starting points vary and details will be shared with registered participants.
April 22, Earth Day Hike, 10:30am. Take a walk toward Lyman and Anna Eppes’ first Adirondack home on their land grant, part of Gerrit Smith’s “scheme of justice and benevolence”. Learn the story of their life in the Adirondacks. This hike on an old camp road will cross through Henry and Mildred Uihlein Foundation land onto NYS Wild Forest land. The route first descends then ascends about 250 feet over a mile, before the turn-around point, and is about 2 miles round trip.
May 23, John Thomas Brook Hike, 9:30am. Learn the story of the recent name changes of this beautiful brook and nearby Murry Hill. The hike along the old D&H railbed starts at the junction of the railbed on Merrill Rd in Vermontville, and heads south to the junction with Bigelow Rd, and then to where John Thomas Brook crosses the road, the turn-around point. 4 miles, round trip, fairly flat.
June 20, John Brown and Timbuctoo History Hike, 10:30am. The route follows the Potatofield loop at John Brown Farm State Historic Site and explores the story of the land use of this terrain; farmed by members of John Brown’s family, then by Lyman and Anna Eppes, and onward to the present. This is a 2-mile loop which ascends about 165 feet from the starting point at the visitor center to the edge of the upper field (part of Uihlein Farm).June 20, John Brown and Timbuctoo History Hike, 10:30am. The route follows the Potatofield loop at John Brown Farm State Historic Site and explores the story of the land use of this terrain; farmed by members of John Brown’s family, then by Lyman and Anna Eppes, and onward to the present. This is a 2-mile loop which ascends about 165 feet from the starting point at the visitor center to the edge of the upper field (part of Uihlein Farm).