Thank you for visiting Champlain Area Trails (CATS). We offer a network of trails for hiking, walking, skiing, snowshoeing, birding, tracking, and picnicking in and around the Champlain Valley in New York State’s Adirondack Park. Our trails pass through a rich tapestry of preserved wildlife habitats, pastoral farmland, historic villages, and scenic woodlands. Hikers enjoy those features and the Valley's diverse aquatic systems—streams, rivers, wetlands, ponds and Lake Champlain. Please use our trails--we know you will like them!
Sue Morse Speaks This Thursday & Contest Winners to be Announced Then
There is a great show coming up this Thursday, January 26th at the Whallonsburg Grange at 7:30 p.m. Sue Morse will give a presentation titled “Wild, Yet Wonderfully Near Us: Bobcats Return to the Champlain Valley.” Plus, we will announce the winners of the first CATS Travel Writing Contest and hand out the $500 First Place prize and $250 People's Choice prize.
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Job Opening - Administrative and Communications Assistant
Champlain Area Trails want to fill the position of "Administration and Communication Assistant." The person hired for this position will facilitate the daily operations of Champlain Area Trails (CATS) and help with written and web-based communication. H/she is supervised by the Executive Director. This position will initially be 10-12 hours per week. CATS may get a grant in April which would make this position 30-35 hours per week.
Winners in the Travel Writing Contest to be Announced Soon
CATS Travel Contest - The winners in our first Travel Writing Contest will be announced soon. The judge has selected the article for $500 first place winner which he thinks best meets the contest criteria and the online votes have been submitted for the $250 People's Choice prize. You can read the stories by clicking on the title.
- Looking Home, by J. Stites McDaniel
- Musicians Inspired, by Catherine Bahn
- Wildlife, Connected In and Out of Town, by David Thomas Train and Peter Hartwell
- A Great Resolution, by Jessica Wimett
We hope you like reading about NY's Champlain Valley. And stay tuned for the announcement of the winners and the next CATS Travel Writing contest--you could enter and win!
Trail Descriptions and Maps
Champlain Area Trails (CATS) are mostly in the central Champlain Valley towns of Essex, Westport, and Willsboro. We continually expand the trail network and will eventually connect to other Champlain Valley communities and to trails in surrounding areas (the Adirondack Mountains, Clinton County, Quebec, Vermont, and the Hudson Valley).
You can find quick descriptions of the trails below.
