Hooray! It's time to vote for your favorite entry in the Second CATS Travel Writing Contest. Yes, you can vote online and the lucky winner with the most votes receives the $250 People's Choice prize. Voting begins on Tuesday May 8th and ends on Thursday May 31st, 2012. Here's your chance to tip the scale for your favorite writer by getting as many people as you can to visit the CATS website and vote. To read the stories, just click on the title.
Welcome
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!
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Events
Mark your calendars! On Saturday, June 2 you are invited to celebrate Champlain Area Trails (CATS) between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM at Blockhouse Farm in Essex, New York. Discover what the CATS crew has been up to over the last year and join us on the adventure ahead. Brian Mann, inspiring commentator for Adirondack Life, Adirondack Explorer and North Country Public Radio, will address matters local, environmental and outdoorsy. Don't miss out!
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.
