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13 challenges found
Illustration · A lookout above the ridgesADK Fire Tower Challenge
A separate tower challenge with its own qualifying list and patch.
HikerQuests · Concept illustrationCatskill 3500 Club
Build your Catskill high-peaks journal, from your first summit to a complete mountain collection.
Catskill Mountains from Balsam Lake MountainCatskills Adventure Challenge
Choose six of eight outings featuring lakes, waterfalls and an interpretive trail. Save a photo from each adventure for the organizer’s patch submission.
HikerQuests · Concept illustrationCatskills Fire Tower Challenge
Eight towers. A year of new horizons. Keep a personal record of each visit, then apply to DEC for your commemorative patch.
Catskill Mountains from Balsam Lake MountainCMC Hiking Trails Challenge
Explore six Catskill Mountain Club trail systems, including rail history, quarry paths and meadow walks. Complete the listed trails in their entirety.
Illustration · Bring a field notebookLake George 12ster
Explore another Adirondack patch challenge around Lake George.
Illustration · Kittatinny Ridge woodland and rockLong Path · traditional route
Walk the Long Path in sections, from the New York City start to its current end-to-end terminus in Altamont. Explore all 40 published section guides, including optional northern extensions.
Illustration · Monhegan-inspired sea cliffsMonhegan Island Trail Collection
Collect 17 personal checklist entries across sea-cliff paths, woodland trails, the Lobster Cove approach and the separate 1A connectors. Return as often as you like.
HikerQuests · Concept illustrationNY Downstate 28er
Keep the adventure close to home with a personal checklist of the Lower Hudson Valley’s 28 challenge peaks.
Illustration · A lookout above the ridgesNY Downstate Fire Lookout 5er
Choose five of ten lookout destinations, from Roosa Gap to the Hudson Highlands. A tower climb is not required.
Lake Minnewaska · Shawangunk MountainsShawangunk Ridge Trail
Explore the ridge from High Point State Park’s Appalachian Trail connection to the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail via Minnewaska and Mohonk. Track four broad planning areas and read the linked route sections.
Illustration · Bring a field notebookTupper Lake Hiking Triad
A three-mountain challenge with an official finisher patch.
Illustration · River country in autumnUpper Delaware Take A Hike!
Six river-valley walks on both sides of the Delaware. Keep a dated checklist and apply to the National Park Service for its free patch.
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