Niagara Frontier Chapter
Outings Calendar
Outings Calendar
| Date | Outing | Rating | Contact |
| Sat Jul 26 | Bike - Lockport to Middleport Erie Canal Discovery | C | |
| The bike tour will begin at the Erie Canal Discovery Center, 24 Church Street in Lockport. The ride will be relaxed so we can enjoy the scenery. Round trip is approximately 20 miles. We will follow the canal to Middleport and stop at the Basket Factory at 2 Watson Avenue for refreshment/lunch. A hybrid or mountain bike is recommended because the path is packed finely crushed stone and is not suitable for the thin tires of road touring bikes. Contacts: (839-4010) or (810- 0269) for meeting time. | |||
| Sat Jul 26 | HIKE - CT–End to End #14 Carpenter Hill Rd | B | |
| Carpenter Hill Rd to Vermont MEET: Carpenter Hill Rd access 10am Call 828-0282 | |||
| Sun Jul 27 | HIKE and PICNIC - Stoney Brook State Park, Dansville, NY Meet: Orchard Park at 8:00 A.M. | B | |
| This lovely park offers three trails that are shorter in length but have plenty of stairs to challenge us. We will hike the East Rim and West Rim of the gorge which form approximately a 2 mile loop. After that a potluck picnic lunch and change into creek-sneakers and water clothes. Then we can explore the ¾ mile gorge trail and play in the waterfalls until time to head home. We will be meeting at the 20A park and ride in Orchard Park at 8:00 A.M. and sky. There is enough flow to require your attention to avoid obstacle, but it is a thoroughly enjoyable paddle. Bring one PFD for each person in your craft, sun-block, water, lunch, a whistle, insect repellant, appropriate clothing, camera (in a dry bag) and your banjo. Call 512-0432 for meeting time and place. | |||
| Mon Jul 28 | PADDLE - Monday Morning Earlybirds “Once Around the Island” | ||
| Join us as we make our second annual 24-mile trip around Grand Island. We will launch at 6:30 A.M. from Grand Island’s Eagle Overlook launch site. Contact me 695-3235 or email for details | |||
| Sat Aug 2 | Bike & Beach - Freedom Trail to Abino Bay, Ont. | C | |
| This ride will be along the Freedom Trail to a cottage on Abino Bay for fun on the beach. Complete details will be in the July newsletter. 895-7712 | |||
| Sat Aug 2 | HIKE - Chestndut Ridge Park | B | |
| Call for details 649-8015. | |||
| Sat Aug 2 | PADDLE - | ||
| This is the best moving water stream in Western New York. The water draining from the Alabama Swamp is supplemented with additional water from the Barge Canal, so that even in dry seasons, there is water here. The stream lies at the bottom of a ravine, so that all you see is water, foliage and sky. There is enough flow to require your attention to avoid obstacle, but it is a thoroughly enjoyable paddle. Bring one PFD for each person in your craft, sun-block, water, lunch, a whistle, insect repellant, appropriate clothing, camera (in a dry bag) and your banjo. Call 564-2106 for meeting time and place. | |||
| Sun Aug 3 | HIKE - CT – End to End #15 Vermont St to | B | |
| 828-0282 6 miles Map CT 6 MEET: Matteson Corners access 10am | |||
| Mon Aug 4 | PADDLE - Monday Morning Earlybirds Lower Niagara River - Lewiston to | ||
| Call 695-3235 for info Drive up to Lewiston for a launch from the docks below “the silo”. Be at the Lewiston ramps by 7A.M. - Before we launch, we’ll spot cars at Fort Niagara to enable a leisurely 1-way trip downriver to Youngstown. | |||
| Thu Aug 7 - Mon Aug 11 | Canoe Pack & Hike Trip - Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario begins at Charlton Lake access | A | |
| We start with a 250 mile drive to the Charlton Lake access point on Thursday, August 7th. The drive will start at 3 a.m. and take about eight hours. With a nine kilometer paddle of Charlton, Frood Lakes and Cranberry Bay and a 1745 meter (m.) portage, we will establish our campsite on beautiful Grace Lake for the first night. A view here was featured on the cover of Bell Canada’s 1993 Ontario directory, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the provincial park system. This spectacular lake embodies much of what Ontario’s parks are all about. Then on Friday, we do the 2085 m. portage to Carmichael/Nellie Lake. Nellie Lake is a long fjord-like lake with crystal clear azure-blue water and visibility to 30 meters. This area was the subject matter for Canada’s “Group of Seven” artists. On Friday we tackle the 1470 m. portage to Murray Lake. This portage is fairly strenuous. We will paddle along Howry Creek and cross the easy 465 m. portage to Howry Lake. This will be our home for the night. At each of the stops there will be a chance to swim, read and take pictures. We can day-hike the ridges north and south of the lakes, which have great perspectives on the surrounding area. Saturday, we start back by paddling and portaging back to Murray Lake. Sunday, we start early go against the possibly heavy westerly headwinds through Murray and Charlton Lakes before our long drive home. This trip promises to offer a balance of challenge and reward. We are limited to nine on an interior permit, so send your $20.00 deposit to reserve your spot. call to get address 564-2106 or email schraven@bluemoon.net | |||
| Thu Aug 7 - Sun Aug 10 | Extended Outing - North Country Trail Association Conference Cazenovia NY | ||
| The North Country Trail (NCT) is over 2,000 miles of continuous trail from N. Dakota through NYS with a final destination of ending in Vermont. Once a year hiking fans associated with the trail meet at a different place along the trail and offer hikes and tours in that area. It is a fun time. This is setup to appeal to folks of varying hiking ability and ages! This year it will be in Cazenovia NY. We will be using college dorms for room and board and thus get a good price for a weekend trip! Call 648-9027 | |||
| Sat Aug 9 | HIKE - Becker’s Pond | B | |
| Call for info 675-3989 6 miles on a section of the CT in Holland. A loop trail. MEET: Holland Willows on Savage Rd in Holland at 10:30am. To CARPOOL, meet at Seneca Square, Ridge Rd, West Seneca at 9:45am. We will hike to Becker’s Pond and hike back again. | |||
| Sat Aug 9 - Sun Aug 10 | Bike - Presque Isle State Park Erie, PA | C | |
| Presque Isle is great place for bike riding, paddling, walking or just going to beach, and it's only a short hour and forty-five minute drive down the Thruway. We will meet on Saturday morning in the park for a fourteen-mile bike ride on a recreation trail that circles the park, with some side trips to interesting spots. Your afternoon is free to do as you please. Those who are so inclined we will meet for dinner at night. Sunday morning we will repeat the bike ride. Everyone will make their own overnight arrangements. This can also be done as a day trip on either Saturday or Sunday if you don't want to stay overnight. There will also be an ADK paddling outing the same weekend at Presque Isle, so you could do both. | |||
| Sat Aug 9 - Sun Aug 10 | PADDLE - Presque Isle Paddle - Lake Erie | ||
| Bring your kayak, and even your bike for this nearby outing on the waters and beaches of beautiful Presque Isle. This will be a joint outing with our ADK chapter’s bicycle group. Erie, PA is close enough to do as a day trip if you prefer. Erie features several motels and campgrounds; I will be staying at one of the campgrounds there. Contact me for a complete trip itinerary 695-3235 . | |||
| Sun Aug 10 | HIKE - CT Poverty Hill | B | |
| Call 512-0432 for info | |||
| Tue Aug 12 | TRAIL WORK - Helping Hands Trail Work | B | |
| Call 685-2183 for meeting time, place and details of the kind of work being done. This is a good opportunity to be introduced to the ‘how to’s’ of trail work. | |||
| Thu Aug 14 - Sun Aug 17 | Backpack - Adirondacks "Wilderness Areas" | B | |
 | This will be my first of two Adirondack backpacks for this year. I plan on backpacking into one of the state designated "Wilderness Areas". At this point in time, the exact route has not been determined. We will meet late Thursday morning, carpool to the Adirondacks and spend Thursday evening at a state campground near the trailhead. The backpack will commence on Friday morning. I will have detailed driving instructions for those who prefer to meet us Thursday evening at the campground. Whichever route is selected, the total mileage will be about 25 miles over varying terrain. We will return to the Buffalo area Sunday evening. The group limit will be nine and past backpacking experience is expected. For more details please call 681-8742 by Aug. 7th. | ||
| Sat Aug 16 | VERY FAST HIKE - CT Elkdale Country Club to Holimont | B+ | |
| This will be a brisk 8.5-mile hike on the Finger Lakes/Conservation Trail from the Elkdale golf course to the foot of Holimont ski area. This is one of the most interesting sections of the CT, despite the steep climbs to Little Rock City and McCarty Hill State Forest. We’ll gain a total of about 1200 ft., reaching the top of the Holiday Valley & Holimont ski lifts and a great view, followed by a fairly steep descent to the finish on Rte. 242. After that we’ll certainly deserve an ice cream treat in Ellicottville! Bring lunch and plenty of water. Call 839-0410 for meeting place and time. | |||
| Sat Aug 23 | PADDLE AND PEDAL - Queenston to Niagara-On The Lake | B | |
| We start by driving to Niagara-On-The-Lake and dropping off our bicycles. With them locked to an immovable object, we drive to the Queenston Boat Dock. It’s an easy paddle from there to Queen’s Park in N.O.T.L. We will unlock our bikes and lock the canoes. Lunch at the Epicurean would be nice. The ride back to the boat dock is very scenic on the bike path between the Niagara Parkway and the river. After loading the bikes on our cars we can go back and retrieve our boats. There is an option to take in a play at the Shaw Festival too. Call 564-2106 | |||
| Sun Aug 24 | HIKE - Hoyt Lake & Delaware Park Behind Art Gallery at 10am | B | |
| For info call 852-3090 MEET: Behind the Art Gallery at 10am. We will walk BRISKLY around Hoyt Lake, thru the Olmstead park (Delaware Park) up to Forest Lawn Cemetery and back again making a 5 mile loop in 2 hours. Bring plenty of water and a snack. | |||
| Sat Aug 30 | BIKE - Delaware Park to Erie Basin Marina begin in Delaware Pa | B | |
| 20 miles. The ride will begin in Delaware Park and we will ride through the park and along the Scajaquada bike path to Niagara Street. We’ll cross Niagara and continue along on the bike path, then over the bridge to Squaw Island and along the river to Ferry St. After a short distance on Niagara Street (or the sidewalk ), we will rejoin the bike path and ride through LaSalle Park to the Erie Basin Marina. After a lunch break and time to enjoy the view of the lake, we will return along the same route. Bring a bike in good working condition, helmet (required), water, lunch (or buy lunch at the marina), and a lock. Call 693-6832 for meeting place and time. | |||
| Sat Aug 30 | ULTRA-HIKE - Letchworth:22 miles | A | |
| Mount Morris to Portageville Call 828-0282 Yes, 22 miles in one day. MEET: Route 436 bridge in Portageville | |||
| Sun Aug 31 | BIKE and HIKE - Royalton Ravines | C | |
| Call or email for info 564-2106 This will be a short five mile ride to the Victor Fitchlee – Royalton Ravine Park in Gasport, Niagara County. The 2.5 mile round trip hike, features a scenic wooded ravine on the edge of the Niagara Escarpment, a unique, swinging foot bridge, twenty five foot Royalton Falls and a pleasant picnic spot. Call or e-mail for meeting time and place. Bring a bike that is in good working order, water, lunch, lock and helmet. Dress or bring clothing according to the weather possibilities. A high probability of rain changes this outing to a hike only. In that case call for further directions. This outing was originally scheduled for May 17th, but a forecast of rain caused the three participants to forego the bike ride part and just do the hike. Besides doing the bike ride and hike, this trip hopes to stop at the recently reopened “Udder Delights” ice cream shop in Gasport. Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the parking lot on the “north” side of Niagara Produce at Transit Rd. where Millersport Hwy. ends. Drive to Oak Lane and Dysinger Rd where the bike ride will start. We’ll ride our bikes north on Oak Ln., turn Right onto Akron Rd., turn Left onto Keck Rd., turn Right onto Chestnut Ridge Road, turn left onto Cottage Road, descend the hill to Rte. 31 (Rochester Rd.) and turn right. At Kayner Rd., turn right and ride up the hill to the rear access to the park on the left. The return is to the left (south) on Kayner to Mill St. Turn right and ride to Chestnut Ridge Rd. (right) to Keck Rd.(left), to Akron Rd. (right) and Oak Lane (left) and ride back to the cars. | |||
| Thu Sep 11 - Sun Sep 14 | BACKPACK - Adirondacks "Wilderness Areas". | B | |
| This is my second of two Adirondack backpacks for this year. I plan on backpacking into one of the state designated "Wilderness Areas". At this point in time, the exact route has not been determined. We will meet late Thursday morning, carpool to the Adirondacks and spend Thursday evening at a state campground near the trailhead. The backpack will commence on Friday morning. I will have detailed driving instructions for those who prefer to meet us Thursday evening at the campground. Whichever route is selected, the total mileage will be about 25 miles over varying terrain. We will return to the Buffalo area Sunday evening. The group limit will be nine and past backpacking experience is expected. For more details please call me anytime at the number listed above. For more details please call me at 681-8742 by Sept. 4th. | |||
| Sat Sep 13 | Bike & Hike - North Grand Island Bridge to Niagara Glen Park Meet at the Park & Ride North | B | |
| Meet at the Park & Ride at the north end of the North Grand Island Bridge at 9 a.m. We will ride at a relaxed pace along the Niagara River Bike path, cross the Rainbow Bridge and if the group is willing, we will take a detour to Dufferin Island Park and then ride past the Falls on the way to the hike at the Niagara Glen. We’ll hike into the Glen, have lunch by the river and return on our bikes. Anyone interested in doing the hike only, can meet us at theNiagara Glen Park. The park has a nice picnic spot and the vista is spectacular. You will need a bicycle, helmet (required), lunch, water, lock, suitable identification for crossing the border and clothing appropriate for the weather. If you use bike shoes you will need to take trail shoes along for the hike. Call 564-2106 | |||
| Fri Sep 19 - Sun Sep 21 | Extended Outing - ADK Fall Outing in the High Peaks Region Adirondacks | ||
| This 3 day weekend will offer a variety of day hikes and paddles in the High Peak Region. It is similar in nature to what our chapter offered here inWNY in Sept 2007 except this is sponsored by the NorthWoods chapter and Hurricane chapter of the ADK. We can help direct you in how to sign up and make arrangements to participate in this weekend. It is important for you to SAVE THE DATE! Those of us who attend these weekends really enjoy them. Call 648-9027 | |||
| Sat Sep 20 | BIKE - North Grand Island Bridge to Devil’s Hole State Park | C | |
| 20 miles. This ride was scheduled for May but was canceled due to weather. We’ll ride at a pace comfortable for all riders. We will start at the North Grand Island bridge riding the bike path along the river to the falls. Continuing north, we will pedal the bike path and park roads along the rim of the gorge to Devil’s Hole State Park while enjoying the view of gorge and river below. Returning the same route, we will stop at the Whirlpool Park for a view of the swirling waters of the rapids and a lunch break. On the return ride we will also circle Goat Island and stop for ice cream. Bring a bike in good working condition, helmet (required), water, lunch, and lock. Call 693-6832 for meeting place and time. | |||
| Sat Oct 4 | Bike - Oak Orchard River Road Meet at Ridge Rd | B | |
| We will meet at the Ridge Road (Rt. 104 end of Oak Orchard River Road in Orleans County. This bike trip is next to one of our favorite places to paddle. It will be a 20- 25 mile ride on a sleepy country road with a stop at Brown’s Berry Patch for refreshments. If everyone has an interest, we can ride to the nearby Point Breeze end of the Oak Orchard River with its boat docks, fisherpeople and Lakeside State Park. Bring helmet (required), water, lock, lunch or snack and appropriate clothing. Call for further info 564-2106 | |||
| Fri Oct 17 - Sun Oct 19 | Backpack - Elk Forest Backpack PA | ||
| We'll hike about 18 miles on the Elk Trail in Pennsylvania's Elk State Forest. This area is located near the town of St. Marys, Pa. and has a resident population of Elk. We will leave the Buffalo area Friday evening at about 5:30 PM ( this departure time will be flexible to accommodate work schedules) and return Sunday evening. Friday night we'll camp at a state campground near the trail head. This is prime Elk habitat and with some luck we'll see this majestic animal wild and free in its natural setting. This backpack will cover a varying terrain and portions may be physically challenging. I plan to camp Saturday night in a pleasant hemlock grove near a spring and finish the trip Sunday with dinner in a quaint town near the trailhead. Backpacking experience and good physical condition is recommended for this trip. For more details and to register, please call me 681-8742 by Oct. 10th. | ||
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