Product Description

With these new maps, 11 of the 13 trail sections are now complete on the Northeast’s 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail, an all-new recreation amenity within a day’s drive or less of 70 million possible users.

·The official maps produced by the organization that conceived, coordinated and developed the Trail
·Flows through New York, Vermont, Québec, New Hampshire, and Maine
·Maps include put-in points, portages, campsites, local contact information, and permit guidelines
·Water- and tear-resistent color contour maps offer detailed route descriptions

Adirondack North Country, East: New York, Saranac River to Lake Champlain (trail section 3): This section of the Trail follows the Saranac River northeast out of the Adirondack highlands into the lowlands around Lake Champlain, the 6th largest lake in America. Using this map paddlers will enjoy 61 miles of varied river travel (often challenging), passing through some ponds on the upper stretch and dropping through rapids to the Lake. As the elevation of the river drops, the forests and animals change from more boreal, colder-weather species (moose, gray jay, black-backed woodpecker, conifer forests of spruce, fir, tamarack) to lower-elevation, warmer-weather species (scarlet tanager, northern cardinal, hardwood forests with red oak). The remains of dams, a sawmill, an iron forge, and a glass factory show the previous industrial life of the river, which is now primarily used for recreation and power generation.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1167640 in Books
• Brand: The Mountaineers Books
• Published on: 2005-08-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Map

About the Author
The Waitsfield, Vermont-based nonprofit NORTHERN FOREST CANOE TRAIL organization began developing the Trail in 2000 to be a recreational resource for paddlers, as well as a means to celebrate the history and culture of the Northern Forest region and to provide an economic development driver for communities there.