John Boyd Thacher State Park

John Boyd Thacher State Park, is situated along the Helderberg Escarpment, one of the richest fossil-bearing formations in the world. Even as it safeguards six miles of limestone cliff-face, rock-strewn slopes, woodland and open fields, the park provides a marvelous panorama of the Hudson-Mohawk Valleys and the Adirondack and Green Mountains. The park has volleyball courts, playgrounds, ball fields and numerous picnic areas with nine reservable shelters. Interpretive programs are offered year-round, including guided tours of the famous Indian Ladder Trail. There are over 25 additional miles of trails for summer hiking and mountain biking, and winter cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, and snowmobiling.

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Today’s Thacher Park Ride

Rode 40 miles on Blackie on Saturday, after taking the Nature Bus to the Thacher Park Overlook, visiting Warner's Lake, Thompson's Lake, High Point and Hang Gliders Cliff, then riding down to ice cream parlor on NY 85, Five Rivers, Meads Road and then home. It was a fun day, especially flying down New Salem Hill at 35 MPH on a Mountain Bike which is mad fast..