Glenmeal State Forest

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Glenmeal State Forest is host to a small network of year-round trails and is a particularly popular spot for cross-country skiing in the winter.

TRAIL ACTIVITY

LENGTH

2.10 miles, Network

DIFFICULTY

Easy, Moderate

TOWN

Pierrepont

SURFACE

Ungroomed Snow, Dirt/Forest Floor

PETS

Permitted

FEES

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Comments (2)

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Description

The trails in Glenmeal State Forest are designed with winter non-motorized use in mind, but they can also be used by hiker or mountain bikers. In winter they can be snowshoed or skied, and are geared towards beginner and intermediate users. The network starts as a single trail from the parking area that connects to a public forest access road. Several marked loops branch off from several points along the forest road.

Other Information

Hunting and primitive camping are both allowed in Glenmeal State Forest; see the DEC website for more information.

Trail Manager

Glenmeal State Forest is managed by the Department of Environmental Conservation. Visit their website for additional information and a trail map.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Potsdam Sub-Office
190 Outer Main Street - Suite 103
Potsdam, NY 13676
Phone: 315-265-3090
information.r6@dec.ny.gov
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Trail Tips

Carry in, Carry out

This goes for trash, leftover food, toilet paper, and hygiene products. If you brought it into nature, please bring it out. Help out by picking up other trash you see.

Trail Map

Directions

Trailhead Information

The network is reached from County Route 24. A small parking area is marked with a DEC sign on the southeaster side of the highway.

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jmcarotenuto

January 31, 2021

Beautiful trails. Saw moose tracks. Appreciated the previous advice about snow shoes vs. skis. A few spots it seems there are some spur trails. Once you follow them for a bit you don’t see trail markers. Perhaps these lead to private land? Didn’t follow them far enough to find out. The rest of the trails are well marked by blazes- red from the parking lot, yellow loop is to the south, blue loop is north.

prc59

January 18, 2021

After reading the trail description we went here to Xc ski. We found the terrain to be much better suited for snowshoes. We did the yellow loop and had a few steep climbs that required us to herringbone a good stretch. We’ll go back with snowshoes and explore the blue loop.

Photos

Along the blue trail at Glenmeal state forest (Credit: Wm Hill- Hiking the trail to yesterday)

on the red trail (Credit: Wm Hill- Hiking the trail to yesterday)

Along the Blue trail (Credit: Wm Hill- Hiking the trail to yesterday)

The yellow trail is in open hardwoods and much hillier (Credit: Wm Hill- Hiking the trail to yesterday)

yellow trail (Credit: Wm Hill - Hiking the Trail to Yesterday)

plenty of interesting things to see on the trails (Credit: Wm Hill - Hiking the Trail to Yesterday)

Glenmeal state forest (Credit: Wm Hill- Hiking the Trail to Yesterday)

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