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    State will restrict parking to handle crowds

    May 01, 2019 4 minutes
    By Tim Rowland

    New York plans to close roadside parking on four more miles of Route 73 to address crowding in the High Peaks this year, from the Rooster Comb trailhead east of Keene Valley to Roaring Brook Falls.

    The state will also complete a longer, sturdier trail up the popular Cascade Mountain this year, add more privies and trailhead toilets, and expand education and outreach programs to guide hikers to lesser-used trails.

    Speaking at an Adirondack Park and local government conference in April, state Department of Environmental Conservation Region 5 Director Robert Stegemann said that if all of the above still isn’t enough, a

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