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    Park and ride

    Oct 31, 2021 6 minutes
    By Gillian Scott

    My family has hiked, camped, cross-country skied and paddled throughout the Adirondacks. But our bicycle adventures have been more limited. Part of the reason for this is because we’re parents of a preteen and Adirondack highways—even those with wide shoulders—are not hospitable places for a child on a bicycle. Closer to our upstate New York home, there are abundant rail-trails and multi-use paths to use, but options are are fewer in the Adirondacks.

    So we’ve been watching the development of the Adirondack Rail Trail with great enthusiasm. When complete, the trail will stretch for 34 miles from Lake Placid to Tupper Lake along the bed of an old railroad, cutting through miles of wilderness and offering access to a variety of recreational opportunities nearby.

    My family and I set out at the end of August to see what we could see. We found out after our trip that the state Department

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