Schenectady Wintersports Club

Fisher Trail

By John Bidell

The Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy has purchased the rights to a number of properties in the Albany area along with ownership of a 35 acre parcel in Slingerlands on Fisher Boulevard.  This property is adjacent to the DEC Five Rivers center which when accessed from the Fisher parking area provides for a great hike. The parking area fits about a dozen cars so it gets crowded as the day goes on. Portions of the trail are elevated above a creek and meanders through a meadow with abundant wildlife. After traversing a ravine you enter the Five Rivers property which consists of mature growth hardwoods. Continuing on, you can select trails into the fields or continue back through the forest deeper into the DEC property. Snow shoeing, skiing, or hiking are all options on this fairly level trail system.

Boy, now I’m thirsty. Head back to Delmar and visit Swiftys for a tall juice bomb east coast IPA. The menu is pretty good with burgers or a reuben my favorites.

Still chasing it.