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Please note: Laurentian Chapter outings follow Adk’s covid-19 guidelines.

Thu, Apr 16: Weekly Walk, Munter Trail Potsdam, 7:30 a.m. We will walk the trails for approximately 2 miles, 1-hour round trip. Meet in the parking lot behind the Clarkson Walker Arena and Hantz Field off Clarkson Ave., aka Back Hannawa Rd and CR 59. Leaders for each week will vary. Contact Tom Ortmeyer, tortmeye@gmail.com or 315-244-3707. Level C (Easy).

Thu, Apr 23: Weekly Walk, Munter Trail Potsdam, 7:30 a.m. We will walk the trails for approximately 2 miles, 1-hour round trip. Meet in the parking lot behind the Clarkson Walker Arena and Hantz Field off Clarkson Ave., aka Back Hannawa Rd and CR 59. Leaders for each week will vary. Contact Tom Ortmeyer, tortmeye@gmail.com or 315-244-3707. Level C (Easy).

Sat, Apr 25: Gould Lake Conservation Area About 5 miles RT of hiking in this area north of Kingston, Ontario. Less than 100 ft net change of elevation but trails are rugged in places (about 500 ft total gain). Pace: slow. Trailhead is at Conservation Area barn parking lot at south end of Gould Lake (44.46N, 76.59W). Contact John Barron, 613-828-2296 or johnbarron@sympatico.ca. Level C.

Sun, Apr 26: Outdoors-Indoors - SCUBA, Jungle Treks, Bathing Elephants, Bangkok Wats, and Fabulous Food Relive two weeks in April 2024 with Danielle Jerry and Bob Platte in Ko Tao with their SCUBA instructor son, boating, trekking, and wildlife viewing in Khao Sok National Park, and touring and eating their way through Bangkok, Thailand. 7:00 p.m. in the Potsdam Civic Center Community Room. For more information, contact Jeff Miller, jeff@stlawu.edu.

More Laurentian Chapter events

All-Club Outing Calendar listing all outings from all chapters. If our chapter isn’t going there soon, another chapter may be.

Previous Outings
Lost Pond Snowshoe (Feb 21, 2026)
A foot of snow the night before obliged us all to spend much of the next morning digging out. The ro ...
Huckleberry Lake Hike (Nov 11, 2025)
Participants:Jon Montan, Nancy Alessi, Anne Csete, John Barron, TL Dana Chudzinski
Birding on the Munter Trail (Oct 18, 2025)
We were a small but dedicated group who met on a beautiful Fall morning to look for migrating and pe ...
Stone Valley Trailwork (Oct 17, 2025)
Eight SUNY Potsdam students worked with Mark Simon to inventory the Tool Shed; sharpen, paint, and r ...

Visit our Backtracks page for complete trip reports and photos.

Resources
North Wind
North Wind

The Laurentian Chapter’s newsletter in pdf format
Trail Guide

Some of our favorite trails
Spring Road Walks

Mud season alternatives
ADK Kids Challenge

A Challenge to Encourage Hiking With Our Children
Loony Loop Challenge

Hikes in the St Lawrence River Valley (US & Canada)
Laurentian Loon
About Us

Mission & bylaws; the Laurentian Loon
Outing Forms
Outing Forms

Resources for Trip Leaders on the ADK website
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