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Light in Winter Festival

Lite-In-Winter
Favorite Trails Contest

Outdoor Activity can help us all stay “Lite” and fit this winter.
To identify great local walks and trails that are accessible in the colder months, Tompkins County Cooperative Extension sponsored a Favorite Trails Contest as part of the 2007 Light in Winter Festival free family events. A series of articles featuring local trails or walks appeared in the Ithaca Journal, in conjunction with the contest.

Contestants were asked to submit a favorite walk or hike that could be done on foot, cross-country skis, or snowshoes. Categories were:

• Most Challenging
• Best for Beginners
• Best for Children/Families
• Best for Seniors
• Most Scenic/historic
• Best “All Around” Trail

Submissions were due on January 15, 2007 and awards were made on January 28, 2007 at a small ceremony at Cass Park in Ithaca.

Winners:

• Most Challenging Trail: Abbott Loop
  Submitted by Lauren Frisch
  Prize: Garman eTrex Vista Cx hiking companion GPS unit

• Best Beginner Trail: Von Engeln Nature Preserve, The Nature Conservancy
  Submitted by Sam Christensen
  Prize: Take A Hike: Family Walks in New York’s Finger Lakes by Rich & Sue Freeman, and Take Your Bike: Family Rides in New York’s Finger Lakes Region by Rich & Sue Freeman. Donated by Footprint Press Recreation Guidebooks, http://www.footprintpress.com.

Honorable mention: Cayuga Nature Center Wilderness Loop
Submitted by: Douglas Weeks
Prize: Guide to Hiking the Trails of the Finger Lakes

• Best Trail for Children/Families: Sapsucker Woods
  Submitted by Tom Inman
  Prize: $80 rental certificate, donated by Eastern Mountain Sports, Ithaca

• Best Trail for Seniors: Unnamed trail in Freeville
  Submitted by Rachel Dickinson
  Prize: Guide to Hiking the Trails of the Finger Lakes + maps, donated by Cayuga Trails Club

• Most Scenic/Historic Trail: Cayuga Trail
  Submitted by Thomas Reimers
  Prize: $50 Gift Certificate, donated by Cayuga Ski & Cyclery, Ithaca

Honorable mention: Finger Lakes National Forest
Submitted by Joseph Fort
Prize: Snow Trails: Cross-County Ski and Snowshoe in Central and Western New York by Rich & Sue Freeman, donated by Footprint Press Recreation Guidebooks, http://www.footprintpress.com

• Best “All Around” Trail: Smith Woods
  Submitted by Marvin Pritts
  Prize: $80 rental certificate, donated by Eastern Mountain Sports, Ithaca
  

  Honorable mention: Taughannock Falls Gorge Trail
  Submitted by: Kimberly Kenyon
  Prize: Guide to Hiking the Trails of the Finger Lakes + maps

Read all the submissions, here.

Sponsors:

Scott and Sue Hamilton, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, Cayuga Ski & Cyclery, Cayuga Trails Club, Eastern Mountain Sports, Footprint Press Recreation Guidebooks, Ithaca Journal, and the Light in Winter Festival.

Trail Links:

Tompkins Trails
(John Poole’s site hosted on the CCE website)

Cayuga Trails Club

Finger Lakes Trail Conference

Light in Winter Festival:

January 26-28, 2007 in Ithaca NY