Fall walk: The Cliffs, Middleburgh

A steep climb along the Long Path brings you to extensive views overlooking the Schoharie Valley. Along the way we will see an eastern cedar tree that has been dated to be about 500 years old, the oldest cedar in New York and maybe the whole Northeast. We will also have to navigate a lemon squeeze on the way up. This is a two-mile roundtrip hike with 500-foot of elevation gain. Leader: Dave Bourque. Directions: From Rt. 30 (River Rd.) in Middleburgh turn left (east) onto Scribner Ave., curve right till another left puts you on Maple Ave., after one block turn left on Pine St. and curve right on Cliffside Dr., which puts you at the foot of the path.