The Black River Trail is a 4.5 mile stretch of paved trail, which has been converted from
an old railroad bed. The terrain is woodland and follows the Black River for 3.5 mile.
This trail presents recreational opportunities for hiking, jogging, biking, snow shoeing
and cross country skiing. The trail is open from dawn to dusk.
This Cache is placed as part of the 2026 New York State Park Thousand Island Region
Geocache Challenge. There are approximately 70 geocaches hidden within 26 state
parks and historic sites in this park’s region, the first 150 people to find 45 or more
caches will receive a special geocache challenge coin. If you are interested in taking up
the challenge, you can pick up a geocache passport at any of the participating parks
and sites or download it at parks.ny.gov.
NYS Parks Saratoga - Capital region, Central region, and the Taconic region will be
hosting a similar challenge!! 10 caches found in the Sara-Cap, Central, and/or Taconic
region challenge can be used toward the Thousand Islands Challenge.
Be sure to check each park or site's unique web page for possible trail maps and other
facility specific information. parks.ny.gov
Bring a GPS with you, or download the caches before you leave home as many of our
beautiful State Parks/ Historic sites have limited or no cell service!!!
This cache contains a unique stamp which must stay with the cache. Use this stamp to
mark your passport. This stamp is NOT a trade item.
Permit number: 11