2025

SATURDAY JUNE 21 @ 9 AM

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING & HIKE

Join us at Horse Camping Area on Steward Forest Road for our annual meeting and a hike on Trail 4. A new timber mat bridge will be installed on Trail 4/6 at the stream crossing just north of Lockwood Forest Road.

If this bridge is set up before June 21, we will enlist a work crew to install decking and railings that day. The meeting and hike will be followed by an optional BBQ/pot-luck lunch.  RSVP to: impactfriendsgroup@gmail.com

SATURDAY AUGUST 23 @ 9 AM

IMPACT RUN/WALK

Click HERE to sign up for IMPACT’s signature event!

The event includes a 10K run, a 5K run, and a 5K walk.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20

TRAIL MAINTENANCE DAY

Volunteers are needed help IMPACT cut back summer growth, mark trail hazards, and prepare trails for winter activities.

Check back in mid-September for specifics regarding meet-up sites and trails.

2026

THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2026 @ 11 AM

FIRST DAY HIKE

Start the New Year right: Hike, snowshoe, or ski with IMPACT in Phillips Creek State Forest. Dress for the weather. Bring your dogs. Have fun!

Join us at the Phillips Creek Forest parking area off State Route 244

There is a trail loop to suit every ability level:

• Beginner (0.8 mi,),

• Trail 1 (1.5 mi.),

• Trail 2 (1.25 mi.)

• Trail 3 (2.0 mi.).

NOTE: For safety reasons, trail users are required to sign in and sign out

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2026 @ 5:30 pM

TWILIGHT SKI, SNOWSHOE, HIKE

Join IMPACT for a winter trek of several miles along Phillips Creek Forest trails on skis or snowshoes, or by foot. Headlamps and proper footwear and clothing are a must.

Join us in the Phillips Creek Forest parking area off State Route 244.

SIGN UP by sending an email to impactfriendsgroup@gmail.com. If you are bringing others, let us know how many are in your group.

NOTE: For safety reasons, all participants are required to sign in and sign out.

Moonrise 5:15 PM Sunset 5:25 PM

SATURDAY MARCH 7, 2026 @ 5:45 PM

TWILIGHT SKI, SNOWSHOE, HIKE

Join IMPACT for a winter trek of several miles along Phillips Creek Forest trails on skis or snowshoes, or by foot. Headlamps and proper footwear and clothing are a must.

Join us in the Phillips Creek Forest parking area off State Route 244.

SIGN UP by sending an email to impactfriendsgroup@gmail.com. If you are bringing others, let us know how many are in your group.

NOTE: For safety reasons, trail users are required to sign in and sign out.

Moonrise 12:13 PM, Sunset 6:10 PM

SATURDAY APRIL 18, 2026 @ 9:00 AM - NOON

TRAIL MAINTENANCE DAY

Calling all volunteers to clear trails obstructed by winter blowdowns, to cut fallen limbs into kindling, and to identify trail hazards that require the attention of the DEC Forestry Office.

Join us in the Phillips Creek Forest parking area off State Route 244, we will dispatch crews for work on Trails 1, 2 and 3, as well as on the Beginner Trail.

The horse trails at Coyle Hill also needs clearing and remarking, if our crews have enough volunteers.

SIGN UP by sending an email to impactfriendsgroup@gmail.com. If you are bringing others, let us know how many are in your group.

NOTE:  Wear sturdy boots and heavy gloves. Bring loppers and bowsaws, if you have them.

SATURDAY MAY 2, 2026 @ 9 aM-1PM

I LOVE MY N.Y. PARKS DAY

MEET @ Phillips Creek State Forest Entrance, Route 244

Volunteers needed for routine trail maintenance on the horse trails at Coyle Hill State Forest and the hiking trails at Phillips Creek State Forest.

Volunteers are also needed to cut up fallen limbs and branches at Stewart Forest Road camping area.

SIGN UP by sending an email to impactfriendsgroup@gmail.com. If you are bringing others, let us know how many are in your group.

NOTE:  Wear sturdy boots and heavy gloves. Bring loppers and bowsaws, if you have them.

SAT. JUNE 7 @ 9 AM

NATIONAL TRAILS DAY

Details to come.