Snowshoeing Places Your Exercise in a Winter Wonderland
You don’t have to attend for a blizzard to strap in your snowshoes, says Chris Varian, REI Co-op Experiences Information for the NewYork/tri-state space. 4 to 10 inches of powder is mostly probably the most fulfilling quantity of accumulation for snowshoeing, he notes.
“With too little snow, snowshoes are extra cumbersome than useful,” he says, however “as soon as the snow depth approaches a foot, you possibly can count on a fairly good cardio exercise.”
The place to go? “Wherever you take pleasure in strolling or climbing might be additionally a unbelievable snowshoeing vacation spot,” Varian says. “Native parks, golf programs (get permission first), and climbing areas are excellent decisions.”
Listed below are a number of of his favourite spots.
NEW YORK
Harriman State Park in Ramapo is well accessible by mass transit and provides lots of of miles of snowshoeing trails. Fahnestock State Park in Carmel Hamlet creates a Winter Park with groomed snowshoeing and cross-country ski trails. Additionally contemplate Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in Cross River, Rockefeller State Park in Pleasantville, and Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale.
NEW JERSEY
Ringwood State Park and Norvin Inexperienced State Forest, each in Ringwood, are good household locations for snowshoeing, as is Lewis Morris Park in Morristown.
CONNECTICUT
Collis P. Huntington State Park in Redding and Macedonia Brook State Park in Kent supply quite a lot of terrain choices for novices and seasoned snowshoers.
