A popular trail to a waterfall in New York recently underwent a significant facelift to make it safer and more enjoyable for hikers.
Crews recently completed trail improvements that New York Department of Environmental Conservation officials described as “drastic” at the Auger Falls Trail in Wells, New York.
Improvements to the trail included delineating portions of the trail that were hard to follow, stabilizing sloped sections of the trail with steps or hardened surface, and providing a natural end point allowing hikers to know that they have reached the end without wandering too close to steeper banks.
Signage was also improved along the route.
As is the case with many waterfalls, Auger Falls has been the site of incidents in which hikers have slipped and been injured.
The Auger Falls Trail is part of the Siamese Ponds Wilderness and extends 0.4 miles from the Augur Falls trailhead to the banks of the Sacandaga River and Auger Falls, descending 70 feet in the first 0.25 mile.
