Consider all trails to have lots of ICE.  Watch for open water/mud holes in the woods.   Be alert for sections of trail missing due to washouts.

Use caution on Sullivan Rd (north) C-4i.

The water does not flow over the road since we opened the culvert.   It is now just rocks - no mud.   Once we get some snow that does not wash away in the rain, it should build a base quickly.   Meanwhile, keep 'er cool.

SOUTH SECTION (south of the powerline and Camden area)
Trails CLOSED.   Trails are totally shot.



Stay sober!  Stay right!  Slow down!
Stay alive to ride another day . . .
Keep the Faith . . .
      . . . and Pray for SNOW!

Ted

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Camden - Williamstown Corridor Trail C-4M

Click Here for C-4M story in pictures.

This new trail will make the Village of Camden accessible to many more riders and change the traffic flow on our entire system.  Follow the signs to Downtown Camden.   Lots of good place to eat.   Plenty of choices for fuel.   Ride right to the back of the Main Street retail stores and the ATM. 

Coming from Williamstown on C-4M, there are two ways to get to Downtown Camden:  

The shorter way (about 1.4 miles) is to cross Mill St. and follow the edge of Liberty St., turn left on Railroad St., cross NY 13 (Sunoco gas station will be across NY 13 just to the left) , turn right to pass in front of the Elementary School (do NOT use the school driveway), join Empey Ave., then immediately turn right onto 2nd St., cross Church St. (NY 69), turn right on South Park St. and that puts you at the parking lot for Main St.   The downside to this route is the amount of street riding. 
(Trails as shown on these maps are only approximate - not GPS data.)



The longer way (about 8.5 miles) is via C-4M, C-4i, & S-46B.  Turn left on Mill St., then left on the old railroad bed,  follow C-4M to the junction of C-4i on Jones Rd., turn right up the hill, then follow C-4i to S-46B (JCT#122). Follow S-46B to Camden DPW, then via local streets
to downtown. 



If you have any suggestions for trail improvement, use the e-mail link on this website.  And, if you have any compliments or complaints, send those along as well.

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Village of Camden - Snowmobile Friendly!



The bridge in Johnson Park (pictured above) provides access to downtown Camden via Secondary Trail S-46B (connect from Corridor Trails C-4i & C-4M).  Snowmobile Trailer parking is available behind the Camden DPW garage and sleds have corridor trail access over this bridge.  Camden is a "snowmobile friendly" village - the only downtown area on Tug Hill accessible from the NYS Corridor Trails.  All village streets are open to snowmobile traffic with the exception of NY Routes 13 & 69.  We can keep the streets open by riding slowly and carefully in the village, yielding the right-of-way to all traffic and pedestrians.  It is very important to limit noise - all village areas are very noise sensitive.  Let's not loose this valuable downtown resource through careless speed and noise. 

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Directions to Snowmobile Trailer Parking Area at Camden DPW: 
Arriving in Camden via:
NY69 from the east (Rome), turn left on 3rd St. (by churches)
NY69 from the west (Parish), go thru traffic light, turn right on 3rd St.
NY13 from the north (Pulaski), turn left on Mechanic St. (by Pizza Plus)
NY13 from the south (Canastota), turn right on Mechanic St.

At the bottom of the hill is the DPW Garage.  To the left of the building is a driveway leading to the parking area.  If the driveway to the left of the building is blocked, go to the right of the building.  Please avoid parking immediately behind the DPW building unless the snowmobile trailer parking area is full. 

NOTE: This parking area is lighted and police patrolled. 

Directions to Downtown Area from the snowmobile trail:
Go thru the DPW parking area, proceed behind the DPW building, then straight up Mechanic St. shown on the right side of the picture (pizza & two gas stations available) -or-

For "off-street" snowmobile parking, turn right on 3rd St. in front of the DPW building, then left on Miner Ave.  Just before the traffic light, turn right into the village parking lot.  Most businesses have access using their back doors to the parking lot. 

For a map of Camden, click here.
  Type Camden, NY into the "Search Maps" line.  Then zoom in for street names.

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NWS SNOW MAPS 

The National Weather Service (NWS) "Snow Information" page for the Northeast Region has links to numerous maps of interest.  For the serious sledder planning a snowmobiling trip in the northeast, these snow maps may be helpful.  Check out the additional links at the bottom of the "Snow Information" page :

NWS Snow Maps

NWS Montague Radar (Tug Hill Region)

24 Hour Snow Depth Change

(Be sure to select today's date and then click on "Redraw Map."   It appears that this map is not updated every 24 hours, so it may default to the last revised date.)  On this map it is easy to see the Increase/Decrease in snow cover.

There are a lot of options on this map.  There is a drop-down list called "Select Physical Element" right under the Redraw Map button.  There's enough stuff on the list to keep you busy for days.

For those of us who rabidly follow the weather and look for any information that might help predict future snow potential, this next link might help. After all, without "Lake Effect" the Tug Hill might not have much snow - it seems most major storm systems track south or east.

Lake Ontario Surface Temp

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TRAIL COMMENTS & UPDATES
    .  .  .  for 2011 - 2012 Season.

NEW CORRIDOR TRAIL (C-4M) - CAMDEN TO WILLIAMSTOWN
After many years of study, discussion, landowner meetings, exploration, and politiking, C-4M is operational for the 2011 - 2012 season.  Remember - this is the first year of operation.   Ride accordingly.  Over the next couple of seasons, we will make improvements as necessary.

WOLCOTT HILL ROAD
This road crossing is a very sensitive residential area and actually uses the neighbors’ yards.   Stay in the corridor and be alert for children playing in the yards. SLOW and QUIET in this area, please. 

TRAIL FROM THE LEGION to THE GRAPE 'n' GROG
This trail (S-46B) crosses NY Rte 69 to the Grape 'n' Grog.  This is a VERY busy highway!  The bridge in Johnson Park connects this trail (S-46B) to the Camden DPW lot which is open for trailer parking.  All village streets (EXCEPT State highways!) are open to snowmobiles making "Downtown Camden" snowmobile accessible .   Please ride responsibly. 

HANIFIN CORNERS (MOHAWK CONTAINERS)
When parking at Hanifin Corners (this is 1 mile south of 46 Corners), be sure to obey the "No Parking Here to Corner" advisory signs.   Law Enforcement has issued tickets for parking beyond these signs.   Please, as always, honor the "No Snowmobiles" signs in the neighbors' yards.  If there are no signs, please stay out of the yards anyway. 

THOMSON CORNERS ROAD CROSSING
This is a VERY noise-sensitive area.  Residents at the crossing ask that sleds not park at the crossing and engage in loud conversation or leave motors running.  Noise is the leading complaint against our sport.  Let's not lose a trail for something that is entirely avoidable.

FLORENCE - OSCEOLA ROAD
Absolutely and without exceptions or lame excuses, Respect "NO SNOWMOBILES" and "STAY ON TRAIL" signs.   Failure to comply will result in loss of the trail.  This would be BAD NEWS!  Sleds would have to use the highway to connect to the Redfield trail.  It is not certain that Oneida County would open the highway for snowmobiles to connect to the trail. 

T.C. Riders Snowmobile Club
We take this opportunity to say “Thank you” to all of our members.   T.C. Riders is committed to maintaining for our members and guests the best trail system in NYS.   We welcome your comments and suggestions.  Use the convenient e-mail link at the top of each web page.

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Where to Buy Trail Guides 

Camden A-Bite-to-Eat - Rt. 69 east B & K Auto Body - Main St. American Legion/Arthur S. Moran Post No. 66 Camden Collision - Rt. 13 south Camden Village Vittles - Main St. Carpenter’s Paint & Hardware - Main St. Carquest Auto Parts - Rt. 13 south Camden Cans & Bottle Return - Rt. 13 south Christmas & Associates - Main St. Country Store - Main St. Donnie Zee's Sales - Main St. Eastern Shore Associates - Main St. Ellis Insurance Agency - Main St. Fenton Ford - Rt 69 south Grape ‘n’ Grog Hill Insurance Agency - Main St. J.D.Plumley, Land Surveying - Main St. Joe's Chevron - Rt. 13 south K. J. R. Contracting, Inc. - Wolcott Hill Rd. Kirch Hardware - Main St. Liberty Fuels - Liberty St. Liberty Lanes Bowling Resort - Mill St. Mad River Realty - Main St. McDonald's - Oswego St. Moosehead Lodge - Florence Hill Rd. Pizza Plus - Main St. Queen Village Vittles Diner - Main St. R.A. Wilkes Real Estate - Mexico St. Spink Lumber - Wolcott Hill Rd. The Station - Oswego St. Florence Mahogany Ridge - Thomson Corners Florence Hotel - Downtown Florence McConnellsville Accent Accommodations T.W. Houseman Excavating Redfield/Osceola Osceola Hotel - Downtown Osceola Osceola Outpost - Downtown Osceola Redfield Cheese Factory - County Rte. 39 Reservoir Inn - County Rte. 17 north Taberg Shooting Star Cafe - NY Rt. 69 Wellness:te Lodge - Coal Hill Rd. Rome KDK Sports – NY Rt. 69 Rome Savings Bank Schoff Polaris - Elmer Hill Rd. Stokes Mikes Cycle and Sport Shop - NY Rt. 26 Sylvan Beach Oneida Lake Inn – NY Rt. 13 Kirch's Three Pines Marina - Lake Shore Dr. North Westdale West Camden Country Store - NY Rt. 13 Williamstown Buck's Family Restaurant - NY Rt. 13

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Rules of the Trail 

	NYS law requires all snowmobiles to yield the right-of-way to the groomer. When overtaking the groomer from behind, always wait for the groomer to stop before you pass.
If you encounter hazardous trail conditions, flag down the groomer and advise the groomer operator, or . . . dial 315-271-3556 to reach the #09 Tucker cell phone, or . . . dial 315-225-9872 to reach the #11 Tucker cell phone. (Remember, cell phone coverage is not available in all areas.)
You can also report trail conditions/hazards to:

Ted Gay, Trail Committee: 315-271-7818 or tedgay@twcny.rr.com

Bob Place: 315-225-7625 or blplace@twcny.rr.com.

Trail comments, suggestions, and advisories
are always welcome.

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Grooming Schedule
2011 - 2012 Season  Grooming Schedule to be determined. 

Florence & 46 Corners area    (North of the Power Line)

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Trailer Parking Sites

(1) Camden DPW Garage, Corner of 3rd & Mechanic Street **
(2) American Legion, Moran Post Road, Camden ***
(3) Mahogany Ridge, Thomson Corners.
(4) Florence Hotel, Downtown Florence.
(5) The Hayloft Pub, between Florence & Redfield.

** NOTE:  Parking at the Camden DPW has direct trail access to
                  Corridors 4i & 4M via the bridge in Johnson Park.
*** NOTE:  Park behind the Legion toward the rear, but be careful not to block
                  the snowmobile trail.

These businesses plow the parking lots at their own expense.  Help keep this critical service to our sport by supporting the business where you park.

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