KUNJAMUK LOOP cross-country ski, Speculator Tree Farm



Mar 25, 2009 - SPECULATOR TREE FARM ski.  From parking area just off Rtes 8&30 near bridge on Old Rtes 8&30 which is not plowed shortly after the bridge.  Avg. 1.5' of snow.  Icy at first but real nice as temp rose well over 40F + lots of sun to soften things up.  S on Old Rtes 8&30 for ~1 mile, rapids of Sacandaga River seen to the R.  L on Fly Creek Rd, a snowmobile trail (mountain bike trail in summer).  Pass 3 Camp Rd which goes to Elm Lake then pretty much stay close to Kunjamuk River (mostly ice-free).  Pass Long Level Bridge & continued on E side of Kunjamuk to site of Upper Bridge, there is no longer a bridge here.  Some nice views along the way with Upper Pine Mtn's cliffs to the E & East & Dug Mtns to the W.  I wouldn't ski here on a winter weekend due to snowmobiles but makes for a good late season weekday trip.  Mostly novice but with enough hills to make things interesting.  15 miles, 5.1 hours.  Nehasanes's 52nd ski day of the season.  

Feb 12, 2006 - KUNJAMUK CAVE, Speculator. Variable base with 1"-3" powder; stream crossings mostly iced over but could use more snow. Picked up the Kunjamuk Loop ski trail behind the playground/skating rink. 1st mile has nice views of the Sacandaga River but one is also paralleling a snowmobile trail. Trail close to the rivers was icy (looks like rivers may have flooded over a week ago). Section of trail away from river had better skiing & more fun hills (with the inevitable stream crossings at the bottoms). At N end of loop went E on logging road (used by snowmobiles) ~0.5 mile to the cave. Explored just about any spur trails we saw. 7 miles, 5 hours. 




Jan 9, 2005 - KUNJAMUK LOOP ski. 6"-8" mostly powder - nice skiing - temp in high 20s. Start at the Speculator recreation area on Rt.30 - 'bilers start here too & have their own network. Took the loop counterclockwise following blue xc ski markers. On the flat for the 1st couple of miles with views of the Sacandaga (much open water) & Kunjamuk Rivers. Come out on biler trail & R a half mile to Kunjamuk Cave. Back to ski loop which now goes up & down some easy intermediate hills. A couple of crossover trails have some nice downhill runs. Much deer activity. 6 miles. Fischer Rebound skis, Rottefella Magnum manual NNN-BC bindings, leather boots ; Magnum bindings are easier to use & are wider underfoot than the manual bindings they replace.

Feb 17, 2002 - KUNJAMUK LOOP xc ski, Speculator. Packed powder in the trail made for very good skiing - off trail, in the woods, crusty base topped with 4" of powder. Kunjamuk Cave. 6 miles, 3.7 hrs.

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