Finger Board Shelter Hike 1

HIKE NUMBER ONE
Payments can made via Venmo @Marlon-Smith-51 - $5
Fingerboard Shelter – July 18th

The History
Fingerboard, is a squat stone shelter, built in 1928 entirely on a rock ledge. It is equipped with 2 fireplaces on each side wall and sleeps roughly 8 people. The shelter faces east toward a wooded valley and Lake Tiorati, with wide grassy areas surrounding. There is an active spring at Fingerboard, right below the shelter as you face out. If dry, keep walking down the streambed for this spring before going all the way to the lake for water. It usually reemerges further down.
Starting from Lake Tiorati, follow the Lake Tiorati Trail (blue blaze) that parallels a paved road (or just follow the road), and then get onto that paved road and follow it until the Long Path (green blaze) appears on the left. Take the Long Path until a junction with the Appalachian Trail, we’ll be on the AT on this one for the duration of the hike. We’ll get to the Fingerboard Shelter 1.5 miles up the trail. We’ll hang here have a snack/lunch then head back down the way we came in.

• Bear Spray
• Minimum 3 liters water
• Your favorite snack or lunch
• Comfortable footwear
• Clothing based on weather
• And good vibes

Upcoming hikes are as follows
- Big Hill Shelter – Aug 22nd 2026
- Bald Rock – Bowling Rock - Sept 26th 2026 – FULL MOON
- William Brien – Oct 10th 2026 – Fall Foliage Hike
- Dutch Doctor - Night Hike – Nov 21st 2026
- Stockbridge Shelter Feb 20th 2027 FULL MOON
- Stone Memorial Shelter – March 6th 2027
- West Mountain Shelter – March 27th 2027
- Tom Jones Shelter Loop – April 10th 2027

VERY IMPORTANT RULES
NO DRUGS NO ALCOHOL NO WEAPONS ARE ALLOWED ON OUTINGS.
WAIVERS MUST BE SIGNED BY ALL NEW MEMBERS WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OUTING.
ALL GARBAGE MUST BE CARRIED OUT TAKE NOTHING BUT PICTURES LEAVE NOTHING BUT FOOTPRINTS

If you have any medical conditions and/or carry any medications for your condition, please inform a group leader of said condition and inform us where in your pack you carry your first aid kit and medications as it will speed the process in assisting you should the need arise. We carry first aid kits and trauma kits however it's your responsibility to provide for your own medicine as it’s will be a special needs item.

*By attending this event, I agree to release, hold harmless and indemnify the organizers, hosts, and other members of this group from any and all liability, claims, pictures and video you may appear in and causes of action arising out of or in any way connected with my participation.

Hospital- Good Samaritan Hospital - Level 2 Trauma center
225 Lafayette Ave
Suffern NY 10901
845-368-5000

City MD
Urgent Care
295 Franklin Turnpike
Ramsey NJ 07446
551-497-5769
Southwest side of Harriman State