Karner Barrensk This Gently Rolling Sand-Plain Is Home to a Unique Variety of Rare Plants and Animals Including the Federally Endangered Karner Blue Butterfly
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k k Albany Pine Bushk Preserve Welcome to the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Ri fle Ra k Trailhead #1 Kings Rd n Karner Rd k The Albany Pine Bush is one of the best remaining examples of an inland pine barrensge Rd in the world. Karner Barrensk This gently rolling sand-plain is home to a unique variety of rare plants and animals including the federally endangered Karner blue butterfly. k Post Rd k 90 k LEGEND Albany Pine Bush Trails Railroa k N k Discovery Trail d Ave Ext Norman Dr E Old State Rd skunk k Blue Apollo Dr Thompson St cabbage Dk Yellow W E k Green k 2 Trailhead S G G G k G Trail Segment Distances (miles) G k G 91 G Numbered Trail Locations buck moth G G k Albany Pine G G 2.17 G k Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center Bush Discovery G Truax Trail Barrens G G G k Restrooms Center G G (Trailhead #12) G G k See Areas of Interest G G k New Karner Rd Interstate Highway 90 G G k G G G Other Roads ^ 3 k ^ 0.13 G ^ ^ G k Railroads ^ ^ ^ ^ G G k G ^ " ^ G " G G G G Albany Pine Bush Lands G " G G k G 1D " G " " G ^ ^ " G G D G " k " 92 Wetlands Karner G 0.04 " 1 G G k G G Lakes and Ponds G Barrens " G k 4 G G " G Streams " the Overlook k G G G " k 5 Foot Contours G k G " " G 0.36 " Karner Barrens k G " G k G Starting at the Albany Pine Bush Discovery k " G G k Center, several miles of trails meander through G G 93 " k " G the dunes and some of the best pitch pine- k 11 Madison " G G " scrub oak barrens in the preserve. From the G k vernal pond Ave Ext 0.49 " G " overlook dune on the blue trail, views on clear G k viewing area days include the Helderberg escarpment to G G " butterfly k G the southwest and the Catskill mountains to " k 10 " milkweed G " the south. The trail leading under route 155 G k k k k k k " k G " provides access to the Truax Trail Barrens k D " " " G " " G where abandoned historical roads make up " 5 0.03 D G G pitch pine-scrub oak barrens portions of the trail system. In late September, G s Dr G G showy black, white, and orangePoint inlandof Wood pine & Towhee G G G 8 G G barrens buckmoths can often be seen flying G Williamsburg Ct G above the scrub oaks. Knollwood G G G r G G G G Te Te G r G Discovery Trail – 0.2 miles G G G G G Blue Trail – 0.9 miles G G G G G Briarwood G G G 9 G 7 Yellow Trail – 2.6 miles G G G G G G G G Ter Pine West Rd I G Green Trail 2.1 miles Crestwood 90 G G G G G Washington Kaikout Kill G G G vernal pond 6 G 6 G Barrens D G Ave Ex Woodridge St t 42 United Way.