Go on an Adirondack Quest

Adirondack QuestThe purpose of the Adirondack Quest is to encourage ADK members to explore and appreciate the plants, landscape, diversity of wildlife, and the incomparable natural setting of the Wilderness and Wild Forests Areas of the Adirondack Park.

The Adirondack Quest is sponsored by the Genesee Valley Chapter, which provides recognition in the form of the attractive patch shown above and a certificate.

The patch and certificate are given to individuals who make a total of fifty day trips to the Wilderness and Wild Forest Areas, including at least fifteen Wilderness Areas and at least fifteen Wild Forests Areas, with no more than two trips to the same area. There are no criteria for miles hiked, hours that constitute a day, overnight camping, etc. Activities such as hiking, backpacking, canoeing, bird watching, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing are all acceptable means of spending the day in these areas. Both ADK members and non-members are eligible for the patch. Visits made after June 1, 1993, qualify for the patch.

Map with links to area descriptions
Wilderness Area statistics, with links to area descriptions
Wild Forest Area statistics, with links to area descriptions
Blank logs (pdf)

To obtain a patch, you must send a completed log of your visits to:

Adirondack Quest
Genesee Valley Chapter of ADK
P.O. Box 18558
Rochester, NY 14618-0558

The Genesee Valley Chapter maintains its own Web site where additional details about the Adirondack Quest can be found. Please click here for more information.