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Zim Smith Trail

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and through a portion of the towns of Clifton Park and Halfmoon. As of 2020, it has now been extended to the city of Mechanicville. There are future plans to extend the trail north to
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The Zim Smith Trail is named after Lt. Col. Zimri "Zim" Smith, USAF (Ret) who died in 1994. Zim was active in historic preservation in Saratoga Springs and founded Friends of
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Map of the Zim Smith Trail in Saratoga County prior to the expansion into Mechanicville
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The trail starts at Oak Street in Ballston Spa and runs through Malta's
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state to be designated a national recreation trail by the
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is the main multi-use trail of a network of trails in
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Saratoga County, New York
Mechanicville
Halfmoon
Clifton Park
Round Lake Village
Malta
Ballston Spa
New York
U.S. Department of Interior
National Park Service
Shenantaha Creek Park
Interstate 87
Adirondack Northway
U.S. Route 9
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Battlefield
""Local Zim Smith Trail named national recreation trail; only one in New York" The Saratogian Newspaper"
""National Park Service Press Release May 31, 2012" National Park Service"
""Zim Smith Trail" TrailLink"
"Zim Smith trail recognized"
"Husband and wife co-author new book that explores the origins of Saratoga National Historical Park, where they met"
TrailLink Website
Saratogian Newspaper Article
National Park Service: National Trails System
New York Trailheads: Trail Guide & Map
42°55′10″N 73°44′48″W / 42.919326°N 73.746549°W / 42.919326; -73.746549
Categories
Hiking trails in New York (state)
Bike paths in New York (state)

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