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From left, Katherine Turro, Molly Turro with her dog Tinkerbell and Linda Scacco, all from West Hartford, Conn. participate in a first hike on New Year's Day at Saratoga Spa State Park on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)
lessFrom left, Katherine Turro, Molly Turro with her dog Tinkerbell and Linda Scacco, all from West Hartford, Conn. participate in a first hike on New Year's Day at Saratoga Spa State Park on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016
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Front pair l. to r., James Dejnozka, 6, Joseph Dejnozka, 2, behind them Julia Dejnozka, 4, and Luke Dejnozka, 5, and Ann Dejnozka and Kristina Collins take their first hike of the new year into the Vale of Springs at Saratoga Spa State Park on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)
lessFront pair l. to r., James Dejnozka, 6, Joseph Dejnozka, 2, behind them Julia Dejnozka, 4, and Luke Dejnozka, 5, and Ann Dejnozka and Kristina Collins take their first hike of the new year into the Vale of
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From left, James Dejnozka, 6, Joseph Dejnozka, 2, Kristina Collins, Ann Dejnozka, Luke Dejnozka, 5, and Julia Dejnozka, 4, take their first hike of the new year into the Vale of Springs at Saratoga Spa State Park on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)
lessFrom left, James Dejnozka, 6, Joseph Dejnozka, 2, Kristina Collins, Ann Dejnozka, Luke Dejnozka, 5, and Julia Dejnozka, 4, take their first hike of the new year into the Vale of Springs at Saratoga Spa State
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Members of the walking club Empire State Capital Volkssporters take a walk down Broadway on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)
Members of the walking club Empire State Capital Volkssporters take a walk down Broadway on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)
Photo: Lori Van Buren
Members of the walking club Empire State Capital Volkssporters take a walk through Congress Park on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)
Members of the walking club Empire State Capital Volkssporters take a walk through Congress Park on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)
Photo: Lori Van Buren
DEC cancels First Day hikes in Adirondacks
The state Department of Environmental Conservation has canceled its guided hikes in the Adirondacks on Jan. 1 due to expected bitter cold temperatures and wind chills.
The state had planned 75 First Day hikes at state parks, wildlife centers and more.
High temperatures through the weekend are forecast to be in single digits above and below zero while the low temperatures are forecast to be in teens and twenties below zero.
With the wind, temperatures will fall even further. Mount Marcy, the highest peak in the state, had a wind chill of -43 on Wednesday.
The three Region 5 hikes were set for Hadley Mountain, Poke-O-Moonshine and Willie Wildlife Marsh.
The remaining hikes across the state were still scheduled to happen as of Thursday morning. Click here for a list of hikes.
Some First Day Hikes may include snowshoeing or cross-country skiing. Many host sites will be offering refreshments, giveaways and a drawing for a 2018 annual Empire Pass.
Here are sites in the greater Capital Region:
Capital Region
Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, Delmar; 9 to 11 a.m.; 518-475-0291
Grafton Lakes State Park, Grafton; 4 p.m.; 518-279-1155
Mine Kill State Park, North Blenheim; 11a.m.; 518-827-8690
Moreau Lake State Park, Gansevoort; 11 a.m.; 518-793-0511
Peebles Island State Park, Waterford; 10 a.m.; 518-732-0187
Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs; 10 a.m.; 518-584-2000, ext. 116
Schodack Island State Park, Schodack Landing; 1 p.m.; (two hikes) 518-732-0187
Thacher State Park, Voorheesville; 11 a.m.; 518-872-0800
Hudson Valley/Catskills
Olana State Historic Site, Hudson; 11am; 518.828.0135 x303
Taconic State Park - Copake Falls, Copake Falls; 1pm; 518.329.3993
Walkway over the Hudson State Historic Park; Poughkeepsie; 2pm; 845-834-2867
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/DEC-cancels-First-Day-hikes-in-Adirondacks-12459232.php
