How do we get there?
Access the fire tower by hiking the Bramley Mountain Trail from the trailhead on Glenn Bernie Road in Delhi. GPS coordinates for trailhead: 42.2993, -74.8360. Google Map directions to the trailhead can be found here.
The tower is only open to the public when a volunteer steward is on site. It will be open weekends and holidays from late spring through early October, from approximately 10am until 4pm, as weather conditions allow.
It will be open on an ad hoc basis dependent on weather and volunteer availability until then. Follow us on social media to learn about ad hoc opening dates.
The first public opening of the tower was January 4th, 2025. A ribbon cutting ceremony is being planned – date TBD.
The Friends of Bramley Mountain Fire Tower
The Friends are an all-volunteer 501c3 corporation, formed to restore and reconstruct the Bramley Mountain Fire Tower which was decommissioned by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation in 1970 and removed in 1975. The Friends will also be responsible for managing the tower once returned to the summit of Bramley Mountain, handling any needed maintenance and providing stewards who will staff the tower on weekends from Memorial Day through Indigenous People’s Day, stewards will be present at the summit. The stewards will provide Historical information about the tower, Basic outdoor education and Information about the surrounding area.
Serving on the Friends’ board of directors are Ann Roberti, President, Rick Roberts, Vice-President, Ryan Naatz, Treasurer and John Sandman, Secretary. They are joined by Amy Beveridge, Wendell George, Jillienne LaFever, Laurie Rankin, and Jeff Senterman.
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