Hikes of the Adirondacks

The Adirondack Park is a mix of private and public lands (6 million acres). The backcountry acreage is enormous and the Adirondacks has the largest trail system in the nation with more than 2,000 miles. Enjoy the glory of hiking the Adirondacks, the wild solitude, unbroken forest, lakes and mountains and take the path less taken.

When traveling, please always remember safety. Suit up and plan your hike thoroughly. Adirondack weather can shift, and the forest have a lot of wildlife to enjoy and RESPECT. Hike in numbers, or make a safety plan. Resources are provided below. Happy Trails!

Blueberry Cobbles (3.8 miles - easy) & Ball Peak (7.8 miles difficult)

Hurricane Mountain (5.2 miles difficult)

Glens Falls Feeder Canal, Glens Falls & Queensbury, 518-792-5363	Gurney Lane Nature Trail - Gurney Ln, Queensbury, 518-761-8216

Warren County Nature Trail System - Hudson Ave, Warrensburg, 518-623-5576	Dynamite Hill Nature Trail (.5 miles) easy, Rt 8 Chestertown	Pack Demonstration Forest - Rt 9 & 28, Warrensburg (2500 acre environmental Demo Forest) 518-623-9679

Baxter Mountain (2.2 miles - moderate	Blueberry Mountain (4.8 miles - difficult)	^{Cathedral Rocks/Bear Run Loop (4 miles, moderate)}
Indian Head (8 miles, moderate)	Owls Head (1.3 miles, easy)	Round Mountain Loop (5 miles, moderate)
Snow Mountain (3.4 miles, moderate)

Lake Champlain Region

Belfry Mtn. (.4 miles, easy w/fire tower)	Valcour Island Perimeter Trail (5.7 miles)	Valcour Island Nomad Trail (2.1 miles of the interior) and 1 mile water crossing from Peru boat launch, site of naval battle, add'l 7 mile trails, easy
Poke-O-Moonshine Mtn. (1.9 miles w/fire tower & campground)	Lyon Mtn (5 miles w/fire tower) International Views	Snake Den Bay Outlook Trail
Four Ponds - Lincoln Pond - Mineville area (Tanaher Pond, Mill Pond, Murrey Ponds, Russett Ponds)	Morehouse Bridge to Boquet, Essex (3.1 miles, easy)	Sunrise Trail to Mt. Gilligan (1.l mile, steady climb with great outlooks)
Lake Alice (3 miles, easy) Chazy, wildlife mgt. sites	Silver Lake Mtn. (1.8 miles easy) lake views are outstanding, off Silver Lk. Rd, and Silver Lake Bog (2.5 miles, easy)	Ausable Marsh (3 miles, easy) at Ausable Point Campground, great bird watching
Lewis Preserve (5.6 miles easy), civil war charcoal kilns, foundations, stone fences, north of Danamora	Keeseville - Walking Guide to Keeseville's Historic District, call 518-834-9606	Ausable Chasm - famous waterfalls, 'a must do' (admission fee)
Clintonvile Pine Barrens - (Nature Conservancy Preserve), 900 acre pine barren, guide trail at trailhead	Plattsburgh - Historical Walking Tour, famous battles, call 518-563-1000	Point Au Rouche State Park (8 miles trail network, easy) views of Champlain
	Cook Mtn. Preserve - 200 acre preserve, off Baldwin Road, Ticonderoga

Lake George Region

Buck Mountain (6 miles RT), off Pilot Knob Road	Prospect Mountain (4 miles RT), off Smith St.	Hadley Mountain (2 miles RT), off Hadley Hill Road, Lake Luzerne
	Blue Ledges (2.2 miles RT) off North Woods Club Road

Lake Placid/Saranac Lake/Raybrook

Cascade Mtn. (4.8 miles, moderate)	Mt. Jo (2.3 miles, moderate)	^{Mt. Van Hoevenberg (4.4 miles, moderate)}
Balance Rocks on Pitchoff Mtn. (3.2 miles, moderate)	Avalanche Pass & Lake (8.8 miles, moderate)	Rocky Falls (* 4.8 miles, moderate)
Haystack Mountain (6.5 miles, moderate)	Mt. Baker, (1.8 miles moderate)	Scarface Mountain (6.6 miles, moderate)
Ampersand Mtn, Rt 3 west (5.4 miles RT - steep climb to summit)	Bloomingdale Bog Trail (7.5 miles RT) past Adk. Med. Center, easy hike or mtn. bike	Middle Saranac Lake (1.5 miles RT), Rt 3, easy stroll

Newcomb

Blue Ledge (5 miles, easy)

Camp Santanoni (9 miles, moderate) Also visit Great Camp Santanoni

^{Hewitt Pond-Stony Pond (6 miles,
moderate}

Goodnow Mountain (3.8 miles, moderate w/fire tower)

Vanderwhacker Mtn. (5.8 miles, difficulty w/fire tower)

Calamity Brook to Flowed Land (9.4 miles, moderate)

Indian Pass & Wallface Mtn. (8.8 miles, moderate & rugged 1.2 miles)

Cold River Horse Trail System (between Rt. 28N at Newcomb)

Paul Smith - St. Regis

Debar Pond (.6 miles, easy), off Rt 99	Everton Falls (Nature Conservancy Preserve), waterfall just off road, and 10 mile stillwater trip. Trail guides available	St. Regis River Hydro Site (.5 miles, easy) waterfalls & rapids viewing
White Pine Camp (2.5 miles, admission for guided walk) Adk. Great Camp on Osgood Pond	Adirondack Park Visitors Interpretive Center at Paul Smiths, 518-327-3000	Azure Mtn. (1 miles, moderate) - fire tower, off Blue Mtn. Road
Jenkins Mtn. (8.4 miles, difficult) contact Interpretive Center @ Paul Smiths	Elephant Head (1 mile, moderate) Isolated hilltop with views, off Rt 30	Red Dot Trail (2.5 mile loop near Osgood Pond, easy)

Schroon Lake

Bear Pond Loop (5 miles, easy)	Grizzle Ocean (5 miles, easy)	^{Pharoah Lake (7.2 miles, moderate)}
Pharaoh Mtn. (11.3 miles, difficult)	Rock Pond Mine (*5.4 miles, moderate)	Severance Hill (2 miles, moderate)
Treadway Mtn., (*7.8 miles, moderate)	Hoffman Notch Traverse (7.6 miles, difficult)	Crane Pond Road w/ Goose Pond, Long Swing Trails (moderate)
Sucker Brook Horse Trail - village of Adirondack

Cook Mtn. Preserve (2.6 miles, easy)	La Chute Trail (.5 miles, easy)

Coon Mountain Preserve (2 miles, easy, bushwhack 246 acre preserve)	Split Rock Mtn. (6.5 miles, moderate)

Adirondack Mountain Club - (Kids on Trails, Fire Towers, Adk. Guides, Maps & more)	Adirondack Maps (Delorme, Trails Illustrated, Topo Maps, Geogical Service Maps)	Hamilton County Tourism, 800-648-5239 (ask for the "Adirondack Great Walks & Day Hikes")
	State-wide Emergency Search & Rescue/Fire Hot Line 518-891-0235

Backcountry Hiking Rules