Can Live Up to its Name Elevation: 3899 ft Ascent: 2106 ft Round-Trip Distance: 7.8 miles Location: Route 30 south of Indian Lake Region: Central Adirondacks The first about 2.4 miles is a pleasant walk in the woods which traverses over to and then ascends a major drainage of the mountain. You cross the stream several READ MORE
A Very Popular Climb Elevation: 3759 ft Ascent: 1550 ft Round-Trip Distance: 4.0 miles Location: Routes 28N/30 north of Blue Mountain Lake (just past the Adirondack Museum) Region: Central Adirondacks The summit of Blue Mountain is definitely not a wilderness area. Not only does it have a fire tower, but it also has many assorted READ MORE
Waterfalls and Views of the High Peaks Elevation: 3590 ft Ascent: 2590 ft Round-Trip Distance: 9.4 miles Location: North Creek town park off NY Route 28 Region: Central Adirondacks The new Schaefer Trail, built by Ranger Steve Ovitt, starts at the parking lot for the Town of North Creek’s swimming area. The lower portion of READ MORE
A Great View of the High Peaks Elevation: 3385 ft Ascent: 1650 ft Round-Trip Distance: 5.4 miles Location: Moose Pond Club Road off Route 28N north of North Creek Region: Central Adirondacks The turnoff from NY 28N comes just after (or before) you cross the Boreas River and is marked by a DEC sign. The READ MORE
An Interesting Spot Along the Wild Hudson Elevation: 1750 ft Descent: 400 ft Round-Trip Distance: 5.0 miles Location: North Woods Club Road off Route 28N north of North Creek Region: Central Adirondacks The start of the trail passes around the east end of Huntley Pond and is more root-filled than most. After about 0.2 miles, it READ MORE
Out of the Ordinary Elevation: 2500 ft Ascent: 760 ft Round-Trip Distance: 2.0 miles Location: End of Big Brook Road of of Route 30 south of Indian Lake. Region: Central Adirondacks Park at a private resort parking lot where they request that you pay $2 to park, so bring along a couple of bucks to READ MORE
Short & Sweet Elevation: 2610 ft Ascent: 630 ft Round-Trip Distance: 2.2 miles Location: Routes 28/30 west of Indian Lake Region: Central Adirondacks Sawyer Mountain is a very popular climb in the Indian Lake area of the central Adirondacks. The large trailhead parking areas are located approximately 4 miles west of Indian READ MORE
A Climb in Two Parts Elevation: 2919 ft Ascent: 1245 ft Round-Trip Distance: 7.2 miles Location: End of Thirteenth Lake Road off Route 28, west of North Creek Region: Central Adirondacks Peaked Mountain is a modest sized mountain located northwest of Thirteenth Lake. It is very steep sided, which affords great views of the READ MORE
A Great Ridge Walk Elevation: 2360 ft Ascent: 930 ft Round-Trip Distance: 4.6 miles Location: On Fourteenth Road 2 miles from its intersection with Route 28N just south of Minerva Region: Central Adirondacks The Fourteenth Road intersection with Route 28N is 7 miles from the Route 28 – Route 28N intersection just outside of READ MORE