Brewster Peninsula Nature Trails Hike- Lake Placid

Basic Information

Day 3 of our Lake Placid get-away

Link to AllTrails website for Brewster Peninsula Nature Trails hike

Date of hike: 08/28/2021

Difficulty level: easy

Distance: 2 miles round trip

Elevation gain: 98 feet

Location: Lake Placid, Saranac Lakes Wild Forest, Essex County

About Brewster Peninsula Nature Trails

The Brewster Peninsula Nature Trails is a very easy flat hike around the lake located in the Saranac Lakes Wild Forest. It contains four trails including Corridor, Boundary, Ridge, and Lakeshore. These trails are great not only for hiking but also for running, snowshoeing, skiing, mountain biking, and fishing.

Our Impressions

After a very exhausting hike up Mt. Marcy and a fairly strenuous shorter hike up Cascade Mountain the day before, we could barely get ourselves out of bed. Every muscle in our body was aching and the thought of putting on hiking boots was unbearable. Instead of putting on our boots, we decided to give our feet a rest and explore Lake Placid in our sneakers.

During our Lake Placid explorations, we stumbled upon and beautiful easy hike with gorgeous lake views. We walked then rested a lot and enjoyed the beautiful scenery.