Basic Information Day 4 of our Lake Placid get-away Link to AllTrails website for Ampersand Mountain Date of hike: 08/29/2021 Difficulty level: hard Distance: 5.4 miles round trip Elevation: 3,353 feet Elevation gain: 1,765 feet Location: Saranac Lakes Wild Forest, Harrieststown, Franklin County, High Peaks Wilderness Area, northeastern Adirondack Mountains, NY Saranac Lake Our Airbnb […]
Basic Information Day 1 of our Lake Placid get-away Link to AllTrails website for Cascade Mountain Date of hike: 08/26/2021 Difficulty level: hard Distance: 4.4 miles round trip Elevation: 4,098 feet Elevation gain: 1,902 feet Location: Lake Placid, Keene, Essex County, NY, Adirondack Mountains About Cascade Mountain Cascade Mountain, the thirty-sixth tallest peak in the […]
Date of trip: 08/26/2021 – 08/29/2021 Where we stayed: Airbnb in Saranac Lake, NY, approximately 10 miles from Lake Placid. Our Itinerary Day 1: Cascade Mountain Day 2: Mount Marcy Day 3: Walk around village of Lake Placid and Brewster Peninsula Nature Trails in Saranac Lakes Wild Forest Day 4: Ampersand Mountain, Saranac Lake, NY […]
Basic Information Day 3 of our Lake George Get-Away Link to AllTrails website for Tongue Mountain Hike Date of hike: 05/29/2021 Difficulty level: Hard Distance: 11.3 miles round trip Elevation: 4,838 feet Elevation gain: 3,510 feet Location: Lake Gorge Wild Forest, Town of Bolton, Warren County, Adirondack Mountains, NY About Tongue Mountain Hike Tongue Mountain […]
Basic Information Day 2 of Lake George Get-Away Link to AllTrails website for Sleeping Beauty Mountain hike Date of hike: 05/28/2021 Difficulty level: moderate Distance: 7 miles round trip Elevation: feet 2,347 feet Elevation gain: 1,341 feet Location: Lake George Wild Forest, Washington County, NY, Adirondack Mountains About Sleeping Beauty Mountain Hike Sleeping Beauty Mountain […]
Basic Information Day 1 of Lake George Get-Away Link to AllTrails website for Buck Mountain https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-york/buck-mountain-trail Date of hike: 05/27/2021 Difficulty level: moderate Distance: 7 miles round trip Elevation: 2,330 feet Elevation gain: 1,988 feet Location: Lake George Wild Forest, NY, Adirondack Mountains About Buck Mountain and Our Hike Buck Mountain is located in the […]