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 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 […]
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 […]