Johns Brook drains the northeast shoulder of the Great Range — it's the primary drainage corridor for the High Peaks Wilderness and the namesake watercourse for the Johns Brook Valley, one of the most heavily traveled backcountry zones in the Adirondacks. The brook runs north from its headwaters near Bushnell Falls (between Basin and Gothics) down through the valley to Keene Valley, paralleling the main hiking artery into the Range. The water runs cold and fast over granite ledges; brook trout hold in the deeper pockets, though fishing pressure is steady during the summer hiking season. If you're hiking into the Range, you'll cross this stream — it's the defining geographic feature of the approach.
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