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§ Pursuits & Outdoors · Chapter III

Trailheads & Parking.

35 entries in the Register — Locally-curated trailheads & parking across the Adirondack Park, each entry set down by hand.

§ The Roster · 35 Entries

Every entry, in rank order.

Adirondack Rail Trail · Lake Placid TrailheadLake Placid · trailheadsEastern terminus of the 34-mile rail trail.Adirondack Rail Trail · Tupper Lake TrailheadTupper Lake · trailheadsThirty-four flat miles connecting two villages through conifer-darkened corridorsAmy's ParkBrant Lake · trailheadsFive hundred acres of beaver ponds and quiet ridgeline views near BoltonAuger Falls TrailheadSpeculator · trailheadsAuger Falls Trailhead provides access to the Siamese Ponds Wilderness, a 114,010-acre area in the Adirondack Forest Preserve known for its mountains and waters. Popular activities include hiking, camping, fishing, and hunting.Baker Mountain TrailheadLake Placid · trailheadsSaranac Lake's steepest half-hour earns you the High Peaks horizonBaxter Mountain TrailheadKeene · trailheadsShort legs, big views: Keene Valley's friendliest 2,428-foot summitBig Crow Mountain TrailheadKeene · trailheadsSteep half-mile climb yields sweeping High Peaks and Hurricane viewsBloomingdale Bog Hiking TrailSaranac Lake · trailheads16-mile flat rail-trail through a working bog.Bloomingdale Bog TrailSaranac Lake · trailheadsSixteen miles of rail-bed grit through boreal wetlands and forestBlue Mountain Fire Tower/Hiking TrailBlue Mountain Lake · trailheads4 miles round trip to a fire tower at 3,759 feet.Blue Mountain TrailheadBlue Mountain Lake · trailheadsTrailhead for Blue Mountain summit on Route 28N.Bog River Trail/Round Lake Outlet Trail TrailheadTupper Lake · trailheadsThe Bog River Complex includes almost 25,000 acres of Adirondack Forest Preserve and Conservation Easement Lands within the Adirondack Park.Buck Mountain Fire Tower TrailheadLong Lake · trailheadsA working fire tower atop a short climb with Hamilton County sprawl belowCascade Mountain TrailheadLake Placid · trailheadsThe shortest route to your first Adirondack high peakCastle Rock TrailheadBlue Mountain Lake · trailheadsShort steep climb to open ledges above Blue Mountain LakeConnery Pond/Whiteface Landing TrailheadLake Placid · trailheadsGateway to the High Peaks' western shores, offering quiet access to Connery Pond and Whiteface Landing.East Jimmy Creek FallsSpeculator · trailheadsA curtain of white water tumbling into a moss-walled grottoFowler's Crossing Trailhead & ParkingSaranac Lake · trailheadsRail-trail gateway for three-town pedaling, skiing, and slow miles
Haystack Mountain TrailheadLake Placid · trailheadsTrailhead for Haystack Mountain on Route 86.Heaven Hill TrailsLake Placid · trailheadsFive miles of Foundation-groomed track for skis, bikes, and bootsJames C. Frenette Sr. Recreational TrailsTupper Lake · trailheadsGolf fairways become Nordic corridors when snow blankets Tupper LakeJimmy's PeakLake George · trailheadsA settler's name, a punctuation controversy, and a good climbLoch Muller Trailhead ParkingSchroon Lake · trailheadsSouthern gateway to Hoffman Notch's forested wilderness corridorMt. Sabattis PavilionBlue Mountain Lake · trailheadsShort forested loop system above Long Lake's western shoulderOld Iron / Penfield Pond TrailParadox Lake · trailheads1.7-mile easy loop near the Penfield Museum.Owl’s Head Mountain TrailheadLong Lake · trailheadsFire tower views without the Blue Mountain crowds—ideal for familiesPanther Mountain Trailhead ParkingTupper Lake · trailheadsShort, steep climb to a Tupper Lake overlook.Pharaoh Lake WildernessParadox Lake · trailheadsForty-six thousand acres of lake-studded backcountry, roadless and rawPitchoff East TrailheadKeene · trailheadsLake Placid's favorite ridge walk—open ledges and no crowds yetPitchoff Mountain West / Balanced Rocks TrailheadKeene · trailheadsScramble granite slabs to improbable boulders hung over the voidRoaring Brook FallsKeene · trailheadsRoadside waterfall with a 0.3-mile trail to the base.Rock River TrailheadBlue Mountain Lake · trailheadsA summit worthy of its name—rock ledges, sweeping views, moderate effortSawyer Mountain TrailheadIndian Lake · trailheadsShort climb to layered views of the central Adirondack peaksSeverance HillSchroon Lake · trailheadsShort climb through hemlock and birch to broad Schroon Lake viewsSouth Meadow TrailheadLake Placid · trailheadsGateway to the Seward Range's four High Peaks