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Old Iron / Penfield Pond Trail, Paradox Lake
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§ Pursuits & Outdoors · Paradox Lake

Old Iron / Penfield Pond Trail.

Trailheads & Parking·Crown Point, NY·43.92°N 73.53°W

1.7-mile easy loop near the Penfield Museum.

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Telephone(518) 962-2287
Found inCrown Point, NY
Charted at43.92°N 73.53°Won the Atlas
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Trailheads & Parking · Paradox LakeEntry revised Aug 20, 2026
§ No. I · Field Notes

About Old Iron / Penfield Pond Trail.

Peasley Road in Crown Point, about 0.2 miles east of the Penfield Museum. The trailhead pullout is small. Park on the right before the bridge, walk across the bridge, and take the immediate right turn to start the loop. The trail is also designated P2 on the Central Champlain Valley CATS map. The walk is 1.7 miles round trip and takes most casual hikers around 38 minutes. The grade is gentle: brief climbs above a brook, then a long stretch along the east shore of Penfield Pond. This is a leg-stretcher hike, not an objective. It's the right pick for a 45-minute window between Lake Champlain crossings or after a Penfield Museum visit. The trail connects to the Old Ironville Road Trail, which gives an extension option for hikers who want more than an hour out. Champlain Area Trails maintains the corridor; the CATS website carries the current map and condition notes. Year-round access; expect mud through April and the occasional beaver flooding on the pond stretch. Best paired with the museum and a Lake Champlain ferry crossing.
§ No. III · The Particulars

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§ No. IV · Getting Here

Where it sits.

Paradox Lake Region
The Address

Peasley Rd
Crown Point, NY

43.9224°N · 73.5324°W

Directions
Drive In From
New York City279 mi · 5h 0m
Albany111 mi · 2h 0m
Boston206 mi · 3h 45m
Montreal136 mi · 2h 30m
Syracuse180 mi · 3h 15m
Buffalo347 mi · 6h 15m

Approximate by-car estimates from the metros most visitors come from.

§ No. V · The Plates

Old Iron / Penfield Pond Trail, observed.

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Old Iron / Penfield Pond Trail — plate IPlate I — the leaderPhotograph · Mark Woolley · Google
Old Iron / Penfield Pond Trail — plate IIPlate IIPhotograph · Courtesy Old Iron / Penfield Pond Trail / www.champlainareatrails.com
Old Iron / Penfield Pond Trail — plate IIIPlate IIIPhotograph · Mark Woolley · Google
Old Iron / Penfield Pond Trail — plate IVPlate IVPhotograph · Courtesy Old Iron / Penfield Pond Trail / www.champlainareatrails.com
Old Iron / Penfield Pond Trail — plate VPlate VPhotograph · Mark Woolley · Google
Old Iron / Penfield Pond Trail — plate VIPlate VIPhotograph · Courtesy Old Iron / Penfield Pond Trail / www.champlainareatrails.com
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