ADIRONDACKREGION.COM
Sign In
AdirondackRegion.com

Pitchoff Mountain West / Balanced Rocks Trailhead

Scramble granite slabs to improbable boulders hung over the void

Lake Placid, NY 12946, NY|44.219°N · 73.887°W
Call Directions Visit the site
Pitchoff Mountain West / Balanced Rocks Trailhead
1 / 12
Aries Rose · Google
12 of 14 photos · showing first 12 (tier limit)
§ Field Notes

About Pitchoff Mountain West / Balanced Rocks Trailhead.

This popular hiking destination in Lake Placid features both Pitchoff Mountain and the Balanced Rocks trail. It is known as a well-traveled path that attracts many visitors to the area. Pitchoff Mountain is recognized as one of the peaks included in the Lake Placid 9er Hiking Challenge, offering an incentive for hikers looking to complete this local challenge. The trail can be completed as a through hike, with a recommendation for using two cars if undertaking this option.
§ Trails from here

Routes that start nearby.

Hiking trails within roughly 3 miles of this trailhead, drawn from our OpenStreetMap-sourced almanac.

§ Getting here

Where it sits.

Address

Lake Placid
NY 12946, NY 12942

44.2193°N · 73.8870°W
Directions in Google MapsDirections in Apple Maps
Drive in from
New York City
303 mi
5h 30m
Albany
136 mi
2h 30m
Boston
240 mi
4h 15m
Montreal
112 mi
2h 0m
Syracuse
174 mi
3h 15m
Buffalo
333 mi
6h 0m

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

§ Nearby

Within 10 mi.

Lakes · 1
Trails · 9
Trailheads · 1
Listings · 1
§ Similar nearby properties
Cascade Mountain Trailhead — hero image
<0.1 miLake Placid

Cascade Mountain Trailhead

Pitchoff East Trailhead
2.6 miKeene

Pitchoff East Trailhead

South Meadow Trailhead — hero image
3.8 miLake Placid

South Meadow Trailhead

§ Make a day of it

Pair with.

Before, after, or instead — what else is around.

Coffee on the way
Refuel
Stay the night
Stock up before
Last updated
§ For the proprietor

Run this place?

Claim Pitchoff Mountain West / Balanced Rocks Trailhead to manage hours, photos, particulars, and respond to inquiries — all from your Desk.

Claim this listing →Editorial review · free
§ More field guides

From the field guides.

All guides
The Adirondack 46 High Peaks Guide — Adirondack guide cover
Hiking · The 46

The Adirondack 46 High Peaks Guide.

A complete planning guide: difficulty by peak, common combo days, seasonal realities, and a sortable, filterable table of every summit.

Read the guide →
An Accessible Adirondacks — Adirondack guide cover
Practical · Accessibility

An Accessible Adirondacks.

DEC Universal Access trails, John Dillon Park, the adaptive sports programs at Whiteface and Mt. Van Hoevenberg, the visitor centers that work for every body — and a region-by-region atlas of verified-accessible places across the Park.

Read the guide →