A blue-blazed route of just over four kilometers, this trail climbs toward a pair of secluded ponds tucked beneath Black Mountain's western slopes. Managed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the path is reported to offer a relatively modest ascent through mixed forest before reaching the water. The ponds themselves, set in a quiet basin, are said to hold brook trout, though current NYSDEC regulations apply to any angling. It remains a less-traveled alternative to the more popular routes in this corner of the eastern Adirondacks.
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