Brown-Benoit Road.
This 0.9-mile unpaved road makes a good leg-stretcher when you don't have time for a real hike. The surface is rough enough to feel like you're walking somewhere that matters, short enough that you won't regret the detour. It's the kind of route you knock out in 20 minutes, then get back to whatever brought you to the area in the first place.
- Leg-stretcherShort and nearly flat — an hour or less
- Peak foliage window — color starts up high and works down the valleys through mid-October.
Seasonal pattern for this trail · live closures appear above
- UnpavedSurface
Read the line before you walk it.
What the trailhead is doing today.
Where the hike begins.
If you’re already out here.
Saranac Lake.
The corner of the Park this trail calls home — its hamlets, waters, lodging, and the rest of its field record.
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Make a weekend of it.
Closest editorial picks for a meal, a scoop, a pint, a bed, and a sight worth your time.
Stay.
1— 23.4 mi to the nearest bed on the register; book before you go.
See.
2- White Pine Camp22.1 mi
The 1907 Great Camp on Osgood Pond that served as Calvin Coolidge's Summer White House in the summer of 1926. Seasonal guided tours, and several cottages rent by the week.
- THE GREAT ADIRONDACK CORN MAZE24.6 mi
The Great Adirondack Corn Maze at Tucker Farms in Gabriels offers a new maze design each year, providing a fun experience of getting lost in the cornfield.
— 22.1 mi to the nearest sight on file; fold it into the drive.
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Frequently asked.
- How long is the Brown-Benoit Road?The Brown-Benoit Road is approximately 0.94 miles (1.5 kilometers) — a short out-and-back suitable for most fitness levels.