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Indian Pass Trail

A demanding traverse through some of the High Peaks' most dramatic terrain, this fifteen-kilometer route threads the narrow defile between Wallface Mountain and the MacIntyre Range. Red disks mark the way from the Adirondack Loj trailhead to the junction with the Preston Ponds Trail near the pass itself, where yellow disks take over for the descent to Upper Works. The trail is known less for summit-bagging than for the pass's towering cliffs and the sense of remoteness that settles over hikers moving through what remains one of the region's wilder corridors.

Length
9.5 mi
Operator
Network
lwn
Difficulty
Not rated
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Elevation profile
Max 2,953 ftMin 1,841 ftNet gain 1,459 ft
2,953 ft1,841 ft0 mi2.4 mi4.7 mi7.1 mi9.5 mi
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The Indian Pass Trail (north and south) crossings of Indian Pass Brooks

Source: NYS DEC · last updated 16 hours ago

§ On this trail

What you’ll find along the route

Lake
Heart Lake
0.12 mi off
§ Listed trailheads nearby

Curated trailheads & parking near this route

Editorial trailhead listings within roughly 3 miles. Useful for permit info, parking capacity, and access-road conditions.

§ Closest essentials

Nearest, each within 25 miles

Coffee
Origin Coffee
10.0 mi away
Restaurant
Salt of the Earth Bistro
9.4 mi away
General store
The Adirondack Popcorn Company
10.3 mi away
Shelter
Scott Clearing Leanto
1.2 mi away
§ Nearby Points of Interest
Peaks (12)
Lakes & ponds (38)
Trails (24)
Shelters (2)
  • Wilderness Inn Restaurant Bar18.8 mi
  • Johns Brook Lodge7.6 mi
Lean-tos (158)
  • Lost Pond/Biesemeyer Lean-To17.2 mi
  • Deep Hole Lean-To15.5 mi
  • High Peaks Lean-To12.0 mi
  • Lake Placid Site 2 Lean-To13.6 mi
  • Howard Lean-to7.9 mi
  • Beaver Point #22.0 mi
  • Calamity Lean-to2.1 mi
  • Flowed Lands Lean-to2.2 mi
Primitive campsites (310)
  • Scott Clearing1.0 mi
  • Scott Clearing1.0 mi
  • Unnamed campsite1.3 mi
  • Cold Brook Campsite1.8 mi
  • NYSDEC1.8 mi
  • Unnamed campsite1.9 mi
  • Beaver Point 12.0 mi
  • Beaver Point Campsite #12.0 mi
§ Nearby parking

328 parking areas

Closest parking lots within range, ranked by walking distance. Accessibility flags come from Google verified-data; surface and capacity from OpenStreetMap. Confirm hours and seasonal closures before you go.

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