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Little Porter Mountain Trail

A red-disk-marked route of roughly 8.5 kilometers, this trail once provided access to Little Porter Mountain through land managed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The route has been closed to public use since late May 2018, when the private landowner whose property lies below the mountain withdrew permission for hikers to cross. What had been a recognized approach to the summit now remains off-limits, its status unchanged in the years since the closure took effect.

Length
5.3 mi
Operator
NYSDEC
Network
lwn
Difficulty
Not rated
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Elevation profile
Max 3,855 ftMin 1,709 ftNet gain 2,254 ft
3,855 ft1,709 ft0 mi1.3 mi2.7 mi4.0 mi5.3 mi
§ 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
Old Mountain Coffee Company
2.4 mi away
Restaurant
Ausable Inn
2.4 mi away
General store
East Branch Organics
4.1 mi away
Shelter
Deer Brook Lean-to
1.6 mi away
§ Nearby Points of Interest
Peaks (12)
Lakes & ponds (37)
Trails (24)
Shelters (2)
  • Wilderness Inn Restaurant Bar12.2 mi
  • Johns Brook Lodge3.4 mi
Lean-tos (106)
  • Lost Pond/Biesemeyer Lean-To7.3 mi
  • High Peaks Lean-To7.1 mi
  • Lake Placid Site 2 Lean-To10.9 mi
  • Howard Lean-to3.0 mi
  • Beaver Point #29.3 mi
  • Calamity Lean-to10.1 mi
  • Flowed Lands Lean-to10.1 mi
  • Herbert Brook Lean-to9.6 mi
Primitive campsites (201)
  • NYSDEC1.5 mi
  • NYSDEC1.7 mi
  • NYS DEC2.9 mi
  • NYS DEC3.0 mi
  • NYS DEC3.0 mi
  • NYS DEC3.0 mi
  • NYS DEC3.4 mi
  • Unnamed campsite3.4 mi
§ Nearby parking

273 parking areas· 1 accessible

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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