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Rock Garden Trail

Rock Garden Trail is a half-mile footpath rated for mountain hiking — expect scrambles over bedrock and uneven footing. Short enough for a quick leg-stretch, but the terrain demands attention.

Length
0.5 mi
Operator
Network
Difficulty
Mountain hiking
§ Trail details
Surface
Ground
Visibility
good
From OpenStreetMap. Surface + access tags vary by trail.
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Elevation profile
Max 1,332 ftMin 1,207 ftNet gain 36 ft
1,332 ft1,207 ft0 mi0.1 mi0.2 mi0.3 mi0.5 mi
§ Closest essentials

Nearest, each within 25 miles

Coffee
Adirondack Mountain Coffee Cafe
4.3 mi away
Restaurant
R.F. McDougall's Pub
0.4 mi away
General store
East Branch Organics
8.6 mi away
Shelter
Wilderness Inn Restaurant Bar
1.0 mi away
§ Nearby Points of Interest
Peaks (12)
Lakes & ponds (13)
Trails (24)
Shelters (2)
  • Wilderness Inn Restaurant Bar1.0 mi
  • Johns Brook Lodge14.5 mi
Lean-tos (35)
  • Lost Pond/Biesemeyer Lean-To10.1 mi
  • North Shore Taylor Pond Lean-To8.2 mi
  • Lake Placid Site 2 Lean-To5.8 mi
  • Howard Lean-to14.2 mi
  • Deer Brook Lean-to13.1 mi
  • Giant Mountain Lean-to14.8 mi
  • Wolf Jaw Lean-to14.7 mi
  • Gulf Brook Lean-to10.4 mi
Primitive campsites (68)
  • Flume Campsite0.4 mi
  • Wilmington Notch Campground1.3 mi
  • Copperas Pond Site #13.5 mi
  • Copperas Pond Site #23.7 mi
  • Owen Pond Campsite4.0 mi
  • Primitive campsite 108945.0 mi
  • Cooper Kill Pond Trailhead5.0 mi
  • Barkeater Cliffs Campsite7.4 mi
§ Nearby parking

279 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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