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South Fork Boquet Trail

A quiet traverse through the Adirondack backcountry, this unmarked route follows roughly three kilometers along the South Fork drainage, appealing to those comfortable navigating without blazes or signage. The absence of trail markers demands attentive map work and a willingness to read the terrain itself, making the path better suited to experienced hikers than to casual walkers. What the route may lack in infrastructure it offers in solitude, the kind that comes from country where the way forward is never quite prescribed.

§ Overview

South Fork Boquet Trail runs 1.9 miles (3.0 km) with about 373 feet of elevation gain — an easy hike, with a gentle, rolling grade, about 1 h 15 min on the trail.

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Length
1.9 mi
Elevation gain
373 ft
Difficulty · est.
Easy
Book time
1 h 8 m
§ Before you go
  • lwnNetwork
From OpenStreetMap. Surface + access tags vary by trail.
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Elevation profile
Max 1,499 ftMin 1,181 ftNet gain 373 ft
1,499 ft1,181 ft0 mi0.5 mi0.9 mi1.4 mi1.9 mi
§ Nearby parking

45 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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§ Closest essentials

Nearest, each within 25 miles

Coffee
Old Mountain Coffee Company
7.6 mi away
Restaurant
Noon Mark Diner
7.6 mi away
General store
Elizabethtown Thrift Shop
9.6 mi away
Shelter
Bouquet Lean-To
3.6 mi away
§ Nearby Points of Interest
Peaks (12)
Lakes & ponds (37)
Trails (24)
Shelters (1)
  • Johns Brook Lodge9.0 mi
Lean-tos (56)
  • Bouquet Lean-To3.6 mi
  • High Peaks Lean-To3.6 mi
  • Boquet River Lean-to3.6 mi
  • Giant Mountain Lean-to5.5 mi
  • Giant Mtn. Lean-To5.6 mi
  • Lilian Brook Lean-To5.7 mi
  • Lillian Brook Lean-to5.8 mi
  • Slide Brook Lean-to6.2 mi
Primitive campsites (130)
  • Unnamed campsite0.8 mi
  • Boquet River Just East Of Jct. 9 & 73 Campsite1.0 mi
  • Unnamed campsite1.1 mi
  • Boquet River Just East Of Jct. 9 & 73 Campsite1.1 mi
  • Unnamed campsite1.2 mi
  • Lillypad Pond campsite1.2 mi
  • Unnamed campsite1.2 mi
  • Unnamed campsite1.2 mi
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