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W.A. White Trail

A roughly 6.7-kilometer trail maintained by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the W.A. White route threads through terrain that is reported to offer access to two notable junctions in the High Peaks Wilderness. Red disks mark the initial segment to the White/Hedgehog junction, where the blazes shift to yellow for the continuation toward Wolf Jaws Notch. The trail is understood to serve primarily as a connector route, linking lower elevations with the col between the Wolf Jaws peaks.

Length
4.2 mi
Operator
NYSDEC
Network
lwn
Difficulty
Not rated
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Elevation profile
Max 4,124 ftMin 1,355 ftNet gain 2,992 ft
4,124 ft1,355 ft0 mi1.0 mi2.1 mi3.1 mi4.2 mi
§ On this trail

What you’ll find along the route

Peak
Lower Wolfjaw Mountain
4,175 ft46er · No. 30
Peak
Upper Wolfjaw Mountain
4,185 ft46er · No. 29
Peak
Hedgehog Mountain
3,376 ft
Peak
Cathedral Rocks
1,680 ft
Peak
Snow Mountain
2,362 ft
§ 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
2.7 mi away
Restaurant
Noon Mark Diner
2.7 mi away
General store
East Branch Organics
6.9 mi away
Shelter
Wolf Jaw Lean-to
2.0 mi away
§ Nearby Points of Interest
Peaks (7)
Lakes & ponds (44)
Trails (24)
Shelters (1)
  • Johns Brook Lodge2.6 mi
Lean-tos (108)
  • Lost Pond/Biesemeyer Lean-To8.9 mi
  • High Peaks Lean-To3.6 mi
  • Lake Placid Site 2 Lean-To14.4 mi
  • Howard Lean-to2.4 mi
  • Beaver Point #28.8 mi
  • Calamity Lean-to9.5 mi
  • Flowed Lands Lean-to9.5 mi
  • Herbert Brook Lean-to9.1 mi
Primitive campsites (208)
  • NYSDEC0.9 mi
  • NYS DEC2.0 mi
  • NYS DEC2.0 mi
  • NYSDEC2.1 mi
  • NYSDEC2.1 mi
  • Base Of Roaring Brook Falls Campsite2.4 mi
  • Base Of Roaring Brook Falls Campsite2.4 mi
  • NYS DEC2.4 mi
§ Nearby parking

288 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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