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Sentinel Range Wilderness Area

DEC Issues Adirondack Mud Season Trails Advisory

April 1, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

mud season trail work courtesy DECThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is urging hikers to postpone hikes on trails above 2,500 feet until high elevation trails have dried and hardened. As snow and ice continue to melt at high elevations, steep trails can pose a danger to hikers due to thick ice and deep, rotten snow. Thin soils are susceptible to erosion and sensitive alpine vegetation can be easily damaged. [Read more…] about DEC Issues Adirondack Mud Season Trails Advisory

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, Giant Mountain Wilderness, High Peaks, hiking, Mckenzie Mountain Wilderness, Sentinel Range Wilderness Area

Featured Adirondack Hike: Owen, Copperas, and Winch Ponds

September 11, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

owens copperas winch ponds mapThese three ponds are located in the Sentinel Range Wilderness Area, in North Elba, Essex County, and offer excellent loop opportunities, and provides views of the scenic wilderness ponds, their picturesque shorelines and 3,616-foot Stewart Mountain and 3,892-foot Kilburn Mountain.

There are two trails that lead into the area and either can be used to create a 3.5-mile loop hike along a well-traveled trail to the three ponds. [Read more…] about Featured Adirondack Hike: Owen, Copperas, and Winch Ponds

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: High Peaks, hiking, Sentinel Range Wilderness Area, Trails Less Traveled

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