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Featured Trail: Foxy Brown XC Trail In Jessup River Wild Forest

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Piseco Airport map courtesy Adirondack AtlasThe Foxy Brown X-Country Ski Trail is a 5.6-mile trail located within the Jessup River Wild Forest, in Piseco (in the town of Arietta, Hamilton County).

After traveling along the Piseco Airport runway, the trail routes users primarily through over a newly built bridge across a muddy bog and northern hardwood forest. To complete a loop, users will follow the trail just north of the runway and should be sure to check for oncoming aircraft before traveling back to the trailhead and parking area. [Read more…] about Featured Trail: Foxy Brown XC Trail In Jessup River Wild Forest

Featured Adirondack Hike: Hurricane Mountain Firetower

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hurricane mountain courtesy adirondack atlasThe trail up Hurricane Mountain, in Keene, Essex County, ascends approximately 2,000 feet over 3.4 miles to the Fire Tower located in a designated historic area on the summit, within the Hurricane Mountain Wilderness. [Read more…] about Featured Adirondack Hike: Hurricane Mountain Firetower

Featured Adirondack Hike: Whiteface Landing

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whiteface landing mapWhiteface Landing in the McKenzie Mountain Wilderness, in Wilmington, Essex County, can be accessed via the waters of Lake Placid or a 2.5-mile trail which is also the first portion of the Whiteface Mountain Trail to the Mountain’s Summit.

In winter, that distance is 3.7 miles due to seasonal road closures. [Read more…] about Featured Adirondack Hike: Whiteface Landing

Featured Adirondack Hike: Brewster Peninsula Nature Trails

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brewster point trails courtesy adirondack atlasThis trail system located on the southwestern shore of Lake Placid, in Essex County, consists of three trails loops – Boundary Trail, Ridge Trail, and Lakeshore Trail – bisected by an old dirt roadway.

The trails wind over gently rolling terrain and are self-guided nature trails that may be explored using the brochures provided at the trailhead by the Lake Placid Garden Club. [Read more…] about Featured Adirondack Hike: Brewster Peninsula Nature Trails

Featured Adirondack Hike: Owen, Copperas, and Winch Ponds

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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

Featured Adirondack Hike: Mount Gilligan

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mount gilligan map courtesy adirondack atlasMount Gilligan, in New Russia, Essex County, is a somewhat popular 2.2 mile climb with views of the Giant Mountain Wilderness. The trail starts to climb almost immediately from the trailhead through an attractive but dark forest under tall evergreens. [Read more…] about Featured Adirondack Hike: Mount Gilligan

Featured Adirondack Hike: Blueberry Cobbles

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Blueberry Cobbles map courtesy adirondack atlasThis hike in New Russia, Essex County, is good for the entire family, but may be a bit long for really young children.

This is a 2.2 mile hike, one way, over easy to moderate terrain. After a short level section near the trailhead, the trail ascends in to high country. [Read more…] about Featured Adirondack Hike: Blueberry Cobbles