Thank you for visiting: as a special bonus, here are a few panoramas of the best place on earth to be:
Click the image for a full-size panorama (looking southeast from Lake Placid village at the golf course) (May 2006) (160 kB);
click here for a full-size panorama with major peaks named.
Click the image for a full-size panorama of the High Peaks from Phelps Mt. (July 2007) (4.95 MB);
click here for a full-size panorama with major peaks named (3.73 MB).
Click the image for a full-size view of the pond at Marcy Dam in winter (looking east towards Phelps Mt.) (January 2008) (433 kB)
Here are some pdf files of maps that may be useful to hikers. Please remember to use these maps and information at your own risk: trail information may be dated, times reflect our own speed not yours, and conditions are all subject to change.
Hikes for families with Young Children:
(and, without insult, those wanting just a few nice hikes without too many beastly climbs)
Other maps: (
Tabletop map, 2012-07-25)
Getting there:
This Google map shows our route from Belleville to Lake Placid. At 346 km, it's the shortest. (Compare to 389 going via Cornwall, 371 via Watertown (Black River Rd), or 354 via South Colton and Tupper Lake).
| Adirondack Forty-Sixers Official Site - Includes link to printable climbing brochure |
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| Adirondack Mountain Club | ||||
| Adirondack Mountain Geology | ||||
| Adirondack Museum | ||||
| Adirondack Life Magazine on Line | ||||
| Hike Ideas from Adirondack Mountain Club | ||||
| Leave
No Trace - Philosophy, Principles, Methods of Leave No Trace hiking & camping |
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| New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (Region 5) Information about trails, wilderness rules, bear information | ||||
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| Adirondack "By Owner" - Vacation Rental Property Listings | ||||
| Adirondak Loj (lodge, leantos, campground) | ||||
| Century 21 High Peaks Realty - Vacation Rental Property Listings Rental agent, Lisa Bimonte, is a real professional! |
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| Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort | ||||
| The Interlaken Inn | ||||
| Mirror Lake Inn |