Watch Hill Trail winds through a beautiful mature forest to a series of rocky outcrops with broad views of Indian Lake and the surrounding mountains  Watch Hill 1 mile (2 miles round trip) Jessup River [...]

Middle Settlement Lake is a 2.6-mile trail through mature forests en route to a beautiful remote lake and lean-to in the western Adirondacks Middle Settlement Lake 2.6 miles (5.2 miles round-trip) Webb, Herkimer County Ha [...]

Bear Mountain is a rugged 3-mile hike that overlooks Cranberry Lake and the Five Ponds Wilderness Area Bear Mountain 3 miles (6 miles round-trip) Clifton, St. Lawrence County Cranberry Lake Wild Forest Hiking, Snowshoeing Level [...]

The 3-mile hike to the Rock River traverses beautiful, mature forests, a beach on a remote lake, and leads to a beautiful, meandering river Rock River 3 miles (6 miles round-trip) Blue Mountain Wild Forest [...]

Rock Lake Trail is popular for hiking, camping, canoeing and fishing, as it's an easy carry with a light-weight boat Rock Lake 0.5 miles (1 mile round-trip) Blue Mountain Wild Forest Indian Lake, Hamilton County [...]

Cook Mountain is a short, lovely hike, south of Ticonderoga, that yields stunning views of Lake George and Vermont Cook Mountain Preserve 1.45 miles (2.9 miles round-trip) Lake George Land Conservancy Ticonderoga, Essex County Hiking, [...]

Great Camp Santanoni is built on the shoreline of Newcomb Lake and has been restored and stabilized as a living museum in the wilderness and is interpreted for its architectural and social history Great Camp Santanoni [...]

The Trombley Landing Trail is a beautiful 1.7-mile hike that reaches the Raquette River and a beautiful riverside lean-to Trombley Landing Trail 1.7 miles (3.4 round-trip) Saranac Lake Wild Forest Tupper Lake, Franklin County Hiking, [...]

Pine Lake is a stunningly beautiful lake, and is in one of the most remote and least populated areas in the Adirondack Park Pine Lake 3 miles (6 miles round trip) Blue Mountain Wild Forest [...]

Owl Head Lookout provides spectacular views of Giant Mountain, Bald Mountain, and Rocky Peak Ridge, among other mountains Owl Head Lookout 2.6 miles (5.2 miles round-trip) Elizabethtown, Essex County Giant Mountain Wilderness Area Hiking, Snowshoeing [...]