• Giant and Rocky Peak are two of the Adirondack 46 High Peaks. These two High Peaks are pretty popular since they are shorter trails and are not terribly difficult. The trail is around 8 miles with 4,700 feet in elevation gain.  You do not need to make any reservations to park/hike here. However, I would

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  • ADK 46: Dial Mountain and Nippletop

    Dial Mountain and Nippletop are two of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks in New York. This trail is another one that requires a parking permit before your hike. So, I made a reservation with the Adirondack Mountain Range organization, a week before I went on the hike. The hiker portal is relatively easy to use,

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  • Blake Peak and Mount Colvin are two of the 46 High Peaks in the Adirondacks. This trail is about 16 miles long and has 4,000 feet of elevation gain. You also have the option of adding Dial and Nippletop on to the hike to knock out 4 High Peaks in one day, which would be

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  • The Santanoni Range is a 20 mile hike over three of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks near Newcomb, New York. It has about 4,600 feet of elevation gain. I started the trail on June 30, 2021 at 7 a.m. the trail starts on the Santanoni Road which is just an old logging road. It’s mostly

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  • ADK 46: Cascade and Porter

    Cascade and Porter are two of the 46 High Peaks in the Adirondacks. the trail is about 6 miles long with 2,300 feet of elevation gain. the trailhead is just off of the state highway 73, and there are a limited amount of parking spaces. The spots fill up pretty quickly since these are two

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  • Tabletop and Phelps are two of the 46 Adirondack high peaks. the trail is about 12-13 miles long with about 3,700 feet of elevation gain. This is another trail that begins at the Adirondack Loj. Parking is $12-15 a day, get there early to ensure you have a parking space or else you will have

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  • ADK 46: Mount Skylight and Mount Marcy

    A few things to mention before I begin talking about this trail. this was the first hike I had ever been on, and I went with a group of hikers far more experienced than me. Although the trail is well marked I ended up “getting lost” and found myself walking for about an hour on

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