Western Ridge Trail, Gansevoort

Elevation Gain: ~511 ft

Length: 1.8 mi Out & Back

Difficulty: Easy

Time: ~1 hour 

Note(s): 

• Papa Tino showed us kids this one when we were young- not a ton of foot traffic 

• GREAT sunset spot overlooking the Hudson!

• Trail cuts secretly up to the left for the lookout! Be sure not to miss it 

Pilots Knobb Gazebo, Lake George

Elevation Gain: ~1000 ft

Length: 1.4 mi round trip 

Difficulty: Easy

Time: ~45 min

Note(s): 

• If you look this up on all trails it makes it seem longer than it is to the Gazebo (you can take the trail further up if you want) 

• MAD popular spot for sunsets or fireworks! 

Prospect Mtn, Lake George

Elevation Gain: ~1500 ft

Length: ~3 mi 

Difficulty: Med

Time: ~2 hours

Note(s): 

• No dogs allowed :( 

• Cool bridge that crosses the highway

• Dope historical stuff on top! (There is also a road that goes up the mtn, but I'm unsure what time of year it is open) 

• One of the last hikes I did before I moved- my gramps used to hike this bad boy every weekend. 

Buck Mtn, Lake George

Elevation Gain: ~2000 ft

Length: ~7 mi round trip

Difficulty: Med 

Time: ~3 hours

Note(s): 

• Prolly the most popular mtn in Lake George 

• There are two ways up this bad boy. They're about the same length with one being a lil shorter and steeper. 

• Buttermilk falls trail seems to be less busy 

• Other trail is off of Pilots Knobb road 

Fifth Peak, Lake George 

Elevation Gain: ~1500 ft

Length: ~ 5 mi Round Trip 

Difficulty: Med

Time: ~2.5 hours

Note(s): 

• Rattlesnakes (yes you read that right) in this area of LG 

• Trail was a lil misleading & we went a wrong way 

• Dope view of the lake & def not as many people over this way 

Hadley, Wilcox 

Elevation Gain: ~1500 ft

Length: ~3.2 Round Trip  

Difficulty: Med

Time: ~2 hours

Note(s): 

• Rolled down this bad boy when I was 5 #summersauter4lyfe 

• Cool sunrise/sunset spot 

• Firetower! 

Crane, Wilcox

Elevation Gain: ~1400 ft

Length: ~3.2 mi 

Difficulty: Med

Time: ~2 hours

Note(s): 

• Pretty chill view, but super fun with the ladders on the trail near the top 

• Last time I went it was a wee cloudy, but its a nice spot I swear 

Chimeny Mtn, Indian Lake

Elevation Gain: ~1000 ft

Length: ~2.5 round trip

Difficulty: Easy

Time: ~2 hours

Note(s): 

• One of my fav hikes in the area 

• Cool rock spire on top 

• There is a DOPE cave on the hill over #iykyk

Big & Little Crow, Keene 

Elevation Gain: VARIES

Length: VARIES

Difficulty: VARIES

Time: VARIES

Note(s): 

• Cool Views

• Good bang for your buck- the hike up to little crow is mad chill. Mama Tino made it up! 

• Can extend the hike up to 7 mi to get Big Crow in it!

Whiteface, Wilmington

Elevation Gain: ~3600 ft

Length: ~10 mi

Difficulty: Hard

Time: ~5 hours

Note(s): 

• Hypothetically if you hike this really dehydrated and you call your parents at the top there is a road that drives up it.... hypothetically of course

• Odd 46er because its kinda alone all by itself (#5 tallest in NY) 

• Lot of cool museum info weathery type of stuff on top! Beautiful stonework too

• Pretty gnarly ski hill come winter time

Saddleback & Basin, Keene

Elevation Gain: ~4000 ft

Length: ~15 mi 

Difficulty: Hard

Time: ~8 hours

Note(s): 

• Imma use this note opportunity to state that you should def bring enough food on hikes or else you'll be hangry

  • Shout out shoeler to HANGRY hike gate circa whatever year we did this

• Cool ladders and views would 10/10 recommend 

Giants Ledge & Panther

Elevation Gain: ~1981 ft

Length: 6.3 mi out & back

Difficulty: Easy

Time: ~2.5 hours

Note(s): 

• WAS THE BUSIEST TRAIL I'VE EVER BEEN ON (Foliage Szn)