Hiking the Adirondacks: a Guide to the Area's Greatest Hiking Adventures

✍ Scribed by Densmore Ballard, Lisa

• Publisher: Falcon Guides
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book features the best day hikes and weekend backpacking trips in the mountain wilderness of northeastern New York State. From 360-degree mountaintop views to dramatic waterfalls and pristine ponds, it takes readers to the most scenic locations, some well-known and others off the beaten path.;The Hikes; Meet Your Guide; Map and Icon Legends; TRAIL FINDER; TOP 5 HIKES; BEFORE YOU HIT THE TRAIL; How to Use This Guide; Northern Adirondacks; 1. MOUNT ARAB; 2. DEBAR MOUNTAIN; 3. HIGH FALLS-CAT MOUNTAIN LOOP; 4. LYON MOUNTAIN; 5. SAINT REGIS MOUNTAIN; High Peaks Region; 6. ALGONQUIN PEAK; 7. AVALANCHE LAKE-MOUNT MARCY LOOP; 8. BIG SLIDE-YARD MOUNTAIN LOOP; 9. CASCADE MOUNTAIN; 10. MOUNT COLVIN LOOP; 11. GIANT MOUNTAIN VIA THE RIDGE TRAIL; 12. GREAT RANGE LOOP; 13. MOUNT MARCY VIA ELK LAKE AND PANTHER GORGE; 14. PHELPS MOUNTAIN; 15. WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN; 16. WRIGHT PEAK; High Peaks Region.

✦ Table of Contents

The Hikes
Meet Your Guide
Map and Icon Legends
TRAIL FINDER
TOP 5 HIKES
BEFORE YOU HIT THE TRAIL
How to Use This Guide
Northern Adirondacks
1. MOUNT ARAB
2. DEBAR MOUNTAIN
3. HIGH FALLS-CAT MOUNTAIN LOOP
4. LYON MOUNTAIN
5. SAINT REGIS MOUNTAIN
High Peaks Region
6. ALGONQUIN PEAK
7. AVALANCHE LAKE-MOUNT MARCY LOOP
8. BIG SLIDE-YARD MOUNTAIN LOOP
9. CASCADE MOUNTAIN
10. MOUNT COLVIN LOOP
11. GIANT MOUNTAIN VIA THE RIDGE TRAIL
12. GREAT RANGE LOOP
13. MOUNT MARCY VIA ELK LAKE AND PANTHER GORGE
14. PHELPS MOUNTAIN
15. WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN
16. WRIGHT PEAK
High Peaks Region. 17. AMPERSAND MOUNTAIN18. BAKER MOUNTAIN
19. BAXTER MOUNTAIN
20. CATAMOUNT MOUNTAIN
21. GIANT'S NUBBLE VIATHE RIDGE TRAIL
22. HAYSTACK MOUNTAIN(RAY BROOK)
23. HURRICANE MOUNTAIN
24. THE JAYS
25. MOUNT JO LOOP
26. NOONMARK MOUNTAIN-ROUND MOUNTAIN LOOP
27. NUN-DA-GA-ORIDGE-WESTON MOUNTAIN-LOST POND LOOP
28. PITCHOFF MOUNTAIN
29. ROOSTER COMB-SNOW MOUNTAIN LOOP
Eastern Adirondacks
30. BLACK MOUNTAIN
31. BUCK MOUNTAIN
32. PHARAOH MOUNTAIN
33. POKE-O-MOONSHINE
34. TONGUE MOUNTAIN LOOP
Southern Adirondacks
35. CRANE MOUNTAIN-CRANE POND LOOP
36. ECHO CLIFF
37. HADLEY MOUNTAIN. 38. KANE MOUNTAINCentral Adirondacks
39. BLUE MOUNTAIN
40. GOODNOW MOUNTAIN
41. SNOWY MOUNTAIN
42. VANDERWHACKERMOUNTAIN
43. WAKELY MOUNTAIN
West-Central Adirondacks
44. BALD MOUNTAIN (RONDAXE)
45. BLACK BEAR MOUNTAIN
46. GLEASMANS FALLS
47. MIDDLE SETTLEMENT LAKE
Local Trail Finder
Appendix A: For More Information
Appendix B:Further Reading
Appendix C: Forty-SixPeaks over 4,000 Feet
Hike Index.

✦ Subjects

Hiking;Hiking--New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains;Trails;Trails--New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains;;Guidebooks;Hiking -- New York (State) -- Adirondack Mountains -- Guidebooks;Trails -- New York (State) -- Adirondack Mountains -- Guidebooks;Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) -- Guidebooks;New York (State) -- Adirondack Mountains