The Best Hiking in Lake Placid

Looking for a great family hike up in the Adirondacks? Take a look into Cobble Hill right off of Mirror Lake in Lake Placid. This is a perfect hike for those with younger kids and want to expose them to hiking.Cobble Hill has a little bit of everything all packed into the short distance. The tr...

Plateau, Switchback and Loop Trail is a loop trail where you may see local wildlife located near Lake Placid, New York.

Henry's Woods Loop Trail is a loop trail where you may see local wildlife located near Lake Placid, New York.

Cobble Hill is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Lake Placid, New York.

Peninsula Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Lake Placid, New York.

Potato Field and Maple Grove Trail Loop is a loop trail that takes you through a nice forest located near Lake Placid, New York.

Jackrabbit Trail to McKenzie Pond is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Lake Placid, New York.

Haystack Mountain via Jackrabbit Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Lake Placid, New York.

Whiteface Mountain Trail past Lake Placid and Connery Pond is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Lake Placid, New York.

McKenzie Mountain stands at 3,861 feet and is one of the highest 100 in the Adirondacks. Haystack Mountain stands at 2,874 feet. Both are part of the Saranac 6ers Challenge.The trailhead for this route to McKenzie and Haystack is located on route 86 in Ray Brook, there is a nice parking area off ...

Owen Pond is an out-and-back trail that takes you past scenic surroundings located near Lake Placid, New York.

Scarface Mountain is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Ray Brook, New York.

Copperas Pond is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Lake Placid, New York.

Cascade Mountain and Porter Mountain via Cascade Mountain Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Keene, New York.

Cascade 4,098ft and Porter 4,084ft are two easy peaks which are usually hiked together. The trail starts on Rt 73 and you starts climbing up slowly but not challenging at all. Is 2.4 mIles to summit of cascade, the last 0.2 miles is a open rock scrambling but I'm the winter when the weather is b...

Balanced Rock is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Lake Placid, New York.