'B' Hikes

Algonquin Peak B 8 miles 3,000 ft
Trailhead:  ADK Loj ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time:  45 min.
Harder than the average "B" climb as the trail is quite steep for nearly 2 miles, but the view is worth it.

Ampersand Mt. B 5.4 miles 1,775 ft
Trailhead: W. of Saranac lake ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time:  1 hr.
Super views of the High Peaks and lake country.

Avalanche Lake B 8.5 miles 600 ft
Trailhead: ADK Loj ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 45 min.
A mostly easy hike to one of the Adirondack's most spectacular passes.

Bald Peak B 7.8 miles 2,600 ft Rt.
Trailhead: 9 in New Russia ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time:  20 min.
A beautiful series of ledges culminating in a rocky summit. Hard for a "B" trip, but there is blueberry potential.

Big Slide via the Brothers B 9.4 miles 2,800 ft
Trailhead: The Garden  ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 10 min.
One of the harder "B" climbs, the hike goes over the rocky ledges of the Brothers with return via Johns Brook.

Buck Mt. B 6 miles 1,200
Trailhead: Rt. 9 in N. Hudson ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 30 min.
Relatively easy bushwhacking to a little-known rocky summit with views of the Dix Range.

Camel's Hump B 7 miles 1,900 ft
Trailhead:  Rt. 9 in N. Hudson ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time:  30 min.
A relatively easy bushwhack to a spectacular rocky summit.

Cascade & Porter B 6.2 mi. 2,200 ft
Trailhead:  Cascade Pass ATIS Car Needed?Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 20 min.
Cascade is the easiest 4,000 ft. peak to climb. Porter is but a short side trip and is equally nice.

Cascade & Porter to K.V. Airport B 7.9 miles 2,200 ft 
Trailhead: Cascade Pass ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 20 min.
A slightly harder return from Porter via the long but interesting ridge from Porter to Blueberry Mt.

Colvin B 6.1 miles 2,300 ft
Trailhead: Bus ATIS Car Needed? No 1 Way Drive Time:
Summit has a spectacular view straight down to the Lower Lake. Boats may be used to make this a round trip.

Colvin & Blake B 7.1 miles 2,800 ft
Trailhead: Bus ATIS Car Needed? No 1 Way Drive Time:
Boats used to make this a round trip with ascent/descent via Indian Head and Fish Hawk Cliffs.

Cy Beede's Ledge B 10 miles 900 ft.
Trailhead: Bus ATIS Car Needed? No 1 Way Drive Time:
Most (6 miles) of the distance is paddling across the Lower and Upper Lakes to the start of the short climb to this classic view.

Dial Mt. B 8.6 miles 3,060 ft
Trailhead: Bus ATIS Car Needed? No 1 Way Drive Time:
Traverse the Noonmark Burn Area and its great views an the way to the summit of Dial and its great views of the Range.

Fairly Ladder Falls B 6 miles 1,100 ft
Trailhead: Bus ATIS Car Needed? No 1 Way Drive Time:
Located a short bushwhack from the Gill Brook Trail, this picturesque falls was named by Colvin. Return via Fish Hawk Cliffs.

Giant B 6.6 miles 3.050 ft.
Trailhead:  Chapel Pond ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 5 min
Ascend via Zander Scott Trail, descend via Roaring Brook Trail and walk back to Club.

Gothics B 6.1 miles 3,050 ft
Trailhead: Bus ATIS Car Needed? No 1 Way Drive Time:
Up via Beaver Meadow Trail and down over Pyramid to Lake and a swim if time permits.

Haystack B 9 miles 3,075 ft
Trailhead: Bus ATIS Car Needed? No 1 Way Drive Time:
This is a hard "B" climb, but the view is worth it! By boat up the Lower Lake, then up the sometimes very steep trail.

Hopkins & Spread Eagle B 6 miles 2,300 ft
Trailhead: Mossy Cascade ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 5 min.
Up from Mossy Cascade and down over Spread Eagle if transportation is available back from Beede Farm.

Hurricane Mt. B 6 miles 1,600 ft
Trailhead: Crow Clearing  ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 20 min.
Hurricane's rocky summit offers some of the best views in the Adirondacks for the amount of effort required.

Jay Mt. B 7 miles 2,300 ft 
Trailhead:  Glen Rd. ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 20 min.
Via a good herdpath for 1.5 miles to the top of a ridge, then mostly in the open for the remaining 2 miles to the summit.

Knob Lock B 4 miles 1,500 ft
Trailhead: Rt. 9N ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 15 min.
Located just south of Rt. 9N between Keene and Elizabethtown, peak offers a marvelous view after a sometimes thick bushwhack.

Long Pond Mt. Canoe/hike B 8 miles 700 ft.
Trailhead: Floodwood Rd.  ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 1 hr.
A 3 mile paddle across Long Pond to the approx. 1 mile herdpath up the mountain which has good views to the west, south, and east.

Lower Wolf Jaw B 8.7 miles 2,700 ft
Trailhead: Ausable Club ATIS Car Needed? No 1 Way Drive Time:
Up via W.A. White Trail and down via Wedge Brook Trail.

McKenzie Mt. B 7.2 miles 1,940 ft
Trailhead:  Lake Placid ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time:  45 min.
Located on the west shore of Lake Placid offers views of both the High Peaks and the northern Adirondacks.

Moose Mt. B 6 miles 2,000 ft
Trailhead: Lake Placid ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 45 min.
Located on the west side of Lake Placid, this 3,900 ft. peak offers several unique views. Newly opened trail.

Noonmark and Round B 7.2 miles 2,400 ft
Trailhead: Ausable Club ATIS Car Needed? No 1 Way Drive Time:
Up via Stimson Trail to Noonmark, then down the Adler Trail and back over Round Mt.

Nun-da-ga-o Ridge B 6 miles 1,200 ft
Trailhead: Crow Clearing ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 20 min.
A wonderful series of open ledges culminating on Weston Mt. with return via Lost Pond. Easy for a "B" trip.

Pelkey Ledge (bushwhack) B 5 miles 700 ft.
Trailhead:  South Meadow ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 45 min.
Hike along Marcy Dam Truck Trail, then bushwhack through open woods to two beautiful ledges.

Pharoah Mt. B 6 miles 1470 ft.  
Trailhead: Crane Pond ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 45 min.
Located near Schroon Lake, this rocky summit has superb views of the High Peaks and the Champlain Valley.

Phelps Mt. B 8.8 miles 2,000 ft
Trailhead: ADK Loj ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 45 min.
Named after our own "Old Mountain" Phelps this peak offers super views of Marcy, Colden, and Algonquin.

Pinnacle B 6 miles 1,200 ft
Trailhead: Bus ATIS Car Needed? No 1 Way Drive Time:
 7 miles of paddling on Lover and Upper Lake in addition to hiking distance. Great views.

Pitchoff Mt. B 5 miles 1,900 ft 
Trailhead: Cascade Pass ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 20 min.
Traverse of all Pitchoff's rocky summits from Cascade Pass to finish at trailhead below Cascade Lakes.

Porter from Keene Valley B 9 miles 2,600 ft
Trailhead: Interbrook Rd. ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 10 min.
A slightly longer but unclouded approach over Little Porter with return over Blueberry Mt. to the Airport.

Saddleback (Jay Range) B 4 miles 1,400 ft
Trailhead: Glen Rd. ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 20 min.
This seldom-visited, trailless peak has no herdpath, but the bushwhacking is easy and the views are great.

Sage's Folly B 6 miles 1,000 ft
Trailhead: Bus ATIS Car Needed? No 1 Way Drive Time:
Paddle the Lower Lake and then over the Carry and up this ridge on the west side of the Upper Lake. Swim in Shanty Brook.

Sawteeth B 5.2 miles 2,300 ft
Trailhead: Bus ATIS Car Needed? No 1 Way Drive Time:
Up via Weld Trail and down via aptly named "Scenic Trail" unless the group descends to the Leper Lake to bring back boats.

Scarface Mt. B 6.8 miles 1,480 ft
Trailhead: Ray Brook ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 50 min.
A relatively easy "B" climb to a peak with some unique views of the Saranac Lake region and the Seward Range.

St. Regis Mt. B 5 miles 1,300 ft
Trailhead: Paul Smiths ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 1 hr.
A beautiful rocky summit with views of many lakes and the High Peaks. Stop at Paul Smith's Visitor Center before or after.

Wright Peak B 7 miles 2,400 ft
Trailhead: ADK Loj ATIS Car Needed? Yes 1 Way Drive Time: 45 min.
The summit is rocky with great views.