Derek and I hiked this November 21, 2010. Noonmark is one of the higher mountains in the Adirondacks and is part of the Adirondack 100-highest peaks. The views from its summit are outstanding! a
We parked at the Saint Huberts lot, then walked up to the trailhead from there.
This 3.94 miles, round trip, hike is over moderate to steep terrain. From the parking lot, we walked up the dirt road for around 0.25 miles to the register at the trailhead for Noonmark Mountain.
The trail starts on a private driveway for 0.2 mi. before the foot trail bears right just before a large barn at the end of the driveway. From this point, the trail is moderate as it follows an old jeep road. At a bit over 0.5 miles from the trailhead, you will come to...
Decided to take the day off and try, for a third time at these peaks. My son was also off, from school, and I just needed a reason to not go to work. I had tried these peaks on two other occasions, both times I didn't make it past the Nippletop/Colvin junction. That would not be the case today.
We signed in at the gatehouse at 6:45 am, there was only one other hiker that signed in ahead of us going to Armstrong/Upper Wolfjaw mountains.
Gotta love the Lake road trek. It's really easy to navigate and there is usually a fair amount of wildlife to see right from the road. At the beginning of the road where you sign in you will often see deer, then further up at the small dam on the left there is usually a bunch of rainbow trout in the...
We started around 7 a.m. the hike around Round Pond is a pretty one, continuing up to the first trail junction is a nice warm-up hike. From here to the leanto is a nice walk in the woods crossing a few brooks and streams, we arrived at leanto at 11 am.
After crossing North Fork(?) the hike up to the slide is moderate. After arriving at the slide at 12 p.m we had a pick-a-nic basket with me and Boo Boo.
After we crossed the base of the slide, the real work began.
We arrived at the junction with the red trail at 1 pm, summit 130pm. left summit at 2 p.m. back at car 630pm.
The trail was typical I guess, muddy in some areas, running brook in others.
No snow or ice on top.
Gators are a must, microspikes in case.
I would have been VERY...
This is what happens when Colvin and Blake elude my feet.
I had my goals set on Colvin and Blake, but my knee began bothering me, so I opted for something a bit less stressful for them.
I had heard of Indian Head by a few people, and I figured, why not today. I had already done the long boring Lake Road trudge. This was a nice hike, a beautiful day too. Once on the ledges, there are some beautiful views of Ausable Lakes and some of the Great Range, and Colvin.
At just over 9.5 miles round trip, and just under 2000' of elevation gain.
This was a very exciting trip for me, for it would be the first time in many years that I (we) would be able to stay in the area and camp, visit, explore, relax, reminisce, you name it. It was a place that I hadn't really been to since I was a child, and now I could share it with my wife and son.
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