While camping at Meacham Lake State campground, my pup Dingo and I, hiked Debar Mountain. We had started from the trailhead at 9:30 AM. Soon after signing in, we were off. The trail starts out very easy walking, following along what must have been a jeep trail at one time, and now appears to be a snowmobile trail in the winter. It is very easy walking well past the junction to go left to Debar mountain or going right towards Debar Meadows and onto County Route 26. From here there basically is not much climbing for a while, then it becomes gradually uphill eventually arriving at the Leanto. The trail was wet in sections up till now, but nothing that cannot be managed by rock hopping through.
From the Leanto the trail gets steeper and...
A great little hike for a beginner, young family, or for me that hasn't been out hiking since December. The hike is only about 1.1 miles to the summit. It took me longer to drive to the trailhead than it did to hike the round trip of 2.2 miles.
I arrived at the trailhead around 8:30 am. I would have the trail to myself for the hike. One of the benefits of hiking in the middle of the week. There wasn't anyone at Blue Mountain trailhead either when I passed by.
I grabbed my pack, let the pups out, signed in, and we were off. The trail is an easy climb, one of the easiest summits in the Adirondacks, and fairly dry. There were a couple of areas that were muddy, but easy enough to rock hop through. It was a mix of hardwoods and sparse fir...
I arrived at the trailhead around 8:50 am. There was a local hunter that had just arrived and he was packing up to spend 14 days in camp (lucky guy). We struck up a conversation that led to the three dogs I had in tow. He had asked if they were Australian Cattle Dogs, and I affirmed and advised him they were rescues. He too has some dogs he rescued as well, a couple of border collies.
I was soon on my way up the trail climbing right after the small footbridge. The trail is easy enough to follow and is a mix of open hardwoods almost the entire way to the summit, minus a few areas of pine/cedar/tamaracks. The trail is an easy grade well past the intersection with the trail that continues to Lake Eaton, which is about a mile in. From here...
I had previously hiked Nun-da-ga-o Ridge and Weston Mountains in a counterclockwise direction, a few years ago. During that trip, I had hoped to hike the Crows as well, but I was running late with time. So a trip back was in order, and I had a beautiful day to hike as well. On my previous trip, I had brought my dog Dingo, so he accompanied me today too.
We arrived at the trailhead at the end of the O'Toole Rd at Crow Clearing at 08:50 and were soon on the trail.
Overall this is a short hike out and back. I logged about .8 miles from the parking area to the summit of Big Crow. Some areas of the trail are steep, but short-lived sections. The summit of Big Crow is at 2,815 feet. There were many views along the way to the summit. The...
What a beautiful day for a hike, blue sky, and perfect temperatures. This whole weekend has been fantastic weather.
I had heard about this hike from Scott (Winterwarlock) on more than one occasion. He mentioned it offered some wonderful views and was a really nice short hike. So today I set out to hike Snow mountain, and see for myself what he described. He didn't disappoint.
As I said previously, it was a picture-perfect day to spend in the woods. The temperatures were cooler, down from the previous 2 weeks where we were in the upper 80's for several days. This morning temps were 38 degrees, and when I finished it was 62. Mother nature has turned the page, and now the temps are more seasonal.
When I arrived at the trailhead on Route...