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ny hikes

Buttermilk Falls State Park

Catskills

Chittenango State Falls State Park

Finger Lakes

High Peaks Wilderness

Watkins Glen State Park

Buttermilk Falls State Park

Gorge & Rim Trail

Elevation Gain: ~460 ft

Length: 1.6 mi RT

Difficulty: Easy

Time: ~2.5 hours

Note(s):

Near Ithaca!
Lot of cool waterfalls
Hecka chill vibes
Wholesome

Catskills

Giants Ledge & Panther

Elevation Gain: ~1981 ft

Length: 6.3 mi out & back

Difficulty: Easy

Time: ~2.5 hours

Note(s):

WAS THE BUSIEST TRAIL I'VE EVER BEEN ON (Foliage Szn)
Also one of the prettiest foliage hikes I've ever been on!

Kaaterskill Falls via Escarpment Trail

Elevation Gain: ~400 ft

Length: 2.3 mi out & back

Difficulty: Easy

Time: ~1 hr

Note(s):

A bucket list hike for NY!!! It is so stunning!!
Highest cascading falls in NY
- A 260 ft drop over two tiers!
One of my last hikes before I left for Montana :,)

Chittenango State Falls State Park

Chittenango Falls

Elevation Gain: ~150 ft

Length: 0.5 mi RT

Difficulty: Easy

Time: under an hour

Note(s):

A goodie waterfall
Kinda busy tho!

Finger Lakes

Taughannock Falls via Gorge Trail

Elevation Gain: ~180 ft

Length: 1.8 mi out & back

Difficulty: Easy

Time: ~1 hr

Note(s):

Taughannock means "the great fall in the woods" in the combination of Algonquin & Iroquois language
I couldn't find my pics so enjoy this one from wikipedia!!

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taughannock_Falls_State_Park

High Peaks Wilderness

Algonquin & Wright

Elevation Gain: ~3600 ft

Length:10 mi

Difficulty: Hard

Time: ~6 hours

Note(s):

Really cool view of Algonquin (#2 peak in NY) from Wright
Wright is the #16th 46er!
Remains of a plane crash from 1962 of a B-47 on Wright
One of my fav 46er trips
Was dead to world after this trip #tired
- I think stewies ice cream cured me tho

Armstrong, Gothics, Upper Wolf Jaw, & Lower Wolf Jaw

Elevation Gain: ~5000 ft

Length: 15 mi

Difficulty: Hard

Time: ~6 hours

Note(s):

I did this hike in prep to do Marcy!
Gothics & Armstrong were two of my fav hikes in the adks - might be my fav 46ers (Gothics is #10 in 46ers)
Hiked it with pops!! Don't think I have a pic of any of the summits, but I do have this very sweaty pic of my dad at Beaver Meadow Falls on the way up :)
We hiked out of the AMR club- which does require parking reservations at certain times of the year.

Big & Little Crow

Elevation Gain: VARIES

Length: VARIES

Difficulty: VARIES

Time: VARIES

Note(s):

Cool Views
Good bang for your buck- the hike up to little crow is mad chill. Mama Tino made it up!
Can extend the hike up to 7 mi to get Big Crow in it!

Big Slide via. Three Brothers

Elevation Gain: ~3200 ft

Length: ~7.6 mi

Difficulty: Med

Time: ~4.5 hours

Note(s):

DO THE THREE BROTHERS ROUTE- HIKIN ON THIS RIDGE IS GORGEOUS
Parking lot is MAD busy- get there early or just plan for a dif trail
- We added on at least extra 2 miles due to the parking situation this one gets pretty crowded!!

Cascade & Porter via Cascade Mtn Trail

Elevation Gain: ~2300 ft

Length: 5.6 mi RT

Difficulty: Medium

Time: 2.5 hrs

Note(s):

These were my first ever 46ers!! I was just a wee lil lady. I remember being bamboozled by some false summits & wanting to cry. Pretty sure the parents coaxed me up with candy & all was right in the world.
Very pretty!! Pic via wiki bc I don't know if I have any
They recently made a new trail for these two! The alternate trail is longer, but much safer parking vibes!!
Most popular 46ers!! V busy

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Mountain_(New_York)

Colden

Elevation Gain: ~2800 ft

Length: VARIES

Difficulty: Actual mtn is short but STEEP

Time: VARIES

Note(s):

Went in through the "Southern ADK entrance" aka Calamity Brook Trail & camped out overnight! Lots of leantos to backpack into & shorten your day hike up Colden
Parents used to go in this way all the time and camp out #wholesome
Fun ladders & some slippery moss
Pops said there is some sort of weird statue off the calamity trail, (or at least used to be) but monica & I didn't see it!

Giant

Elevation Gain: ~3000 ft

Length: 5.9 mi RT

Difficulty: STEEP AF

Time: 2.5 - 3 hrs

Note(s):

Parking might be kinda crazy! Small parking lot & the one across the street requires reservations certain times of the year
Dope waterfall on the way in
I swear the views are killer, but alas I only have pics of the Roaring Brook Falls

Hanging Spear Falls

Elevation Gain: ~1400 ft

Length: 10.6 RT via calamity brook trail (monica & I camped out at a leanto overnight tho)

Difficulty: VARIES

Time: VARIES

Note(s):

was so sketch climbing down to the falls i hope they have a rope now
grew up looking at pictures on our walls of my at this one!! meant a lot to be here

Hurricane

Elevation Gain: ~1500 ft

Length: ~6mi

Difficulty: Med

Time: ~3 hours

Note(s):

Dope firetower & map system on top
Would be amazing for sunset or sunrise #onmybucketlist

Indian Head & Sawteeth

Elevation Gain: ~3400 ft

Length: ~14.2 mi

Difficulty: Hard

Time: ~7 hours

Note(s):

This route is "Sawteeth via the Scenic Route"
Need AMR reservation system
THE classic fall instagram hike
Multiple dope waterfalls (Rainbow falls!!)
View off of Sawteeth has a lot of trees - not my fav 46er

Marcy

Elevation Gain: ~3600 ft

Length: 16+ mi

Difficulty: Hard

Time: ~8 hours

Note(s):

Tallest in NY!!!!!
Not really steep- just long
Multiple ways to do this bad boy, pretty sure I took a 20 miler route and stopped at Johns Brook (need to vfy with pops)

Noonmark

Elevation Gain: ~2300 ft

Length: ~6 mi

Difficulty: Med

Time: ~3 hours

Note(s):

Fav mtn of all time
Fun climbin in the trees & then lots of viewpoints on the way up #amazeballs
If hiking out of AMR need reservations during peak season
Can be a bit windy up on top a lot so bring yo layers kids
No dogs if coming in from AMR :(

Believe it or not I have more noonmark pictures...

I'll spare ya I think you get the idea ;)

Phelps

Elevation Gain: ~2250 ft

Length: ~8.7 mi

Difficulty: Med

Time: ~4.5 hours

Note(s):

Tbh the only thing I remember about this hike was that my Aunt Martha brought her tiny lil dog Wally up it
Pic via. the inked website bc I don't know if I have any

Reference: https://www.lakeplacid.com/do/hiking/phelps-mountain

Rooster Comb

Elevation Gain: ~1700 ft

Length: ~5 mi

Difficulty: Med

Time: ~3.5 hours

Note(s):

Found out I got my first engineering internship on top of this bad boy!
Whipped me into shape when I was outta hikin shape
- I think this was post ACL #1

Saddleback & Basin

Elevation Gain: ~4000 ft

Length: ~15 mi

Difficulty: Hard

Time: ~8 hours

Note(s):

Imma use this note opportunity to state that you should def bring enough food on hikes or else you'll be hangry
- Shout out shoeler to HANGRY hike gate circa whatever year we did this
Cool ladders and views would 10/10 recommend

Whiteface

Elevation Gain: ~3600 ft

Length: ~10 mi

Difficulty: Hard

Time: ~5 hours

Note(s):

Hypothetically if you hike this really dehydrated and you call your parents at the top there is a road that drives up it.... hypothetically of course
Odd 46er because its kinda alone all by itself (#5 tallest in NY)
Lot of cool museum info weathery type of stuff on top! Beautiful stonework too
Pretty gnarly ski hill come winter time

Indian Lake

Chimney

Elevation Gain: ~1000 ft

Length: ~2.5 round trip

Difficulty: Easy

Time: ~2 hours

Note(s):

One of my fav hikes in the area
Cool rock spire on top
There is a DOPE cave on the hill over #iykyk
I guess there has been parking drama w/ private land shiz idk I'd look into it

OK Slip Falls

Elevation Gain: ~1000 ft

Length: ~6.7 mi round trip

Difficulty: Med

Time: ~3 hours

Note(s):

I'm cackling that this is the only pic I have of this hike what a meme
My siblings & I were ahead & being noisy & missed seeing a moose. Maybe we spooked it towards my parents idk man

Lake George

Black

Elevation Gain: ~1200 ft

Length: ~5.6 mi round trip

Difficulty: Med

Time: ~3 hours

Note(s):

She's a beaut
idk if i have a pic so i stole one from wiki

reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mountain_(Washington_County,_New_York)

Buck

Elevation Gain: ~2000 ft

Length: ~7 mi round trip

Difficulty: Med

Time: ~3 hours

Note(s):

Prolly the most popular mtn in Lake George
There are two ways up this bad boy. They're about the same length with one being a lil shorter and steeper.
Buttermilk falls trail seems to be less busy
Other trail is off of Pilots Knobb road

Cat and Thomas

Elevation Gain: ~1624 ft

Length: ~7 mi round trip

Difficulty: Easy

Time: ~3 hours

Note(s):

killer sunrise spot
check the route before you go it can get a lil confusing with multiple trail marker colors

... insert pic here ...

Fifth Peak

Elevation Gain: ~1500 ft

Length: ~ 5 mi Round Trip

Difficulty: Med

Time: ~2.5 hours

Note(s):

Rattlesnakes (yes you read that right) in this area of LG
Trail was a lil misleading & we went a wrong way
Dope view of the lake & def not as many people over this way

Pilots Knobb Gazebo

Elevation Gain: ~1000 ft

Length: 1.4 mi round trip

Difficulty: Easy

Time: ~45 min

Note(s):

If you look this up on all trails it makes it seem longer than it is to the Gazebo (you can take the trail further up if you want)
MAD popular spot for sunsets or fireworks!

Pinnacle

Elevation Gain: ~500 ft

Length: ~2.1 mile round trip

Difficulty: Easy

Time: ~45 min

Note(s):

Sick sunrise spot
Hecka chill hike & not a ton of foot traffic!

Prospect Mtn

Elevation Gain: ~1500 ft

Length: ~3 mi

Difficulty: Med

Time: ~2 hours

Note(s):

No dogs allowed :(
Cool bridge that crosses the highway
Dope historical stuff on top! (There is also a road that goes up the mtn, but I'm unsure what time of year it is open)
One of the last hikes I did before I moved- my gramps used to hike this bad boy every weekend.

Sleeping Beauty

Elevation Gain: ~1500 ft

Length: ~7.7

Difficulty: Med

Time: ~3.5 hours

Note(s):

I swear this one is pretty!!
Just don't have many pictures from it!!
Have done it quite a few times its a Lake George classic

Shelving Rock Falls

Elevation Gain: minimal

Length: idk but its short

Difficulty: Easy

Time: like 15 min?

Note(s):

Such a beauty falls
I <3 Buttermilk Falls Road
I think there is a Shelving Rock Mtn, but I don't think I've ever done it

Saratoga

Western Ridge Trail

Elevation Gain: ~511 ft

Length: 1.8 mi Out & Back

Difficulty: Easy

Time: ~1 hour

Note(s):

Papa Tino showed us kids this one when we were young- not a ton of foot traffic
GREAT sunset spot overlooking the Hudson!
Trail cuts secretly up to the left for the lookout! Be sure not to miss it

Stony Creek

Crane

Elevation Gain: ~1400 ft

Length: ~3.2 mi

Difficulty: Med

Time: ~2 hours

Note(s):

Pretty chill view, but super fun with the ladders on the trail near the top
Last time I went it was a wee cloudy, but its a nice spot I swear

Hadley

Elevation Gain: ~1500 ft

Length: ~3.2 Round Trip

Difficulty: Med

Time: ~2 hours

Note(s):

Rolled down this bad boy when I was 5 #summersauter4lyfe
Cool sunrise/sunset spot
Firetower!

St. Regis

Azure

Elevation Gain: ~900 ft

Length: ~1.8 Round Trip

Difficulty: Easy?

Time: ~2 hours

Note(s):

I don't remember this hike, but here is a picture of me as a wee lass on the mtn

Troy

Barberville Falls

Elevation Gain: a little hill

Length: short af

Difficulty: Easy

Time: maybe like 15 min

Note(s):

there is a rock to stand on in front of the falls, but i got yelled at once b/c someone thought we were climbing on it
great swim spot or even just a chillin vibe!!