Kyle C
We ended up doing this because it was a rainy day and did not want to commit to a larger hike, but it was totally worth it. Quite a few buildings that are still largely intact and signs that explain the history and layout of the old town keep you engaged for an hour or two.
4.0
We originally wanted to check this place out because it seemed like a cool town in a nice area with interesting history, but we ended up staying the longest because of the hummingbirds, ground squirrels and chipmunks. There is a little store that maintains hummingbird feeders and sells feed for the squirrels. Even if you do not buy the feed, which we did not, the squirrels are still really funny to watch as there can be close to a hundred running around at a time.
4.0
This ridge is one of my favorites. It can be done in all seasons and conditions if you have the right gear and knowledge. The road in can be blocked by avalanches in early season extending the hike a few miles. If you're lucky, you can hang with some marmots in the basin below and sheep at the top!
5.0
This is a straightforward hike that takes you to a great summit that you can spend some time scrambling around on. You have great views down to Lumpy Ridge and over to Longs. It might be short, but still be prepared for alpine weather as you are over 11,000 feet.
5.0
This can be a great workout if done on the off season, early morning or evening. I use this as a workout before alpine season, but during the summer it gets very hot and very crowded. Going down the Barr trail can be a savior on the knees but please yield to those going uphill - especially those with overnight packs.
3.0
We decided to do this trip as an overnighter in May and camping close to Barr camp. What is nice about this trail is the fact that it is quite gradual compared to other 14ers making backpacking up to Barr camp reasonable. If done in May you can wake up early and climb hard snow to the summit. Don't forget to get their donuts!
5.0
Great way to have a fun weekend and bag 5 of the 46. We did this in late September and the fall colors were great. We started on the backside of this loop and camped around slide brook, the peak loop was about 11 miles, took 10 hours and was close to 4500ft of gain. This hit Macomb first to south dix, east dix, back and then looped up to the other two and back down to camp if you want another option!
4.0
If you are looking to summit a mountain in the Adirondacks with some third class and slab scrambling this is the one! We hiked up and camped by Lake Arnold to then make the loop around Colden to the Trap Dike. The bushwhacking to get to the gully is a bit tough, but once you get to the base it is straight forward. Just make sure you do not cut off right onto the slab too early or you will end up in fifth class terrain.
4.0
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