Baxter Mountain
Located in Keene, NY, Baxter Mountain is another excellent hike for the whole family and also part of the Lake Placid 9er Hiking Challenge if that's anything you're inspired to do. Easy to moderate terrain and switchbacks make this trail an excellent peak early in the challenge to prepare your lungs for the hikes to come. The trail is on private land and graciously opened to the public by its owners, so give extra special care to leaving no trace on this peak.
Trailhead
Leave Lake Placid on Route 73 and head west, toward Keene. Continue through Keene and turn left on Route 9N toward Elizabethtown. Continue for about 2 miles to the top of the hill and park at the trailhead on the right — look for the DEC sign. If you come to Baxter Mountain Tavern you have gone a bit too far (but it's a great place to eat after your hike).
