Adirondack Hiking
Dial Mountain is mainly accessed from the Ausable Club’s Lake Road. It may be hiked as an out and back, unless you’d like to pair it with additional peaks to make a loop. If you are to make the hike a loop and include Bear Den and Nippletop (which we recommend as it makes sense to snag Dial and Nippletop in one go), keep in mind that it requires a significant amount of climbing and descending.
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Considered a challenging hike, particularly on hot days, but also seen as one of the best hikes in the Adirondacks for peak fall foliage, Rocky Peak Ridge is a pretty climb with some steep ups and downs, and is often done in conjunction with Giant, as it adds a little over 2.5 miles to include Giant in the trip.
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The first of the “trailless” high peaks to have a well-marked herd path, TableTop Mountain is quite accessible from Adirondack Loj, making it also one of the more popular of the trailless Adirondack 46ers. Additionally, the start from the ADK Loj means the mountain is quite easily traversable in the winter—you can ski as far as the herd path, which is then usually broken out by snowshoes the rest of the way.
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One of the trailless peaks in the Santanoni Range, Panther is usually hiked in conjunction with Santanoni and often with Couchsachraga as well. The trail is most easily and frequently accessed from Bradley Pond via the old Tahawus Club Road, and be prepared with a map and GPS if you have one – the Santanonis are out there!
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Wright is one of the easier 46ers – it was my first at age eight! Predictably, it’s great for families with younger kids and is an enjoyable hike with good views throughout. Near the summit, there is a plaque marking the site of a 1962 plane crash, and you can sometimes still find debris scattered nearby.
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