Adirondack Trail

State: New York
Length: 188.0 mi / 302.6 km
Time to Allow: 5 hours

Adirondack Trail travels north and south for 188 miles through the center of the Adirondack Park in Northern New York.

The Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway makes it easy for visitors to experience the tangible and spiritual benefits of “escaping to the wilderness,” and viewing awe-inspiring scenery while touring one of the world’s most distinctive unspoiled geographic areas, the Adirondack Mountains and adjoining foothills. Travelers connect with nature on lakes, ponds, streams, and rivers, as well as along numerous trails through woods and to peaks, in all four seasons.

In towns and villages along the route interact with interesting people who remain committed to time honored traditions, lifestyles, and values, often expressed along distinctive main streets and in well-maintained homes in turn-of-the-century neighborhoods. Public lodging, dining, and resort facilities evoke the standards of “roughing it” in rustic elegance made famous during the Adirondack Great Camp era.

Stories

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  Adirondack Trail Overview

  Oct 5, 2005

  At the close of the 19th Century, the northern wilderness of New York faced the ever-advancing threat of industrialization, with natural resources being stripped for profit. In 1892, the state responded by creating the Adirondack Park, designating approximately six million acres to be continuously preserved in its natural state. The result is a varied and wild landscape, with century-old forests and pristine waterways spread across a broad expanse of glacier-smoothed mountains. The Adirondack Trail spans the Park as the main pathway through this natural treasure.