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Northville-Placid Trail

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Northville-Placid Trail

138-mile thru-hike — verified termini, official permits, OSM route geometry

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Markers
16
Areas
0
Resources
1
Distance
137.3 mi
Elevation
16,325 ft

Notes

A roughly 138-mile foot trail traversing the Adirondack Park from Northville to Lake Placid, New York, laid out by the Adirondack Mountain Club in 1922-1923. The lightly-traveled route passes through eight distinct wilderness and wild forest areas.

Checkpoints

  1. 1

    Waterfront Park, Northville, NY

    Verified terminus coordinate sourced from the trail's official association and cross-checked against OpenStreetMap.

  2. 2

    Averyville Road, Lake Placid, NY

    Verified terminus coordinate sourced from the trail's official association and cross-checked against OpenStreetMap.

Landmarks (83)

  • Waterfront Park, Northville (Southern Terminus)

    Trailhead

    Southern terminus in Northville, NY.

  • Averyville Road, Lake Placid (Northern Terminus)

    Trailhead

    Northern terminus near Lake Placid, NY.

  • Poplar Point Adirondack Preserve

    Campsite

    Verified campground near the route.

  • Northampton Beach - DEC

    Campsite

    Verified campground near the route.

  • Adirondack/Northampton Beach

    Campsite

    Verified campground near the route.

  • Lake Durant Campground

    Campsite

    Verified campground near the route.

  • Cascade Acres Mobile Home Park Sites & Sales

    Campsite

    Verified campground near the route.

  • Northampton Beach

    Campsite

    Verified campground near the route.

  • Lake Durant Adirondack Preserve

    Campsite

    Verified campground near the route.

  • Lake Eaton Campground

    Campsite

    Verified campground near the route.

  • Wilderness Campground at Heart Lake

    Campsite

    Verified campground near the route.

  • Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Dept.

    Campsite

    Verified campground near the route.

  • Meadowbrook Campground

    Campsite

    Verified campground near the route.

  • Rock Lake Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Mud Lake Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Cobble Hill

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Buckhorn Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Blue Ridge Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Blueberry Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Oxbow Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Round Top

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Lost Lake Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Little Cathead Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Metcalf Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Burnt Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Priests Vly Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Platt Hill

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Buck Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Heaven Hill

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Essex County, NY).

  • Lamphere Ridge

    Summit

    Named ridge per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Sugarloaf Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Payne Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Landing Hill

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Long Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Grindstone Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • The Pinnacle

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Round Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Silver Lake Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Flat Iron

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

  • Goodluck Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hamilton County, NY).

Markers (16)

Trails (1)

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