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Mount Redfield and Cliff Mountain via Calamity Brook Trail route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
New York

Mount Redfield and Cliff Mountain via Calamity Brook Trail

Newcomb, New York

18.8 mi

Distance

8,481 ft

Elev. Gain

8h 19m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

Mount Redfield and Cliff Mountain via Calamity Brook Trail is an out-and-back trail in Essex County, New York. It is 19 miles long and gains 8,481 feet. The nearest town is Lake Placid, New York, about 13 miles away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

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Elevation Profile

Min:313 ft
Max:1,395 ft
Gain:2,585 ft
Loss:2,585 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 313 ft and 1,395 ft across 18.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.313 ft674 ft1,034 ft1,395 ft0.0 mi4.7 mi9.4 mi14.1 mi18.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi549 ft
High point8.4 mi1,395 ft
End18.8 mi549 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Lake Placid, NY · about 13 mi away
County:
Essex County, NY

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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