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Plateau, Switchback and Loop Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
New York

Plateau, Switchback and Loop Trail

Lake Placid, New York

1.8 mi

Distance

361 ft

Elev. Gain

45m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Plateau, Switchback and Loop Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:556 ft
Max:644 ft
Gain:110 ft
Loss:110 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 556 ft and 644 ft across 1.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.556 ft585 ft615 ft644 ft0.0 mi0.4 mi0.9 mi1.3 mi1.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi556 ft
High point0.8 mi644 ft
End1.8 mi556 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Lake Placid, NY · in or next to town
County:
Essex County, NY

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

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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