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Wright, Algonquin, Colden Loop route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop
New York

Wright, Algonquin, Colden Loop

Lake Placid, New York

20.5 mi

Distance

8,251 ft

Elev. Gain

10h 39m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Wright, Algonquin, Colden Loop 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.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:643 ft
Max:1,546 ft
Gain:2,515 ft
Loss:2,515 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 643 ft and 1,546 ft across 20.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.643 ft944 ft1,245 ft1,546 ft0.0 mi5.1 mi10.3 mi15.4 mi20.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi674 ft
High point4.7 mi1,546 ft
End20.5 mi674 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Lake Placid, NY · about 6 mi away
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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