This official book published with the Adirondack Mountain Club celebrates America's original hiking destination through breathtaking contemporary photography, maps, rarely seen archival photos, and a text that brings the history of the trails to life. The Adirondack Park is home to the largest protected natural area in the lower 48 states--six million acres including more than 10,000 lakes, 30,000 miles of rivers and streams, and thousands of miles of hiking trails running from mountain summits through a wide variety of habitats including wetlands and old-growth forests. How better to view this wilderness than afoot on the many trails, many leading to some of the most picturesque summits in North America. There are trails for everyone in the Adirondacks. Today, thousands enjoy hiking, skiing, and snowshoeing trails to backcountry destinations all around the park while others aspire to climb all 46 peaks. Water trails include the historic Fulton Chain of Lakes, Raquette River, and Saranac River routes, in addition to more intimate paddles across wild lakes and waters that meander through towering mountains and verdant forests. Every season has its own charm, all portrayed here in this one of a kind volume of history and photography along Adirondack trails. This is a book for anyone who enjoys travelling through the Adirondack backcountry and includes unique and picturesque destinations throughout the Adirondack Park in addition to a comprehensive history on hiking in the Adirondacks. From the dramatic beauty of the Lake George Wild Forest, to numerous fire tower summits and open ledges and mountaintops scattered around the park, and the rugged splendor of the High Peaks and bucolic beauty of the Champlain Valley, this book covers it all.

A collection of day hikes to unusual summits and water bodies in the Adirondack Park, celebrating the centennial year of the Adirondack Mountain Club.

Guidebook to hiking trails of the Adirondack High Peaks region

Describes over sixty of the best white. quick & flat water paddle trips the upper the upper & central Hudson region has to offer. Covers major rivers & tributries from the Newcomb-North Hudson area to Kingston & from Herkimer in the west-central portion of the Adirondacks east to the New England states. Includes the many inviting waterways in & around the Capital District. Details launch sites & how to get to them, scenery & points of interest, difficulty levels, special cautions, paddling distances & takeouts. Numerous age maps. To order contact: Adirondack Mountain Club, 814 Goggins Rd., Lake George, NY 12845 or call 800-395-8080.

updated trails, lean-tos, campsites, ;land boundaries