Speculator trails
People in Speculator refer to the outer loop of their new mountain bike system as “the family trail.” Everyone I talked to assured me the roads were wide, the dirt hard-packed and the downhills not too steep. By Kathy Ceceri
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Wilmington: Hike, bike and swim
We had just pedaled through 30 feet of flooded trail beside a beaver pond when Bert Yost stopped on a wooden bridge over the pond’s outlet. By Phil Brown
Saranac Lake bike loops
Along with the Champlain Valley, the gentle terrain north of Saranac Lake offers the best road biking in the Adirondacks. By Dick Beamish ...
Whiteface Landing
When I’m looking for a quick shot of backwoods fun, a ski tour I can fit into a morning or an afternoon, I often opt for the Whiteface Landing trail. The six-mile round trip takes only two or three hours, but it’s a great escape into serene surroundings.
4 great snowshoe ascents
When the snow gets deep, so does the longing to get out into the woods—at least if you’re a snowshoer. Below are four winter hikes up mountains that offer magnificent vistas in different parts of the Adirondacks.
3 wild lakes in winter
By Robin Ambrosino In a fit of cabin fever I called my friend Thad. I’d been pressing my nose against the window for weeks, as more snow than we’d had in years created a thick inviting carpet over the landscape. But below-zero temperatures and a nasty wind chill had been keeping me from enjoying it.…
Backcountry Ski Festival celebrates the wild
He had dreams of skiing in the Olympics. He went to high school at Burke Mountain Ski Academy, in Vermont, where he trained 150 days a year. By 15, he was the nation’s 10th-ranked giant slalom skier in his age group.
Winter adventure at the Vic
Happy day! An early, mid-November blizzard has graced our northern end of the Adirondacks with nine inches of snow. Last weekend we were hiking these trails at the state’s Visitor Interpretive Center at Paul Smiths. Today we’ll be skiing on them.
Ideas for early winter ski outings in the Adirondacks
For those who can't wait for full-blown winter to arrive, here are ten early season ski trips.
Cooper Kiln Pond ski
Embark on a ski journey to Cooper Kiln Pond, navigating rugged terrain and enjoying stunning winter landscapes in the Adirondacks.