Top Rated Hiking Trails
near Saranac Lake, New York
Saranac Lake, New York
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![View from top](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7072082_smallMed_1597806464.jpg?cache=1725701844)
Cascade Mountain Trail
2.2 mi 3.5 km • 1,850' Up 563.82 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down
![USGA Survey Monument on Algonquin Peak](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7059392_smallMed_1560348222.jpg?cache=1725103784)
Algonquin Trail
4.6 mi 7.4 km • 2,792' Up 850.98 m Up • 2,243' Down 683.58 m Down
![Summit view of the Great Range.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7061138_smallMed_1563941132.jpg?cache=1725103839)
Ridge Trail to Giant Mountain
3.0 mi 4.9 km • 3,030' Up 923.49 m Up • 34' Down 10.51 m Down
![Top of Ampersand Mountain, viewing one of the Saranac Lakes](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7063934_smallMed_1571494522.jpg?cache=1725103920)
Ampersand Mountain Trail
2.7 mi 4.3 km • 1,793' Up 546.59 m Up • 36' Down 11.07 m Down
![Near Mount Colden Summit.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7035642_smallMed_1555020592.jpg?cache=1725103081)
Mount Colden Trail
1.4 mi 2.3 km • 1,871' Up 570.21 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down
![Beginning level section of the Bucklin Trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7047971_smallMed_1555538238.jpg?cache=1725103446)
Bucklin Trail
3.7 mi 6.0 km • 2,392' Up 729.16 m Up • 47' Down 14.22 m Down
![View of Lake Dunmore from the overlook](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7061305_smallMed_1564435022.jpg?cache=1725103844)
Rattlesnake Cliff
1.9 mi 3.1 km • 1,020' Up 310.75 m Up • 194' Down 59.22 m Down
![Algonquin from False Summit on Iroquois.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7061412_smallMed_1564630175.jpg?cache=1725103847)
Iroquois Peak Trail
0.6 mi 0.9 km • 193' Up 58.73 m Up • 135' Down 41.26 m Down
Moxham Mountain Trail
2.6 mi 4.1 km • 1,012' Up 308.5 m Up • 156' Down 47.57 m Down
![Exposed summit ridge](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7036131_smallMed_1555021618.jpg?cache=1725103096)
Wilmington to Whiteface Mountain Trail #82
4.9 mi 7.9 km • 3,578' Up 1090.45 m Up • 33' Down 10 m Down
![View of the Upper Lip and The Nose from the Lower Lip](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7096411_smallMed_1725392691.jpg?cache=1725392783)
Canyon North Extension Trail
0.4 mi 0.6 km • 199' Up 60.69 m Up • 31' Down 9.42 m Down
![Giant Mountain's East Slide Lookout.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7073491_smallMed_1601555693.jpg?cache=1725104220)
East Trail to Giant Mountain
7.0 mi 11.3 km • 4,576' Up 1394.69 m Up • 724' Down 220.54 m Down
Peaked Mountain Trail
3.5 mi 5.6 km • 1,310' Up 399.42 m Up • 126' Down 38.44 m Down
![Gorgeous streams all along this trail](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7050681_smallMed_1555691203.jpg?cache=1725103528)
Forest City Trail
2.0 mi 3.1 km • 1,208' Up 368.22 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down
![Very cool bridge that crosses South Lake](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7004252_smallMed_1554244461.jpg?cache=1725102291)
NPT Section 4: Piseco to West Canada Lakes
17.6 mi 28.4 km • 1,860' Up 566.9 m Up • 1,158' Down 353.11 m Down
![6 am ....one quick pic before we set off for the day](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7004246_smallMed_1554244441.jpg?cache=1725102291)
NPT Section 5: West Canada Lakes to Wakely Dam
16.7 mi 26.9 km • 1,273' Up 387.98 m Up • 1,535' Down 468.02 m Down
![Fall leaf trip 9/29/19](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7063471_smallMed_1569870635.jpg?cache=1725103905)
Van Hovenberg Mountain Trail
1.3 mi 2.1 km • 662' Up 201.77 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down
Little and Big Crow
1.7 mi 2.7 km • 530' Up 161.48 m Up • 1,074' Down 327.49 m Down
Sleeping Beauty Mountain Trail
2.7 mi 4.3 km • 979' Up 298.43 m Up • 258' Down 78.75 m Down
Roaring Brook Trail
2.3 mi 3.6 km • 2,534' Up 772.44 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down
![End of Lake Road](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7035711_smallMed_1555020739.jpg?cache=1725103083)
East River Trail
3.0 mi 4.8 km • 672' Up 204.79 m Up • 47' Down 14.36 m Down
Rocky Point Interpretive Trail
1.5 mi 2.4 km • 145' Up 44.12 m Up • 117' Down 35.69 m Down
Yellow Trail
1.1 mi 1.7 km • 162' Up 49.42 m Up • 168' Down 51.35 m Down
Sagamore Lake Shore Trail
3.6 mi 5.7 km • 185' Up 56.3 m Up • 198' Down 60.41 m Down
![Rocky Mountain summit](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7078058_smallMed_1619309822.jpg?cache=1725104354)
Rocky Mountain Trail
0.5 mi 0.8 km • 415' Up 126.63 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down