Near Lake Placid, NY
Last couple steps
In the heart of the Adirondack Mountain Range you’ll find Lake Placid which is best known for being a host to the Olympic games and is still an Olympic training center. Mt. Marcy, the highest mountain peak in New York State, is located close to the training facility which seems very appropriate since it’s a challenging climb. Follow along as we climb this Presidential Mountain (Theodore Roosevelt) for a long day of hiking and overnight camping on this beautiful mountain.
While this is a very safe hiking for people of all levels, note the warning sign when you get near the top: ”Warning, weather subject to severe change. Do not proceed beyond this point without proper gear.” Near the top of this mountain conditions are similar to big mountains where weather can change quickly (High winds, bad storms, etc) so come prepared just in case.
Location: Lake Placid, NY
GPS Trail Head Coordinates: 44.182, -73.964 (High Peaks Information Center)
GPS Waypoints: GPX CSV KML Google maps
Duration: Full Day Hike or Overnight.
Season (video): Summer
Weather Conditions (video): Partly Cloudy
Trail (video): Van Hoevenberg Trail
Difficulty: Strenuous
Length: 14.8 miles (23.7km)
Peak Elevation: 5,344ft. (1,629m)
trong>Elevation Gain: 3,600ft. (1,097m)
Views: Adirondack mountain rages, Phelps Brook, Mt. Marcy Dam, Indian Falls, Mt. Marcy, Phelps Mountain, Table Top Mountain
State Park: Adirondack State Park
Access: Drive to the High Peaks Information Center for Parking ($10/day, 2011).
Recommended Supplies: Enough water for a strenuous full day hike (stream water also an option if you bring filter or Water Purification Tablets
Other: Hardened Bear canister
Common Wildlife Encountered: Bears
Safety Direction (if lost):North
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- Last couple steps
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- Down the Trail
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- Bear Canister
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- Tent exit
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- Dinners on
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- Taking in the view
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- Partly Cloudy
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- Revegitation Efforts
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- Cloudy Summit
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- Cloudy Summit
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- View from Summit
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- Plaque at Summit
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- Mike gone crazy
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- Rock Scramble
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- Stone Piles
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- Severe Weather Sign
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- The mountain goat
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- Up we go
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- Keep climbing
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- Trail and sign
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- Water refill
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- Woods and leaves
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- Campsite Sign
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- Pool along Phelps brook
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- Toilet Sign
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- Blue trail sign
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- 2nd Sign in Book
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- Marcy Dam Lake
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- Marcy Dam
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- Crossing wood bridge
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- Trail marker sign
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- Sign In Book
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where did you camp?
We ended up camping a bit higher and closer to the trail then we should have. I think we were off Mt. Marcy and definitely well into the forested area. If your planning on going up definitely check out which hiking trails your supposed to use to get to designated camping areas because short of the one sign (at low elevation) noted in the video we did not find any other info on the trail as to anywhere you can camp.
Great video!
Not sure I’d be able to wait 4 hours to drink more water after putting the purifier in the bottle. Did you have a back up bottle while you were waiting?
Great question Jan, yes I usually try to time it so I haven’t yet ran out of water whenever possible.
also very nice video looks like you had great weather
Enjoy the hiking video. Must’ve been a tough climb with all that camping gear!