Want to spend a weekend exploring rugged mountain peaks, hidden back roads, and a small village dedicated to the Winter ...

Heart Lake – Adirondack Loj, Lake Placid. Another easy hike with great views is the trail around Heart Lake at the Adirondack Loj. The hike is a 1.1-mile, mostly flat loop with stunning views of ...

I had set an alarm clock, but that’s not what woke me up on Friday, June 20. Sheets of rain pounded down on the roof and the ...

Hikers planning to venture into the High Peaks have a new comprehensive, interactive and expertly crafted resource at their fingertips: hikeadk.com. The website launched on June 13 and offers detailed ...

Artifacts on display here include figure skates from Sonia Henie, who won the gold medal in 1932; a sweater from Jack Shea, the Lake Placid native who won two gold medals in speed skating on his ...

The Northville-Lake Placid Trail was built in 1924 by the Adirondack Mountain Club. This year it is 100 years old, making it the oldest long-distance trail in the state of New York.

The 34-mile Adirondack Rail Trail—for cyclists, hikers, and birders—winds through open wilderness while connecting scenic towns like Lake Placid, Tupper Lake, and Saranac Lake.

Mt. Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid Hike the main trail or follow Nordic ski paths in the woods at the Olympic Sports Complex, home of the sliding sports (bobsled, luge, skeleton) and cliffside ...