As we approach Labor Day Weekend, many people are wondering what the status of the backcountry is post-Irene. Simply said, the High Peaks Region is in a bit of a mess and should be avoided. Here is a worthy-list of alternative places to hike this weekend:

Mountain Hikes

• Hurricane Mountain from US-9N only, not from the Hurricane Road/The Crows
• Whiteface Mountain from Whiteface Landing/Connery Pond or Marble Hill/Wilmington
• Baxter Mountain from US-9N or Beede Road (off Route 73)
• Pitchoff Mountain from Route 73
• McKenzie Mountain from Route 86
• Haystack Mountain from Route 86
• Scarface Mountain from the Old Ray Brook Road off Route 86
• Mt. Baker from Moody Pond Road in the Village of Saranac Lake
• Ampersand Mountain off Route 3
• Panther Mountain from Route 3
• Jenkins Mountain from VIC at Paul Smiths off Route 30
• Floodwood Mountain from the Floodwood Road off Route 30
• St.Regis Mountain from Keese Mills Road off Route 30
• Vanderwhacker Mountain from Route 28N
• Goodnow Mountain from 28N

Non-mountain Hikes

• Brewster Peninsula Nature Trails in the Village of Lake Placid
• Bloomingdale Bog from Route 86
• Raquette Falls from Corey’s Road off Route 3
• Deer Pond Loop from Route 30 or Route 3/30
• Fernow Forest-Wawbeek Plantation from Route 30
• VIC at Paul Smiths Trails on Route 30
• Hoffman Notch from the Boreas Road
• Great Camp Sanatanoni from Route 28N
• Adirondack Interpretive Center Trail System on Route 28N

Visit the Adirondack Trail Information web page for current weather forecasts, regulations, safety tips, trail conditions, and more.

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Courtesy of: DEC Region 5