Hiking the Adirondacks by Lisa Densmore Ballard

Author:Lisa Densmore Ballard
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781493024506
Publisher: Falcon Guides

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Named for Silas Wright, who served as a US senator from New York from 1833 to 1844, and then as governor of New York from 1844 to 1845, Wright Peak shares the same approach as Algonquin Peak and is the perfect alternative if you want a shorter hike both in terms of mileage and vertical climb, yet yearn for a 360-degree view from a majestic bald summit. That said, it is still a 4,000-footer, sixteenth highest among the Adirondack forty-six. It is the northernmost peak in the MacIntyre Range and has a reputation as one of the windiest, so it still deserves respect.

From the trailhead, follow the blue NYSDEC markers into the woods on the smooth, wide path called the Van Hoevenberg Trail. This is the same trailhead for the hikes up Algonquin Peak, Phelps Mountain, and the Avalanche Lake–Mount Marcy Loop. The trail heads slightly downhill at first, crossing the Mr. Van Ski Trail at less than 0.1 mile. From there, the trail narrows briefly through a stand of hemlocks, continuing its gentle descent.

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