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Hiking the Adirondacks Fodder.

The Adirondack Park offers some magnificent hikes. There are my experiences with pictures and maps, wherever available.

Adirondacks: South Central.

Echo Cliff at Piseco Lake.ACME Mapper
 43.416, -74.5644 Echo Cliff gives a nice overview of Piseco and Central Adirondacks. [April 24, 2010]

Good Luck Cliffs and Lake.ACME Mapper
 43.2499, -74.5558 A nice hike with views of amazing cliffs, the flat lands of Southern Adirondacks, and a lake for camping. [April 18, 2010]

Google Maps: Hiking Trails at Ferris Lake Wild Forest. This is based on the current NYS DEC Lands and Forests Trail data. [June 10, 2011]

How's Your Luck? Hike to Good Luck Lake or Bad Luck Pond. There are two different lakes in Adirondacks, that you can visit depending on your luck. [March 23, 2012]

Kane Mountain Fire Tower.ACME Mapper
 43.181, -74.5155 A short hike to a fire tower just off NY 10, that is great for watching the sun down at. [April 23, 2010]

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Central Adirondacks.

Moose River Plains Maps (September 2011).ACME Mapper
 43.6746, -74.6844 Moose River Plains is the Adirondacks' premier primitive camping destination, with well over 100 campsites over 30 miles of back country dirt roads. [September 25, 2011]

Rocky Mountain (Inlet).ACME Mapper
 43.7695, -74.7966 A very short but steep little hike up a mountain overlooking Forth Lake in Fulton Chain of Lakes. [July 25, 2010]

High Peaks Region.

Giant Mountain.ACME Mapper
 44.1607, -73.7197 The first high peak I unsuccessfully tried to climb prior to getting sick from my acrophobia. [July 11, 2010]

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Northern Adirondacks.

Point Au Roche State Park.ACME Mapper
 44.772, -73.3801 A park with trails that take you to beautiful points out into Lake Champlain. [August 17, 2009]

Pok-o-Moonshine. A snapshot of being on top of Pok-O-Moonshine. [January 3, 2007]

South Eastern Adirondacks.

Buck Mountain.ACME Mapper
 43.5183, -73.598 Buck Mountain overlooks Lake George and can be accessed from either Pilot Knob or the Hogs Town Tent Camping Area. [September 21, 2011]

Crane Mountain.ACME Mapper
 43.5453, -73.9637 A relatively steep day hike with awesome west views of Adirondacks from up top. [July 5, 2009]

Five Mile Mountain.ACME Mapper
 43.4262, -73.7123 Hiking northern most peak on Toungue Mountain Range and down to Lake George. [May 30, 2009]

Hadley Mountain Firetower.ACME Mapper
 43.3812, -73.969 Awesome views of southern Adirondacks and Sacanadaga Lake from a easy to hike to fire tower. [April 17, 2009]

Pharaoh Mountain & Oxbow Lake.ACME Mapper
 43.8184, -73.6582 Beautiful early spring hike up Pharaoh Mountain and visit to Oxbow Lake. [April 11, 2010]

Severance Hill in March.ACME Mapper
 43.867, -73.7671 A pleasant short little hike just off the Northway in Schroon Lake. [March 7, 2010]

Severence Hill in April.ACME Mapper
 43.867, -73.7671 Observing the changing seasons, coming back to this mountain one month later. [April 11, 2010]

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