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Route Name:
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Mt Colden From Adirondack Loj via Lake Arnold Trail |
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Route Length:
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6.4 miles
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Starting Point:
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Adirondak Loj |
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Ending Point:
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Mt Colden |
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Trail begins at the parking lot of the Adirondack Loj at Trail Register. Trail crosses Algonquin Brook via bridge at 0.4m and veers right. This section of trail crosses several ski trails which can make traveling easier during the winter. Trail reaches junction of Van Hoevenberg Trail and Algonquin Trail at 1.0 m. |
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Length: 1 miles
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Difficulty of this Section: 0 Out of 4
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Stay to the Left at the Junction with the Algonquin Trail if you are coming from the Adirondack Loj. This section of trail is relatively flat, with some short climbs. Trail reaches Marcy Dam after 1.3 m. |
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Length: 1.3 miles
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Difficulty of this Section: 0 Out of 4
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Once you reach Marcy Dam, you will cross the dam and come to a Trail Register. Marcy Dam has six (6) lean-tos that surround the pond. There is a small trail that circles the pond with gives access to the lean-tos. In 0.1 m the Van Hoevenberg Trail comes to a junction with the Avalanche Pass Trail. |
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Length: 0.1 miles
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Difficulty of this Section: 0 Out of 4
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Heading from Marcy Dam, stay right onto the Avalanche Pass Trail marked with yellow markers. The trail starts out fairly level. You will cross two small bridges at around 0.3m and after the second bridge you will see a trail off to your right that leads to Kagel Lean-To after 0.4 m. |
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Length: 0.4 miles
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Difficulty of this Section: 1 Out of 4
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After passing the Kagel Lean-To on your right coming from Marcy Dam, the trail becomes a steady gradient. At 0.4 m you will come to Marcy Brook Lean-To. |
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Length: 0.4 miles
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Difficulty of this Section: 2 Out of 4
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After you leave the Marcy Brook Lean-To comming from Marcy Dam, you will cross Marcy Brook via a bridge. After 0.3 m you will come to the Avalanche Camp Lean-To and a junction with the Lake Arnold Trail marked by blue markers. |
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Length: 0.3 miles
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Difficulty of this Section: 2 Out of 4
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From Avalanche Camp and the junction with the Avalanche Pass Trail, follow the blue markers. The trail climbs moderately and joins up with an old tote road. At 1.0 m you will reach a junction with the Indian Falls-Lake Arnold Crossover Trail marked by yellow markers. |
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Length: 1 miles
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Difficulty of this Section: 2 Out of 4
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From the junction with Indian Falls-Lake Arnold Crossover Trail, the trail travels at a steady climb next to a stream. The trail forks at 0.3 m where both paths lead back to another. After 0.5 m the trail comes to a junction with the L. Morgan Porter Trail that is marked by yellow markers. |
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Length: 0.5 miles
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Difficulty of this Section: 2 Out of 4
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From the Lake Arnold junction, follow the yellow markers. The trail gets steep and flat several times until you reach timber line. Once above timber line you will drop back below timberline again and back above timberline again. The summit is reached at 1.4 m and connects with the Mt. Colden from Lake Colden Trail at the summit. |
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Length: 1.4 miles
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Difficulty of this Section: 2 Out of 4
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