Five trails that had been closed since August 29, the day after Tropical Storm Irene, have been reopened, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced this morning.
Four of the trails start in the vicinity of the Ausable Lakes in the privately owned Adirondack Mountain Reserve:
- The Carry Trail between Lower and Upper Ausable Lake (trail #54 in the Adirondack Mountain Club’s High Peaks guidebook).
- Trail from the Carry Trail to the Colvin Range Trail (#55 in the book).
- Trail from Warden’s Camp at the foot of Upper Ausable to Sawteeth Mountain (#57)
- Trail from Warden’s Camp to Haystack Mountain (#58).
The fifth is the Haystack Brook Trail (#59). It leads from trail #58 to the State Range Trail in the col between Haystack and Basin Mountain.
DEC says the Carry Trail and the trail to Sawteeth have been cleared of blowdown. The other trails are passable but may have blowdown.
Two short trails in the Adirondack Mountain Reserve remain closed. They are the first two crossover routes between the East River Trail and West River Trail. Three other crossover routes are open.
Four other trails also remain closed: the Deer Brook Trail from Route 73 to Snow Mountain; the Southside Trail from the Garden to the Johns Brook ranger cabin; the Cold Brook Trail between Indian Pass and Lake Colden; and the Colvin Range Trail from Blake Peak to Pinnacle and beyond.
Hurricane Road to Crows Clearing remains closed, but the trails starting at the clearing are open. These trails lead to Hurricane Mountain, Big Crow Mountain, and Nun-da-ga-o Ridge.
Click the link below for DEC’s High Peaks bulletin for this weekend. It includes a list of trails that impacted by Irene.
Correction suggested:
The statement…”Four other trails also remain closed: the Deer Brook Trail from Route 73 to Snowy Mountain”
should read…”…..Snow Mountain”
Oops … you are right.