Trails Near Lake Placid, NY | Trailmonger

About trails near Lake Placid, New York

203 named trails lie within about 25 miles of Lake Placid, covering 461 miles in total. 193 of them are tagged for hiking and 21 for mountain biking.

The closest is Whitney Road, about 0.3 miles away. 160 of them lie within 10 miles of town. The longest nearby is East River Trail, at 26.2 miles. These trails fall in Essex County.

What the trails near Lake Placid are like

By length, 101 are under a mile, 74 run 1 to 5 miles, and 28 are 5 miles or longer. 48 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Algonquin Trail, at 12.3 miles.

Of the 97 with a difficulty rating, 34 easy, 56 moderate, and 7 hard. Of the 202 with measured elevation, Algonquin Trail climbs the most, about 5,942 ft, and 54 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 203 trails, nearest first

Whitney RoadHikeEssex County0.3 mi Cinderella StoryHikeEssex County1.7 mi Fawn RidgeHikeMTBEssex County1.1 mi Ridge Trail SpurHikeEssex County0.2 mi Switchback TrailHikeEssex County0.3 mi Cobble Hill TrailHikeEssex County1.1 mi Heron's LoopHikeMTBEssex County0.4 mi Plateau TrailHikeEssex County0.9 mi Old Peninsula RoadHikeMTBEssex County0.7 mi Rocky Knob TrailHikeEssex County0.9 mi Lakeshore TrailHikeEssex County0.5 mi Flying WaspHikeMTBEssex County0.6 mi Billy BaruleHikeMTBEssex County0.4 mi Loop OneHikeMTBEssex County1.4 mi Trail of Broken DreamsHikeMTBEssex County0.7 mi Potato Field LoopHikeEssex County1.8 mi Maple Grove TrailHikeEssex County0.3 mi Loop TwoHikeMTBEssex County1.3 mi Cherry PatchHikeMTBEssex County0.7 mi Loop ThreeHikeMTBEssex County0.8 mi Bear Cub LoopHikeEssex County1.3 mi Big Field 1HikeEssex County0.1 mi Climbing BypassHikeMTBEssex County0.1 mi Big Field LoopHikeEssex County0.6 mi Bird Song WayHikeEssex County0.4 mi Bear Cub 2HikeEssex County0.1 mi Orchard ConnectorHikeEssex County0.1 mi Poppa WheelieHikeMTBEssex County0.2 mi Orchard Field LoopHikeEssex County0.8 mi Back NineHikeMTBEssex County0.8 mi 19th HoleHikeMTBEssex County0.8 mi Air & StoneHikeMTBEssex County0.5 mi Scott's Cobble TrailHikeMTBEssex County0.2 mi Putt PuttHikeMTBEssex County0.2 mi Blue RibbonEssex County0.3 mi Connery Pond TrailHikeEssex County5.6 mi Undercliff ApproachHikeEssex County1.9 mi Cascade/Jack RabbitHikeEssex County1.1 mi Rabbit RunHikeEssex County1.1 mi Easy StreetHikeEssex County1.3 mi Main StreetHikeEssex County1.3 mi Bear TrapHikeEssex County0.4 mi McKenzie Mountain TrailHikeEssex County5.0 mi Beaver Run/Jack RabbitHikeEssex County1.0 mi Lower BrooksideHikeEssex County0.3 mi Flanagan's RunHikeEssex County1.3 mi TamarackHikeEssex County0.8 mi MarshmallowHikeEssex County0.7 mi CascadeHikeEssex County1.5 mi Upper BrooksideHikeEssex County0.8 mi Dog BoneHikeEssex County0.8 mi Dog Bone CutoffHikeEssex County0.1 mi SOA Whiteface Landing TrailHikeEssex County1.4 mi M&M Snowshoe TrailHikeEssex County0.2 mi Three TrailsHikeEssex County3.5 mi Side by Side Snowshoe TrailHikeEssex County0.3 mi Pedalers PerilHikeEssex County0.4 mi Beech HillHikeEssex County0.5 mi Grouse GullyHikeEssex County0.7 mi Twist and Shout snowshoe trailHikeEssex County0.2 mi Lower GullyHikeEssex County0.3 mi Wilderness Snowshoe TrailHikeEssex County0.5 mi North Brook TrailHikeEssex County1.1 mi Spruce Rock SnowshoeHikeEssex County0.1 mi Double DipperHikeEssex County1.0 mi Wadswoorth TrailHikeEssex County2.5 mi Short Stuff Snowshoe TrailHikeEssex County0.1 mi Eagle Eyrie TrailHikeEssex County0.7 mi Beginners Luck SnowshoeHikeEssex County0.2 mi Free Fall Snowshoe TrailHikeEssex County0.1 mi Big Bird Snowshoe TrailHikeEssex County0.4 mi Three Trails CutoffHikeEssex County1.1 mi Death Valley Snowshoe TrailHikeEssex County0.2 mi Sand SnakeHikeEssex County0.5 mi Brookside LoopHikeEssex County1.0 mi Chisolm Snowshoe TrailHikeEssex County0.4 mi Wabbit WayHikeEssex County0.6 mi Tenderfoot Snowshoe TrailHikeEssex County0.2 mi Old Northville-Placid TrailHikeEssex County2.7 mi DNAHikeEssex County0.1 mi 1980 Trails ConnectorHikeEssex County0.6 mi Pony ExpressHikeEssex County0.1 mi World Cup TrailsHikeMTBEssex County4.1 mi Mount Van Hoevenberg TrailHikeEssex County6.4 mi Mount Van - Bob Run TrailHikeEssex County0.6 mi Ladies 5KHikeMTBEssex County4.4 mi Approach North Face Of PitchoffHikeEssex County0.2 mi Skate StartHikeEssex County0.3 mi Bramwell RunHikeEssex County0.2 mi Interloopen TrailHikeMTBEssex County2.7 mi Mount Van Hoevenberg East TrailHikeEssex County1.6 mi Snowshoe Connector TrailHikeMTBEssex County0.1 mi Jack Rabbit TrailHikeEssex County8.1 mi Russian ComplaintHikeEssex County0.2 mi East Mountain LoopHikeEssex County2.5 mi Middle NotchHikeEssex County0.2 mi Hi Notch TrailHikeEssex County1.9 mi Pitchoff Mountain TrailHikeEssex County4.4 mi Mount Jo-Rimrock Ski TrailEssex County0.5 mi Balanced Rocks TrailHikeEssex County0.1 mi Mount Jo TrailHikeEssex County0.1 mi Erratic TrailHikeEssex County1.6 mi Lower RimrockHikeEssex County0.8 mi Mount Jo - Short TrailHikeEssex County0.4 mi Mount Jo TrailsHikeEssex County1.8 mi Northwoods LoopEssex County0.6 mi Wanika Falls Spur TrailHikeEssex County0.2 mi Mount Jo - Long TrailHikeEssex County1.3 mi Rimrock Ski TrailHikeEssex County0.8 mi Crossover TrailEssex County0.1 mi Street and Nye Ski TrailHikeEssex County5.7 mi Street and Nye TrailHikeEssex County2.9 mi Street Mountain TrailHikeEssex County2.1 mi Nye Mountain TrailHikeEssex County0.4 mi Mr. Van Ski TrailHikeEssex County10.4 mi Heart Lake LoopHikeEssex County1.2 mi Outlet Brook LoopEssex County0.5 mi Cascade Mountain TrailHikeEssex County4.2 mi Southeast Corner LoopEssex County0.9 mi Future Cascade Trail (Under construction)HikeEssex County3.9 mi Old Marcy Dam TrailHikeEssex County1.6 mi Rocky Falls Spur TrailHikeEssex County0.1 mi Old MacIntyre TrailHikeEssex County1.0 mi Marcy Dam Truck TrailHikeEssex County6.5 mi Porter Mountain TrailHikeEssex County1.2 mi Whales Tail Ski TrailHikeEssex County1.3 mi Algonquin TrailHikeEssex County12.3 mi Van Hoevenberg Trail - High Water RouteHikeEssex County0.6 mi Yard Mountain TrailHikeEssex County4.4 mi Wright Peak Ski TrailEssex County1.2 mi Wright TrailHikeEssex County0.4 mi Wallface Ponds TrailHikeEssex County6.1 mi Phelps Mountain TrailHikeEssex County4.1 mi Van Hoevenberg TrailHikeEssex County17.1 mi Cold Brook Pass TrailHikeEssex County5.8 mi Indian Pass TrailHikeEssex County23.2 mi Lake Arnold TrailHikeEssex County5.9 mi Avalanche Pass Ski TrailEssex County0.5 mi Van Hoevenberg Ski TrailEssex County1.0 mi Iroquois Herd PathHikeEssex County0.5 mi Iroquois TrailHikeEssex County0.6 mi Avalanche Pass TrailHikeEssex County8.1 mi MacNaughton Mountain TrailHikeEssex County1.1 mi Indian Falls- Lake Arnold Crossover TrailHikeEssex County1.5 mi Climber pathHikeEssex County0.5 mi Tabletop Mountain TrailHikeEssex County2.8 mi Avalanche Lake Ski TrailEssex County0.4 mi Klondike Notch TrailHikeEssex County9.5 mi Big Slide TrailHikeEssex County4.0 mi Marshall TrailHikeEssex County0.6 mi Mount Marshall TrailHikeEssex County0.6 mi Diagonal ApproachHikeEssex County0.3 mi Southside TrailHikeEssex County2.8 mi Southside Trail - High Water RouteHikeEssex County0.6 mi Orebed Brook TrailHikeEssex County5.4 mi L. Morgan Porter TrailHikeEssex County2.3 mi Lake Colden TrailHikeEssex County2.3 mi Woodsfall TrailHikeEssex County2.7 mi Mount Colden TrailHikeEssex County2.7 mi Short Job TrailHikeEssex County0.3 mi Hopkins TrailHikeEssex County10.1 mi Lake Colden Ski TrailHikeEssex County0.9 mi Herbert Brook TrailHikeEssex County6.7 mi Duck Hole Via Preston Ponds TrailHikeEssex County3.9 mi Preston Ponds TrailHikeEssex County3.9 mi Livingston Point Spur TrailHikeEssex County0.5 mi ADK Range TrailHikeEssex County5.5 mi Wolf Jaw TrailHikeEssex County3.3 mi Gray Peak TrailHikeEssex County0.7 mi Mount Marcy TrailHikeEssex County8.3 mi Cliff Mountain TrailHikeEssex County1.8 mi Wolf Jaws Notch Cutoff TrailHikeEssex County1.0 mi State Range TrailHikeEssex County5.6 mi Calamity Brook TrailHikeEssex County10.5 mi Shorey Short Cut TrailHikeEssex County1.8 mi Mount Redfield TrailHikeEssex County5.1 mi Beaver Meadow TrailHikeEssex County4.7 mi Calamity Brook - Indian Pass Crossover TrailHikeEssex County4.9 mi Haystack TrailHikeEssex County1.9 mi Skylight TrailHikeEssex County0.9 mi South Haystack TrailHikeEssex County2.3 mi Lost Lookout TrailHikeEssex County2.5 mi Sawteeth TrailHikeEssex County0.8 mi South Sawteeth TrailHikeEssex County4.7 mi Mount Adams TrailHikeEssex County2.5 mi Rainbow Falls TrailHikeEssex County0.1 mi Sawteeth Scenic TrailHikeEssex County4.8 mi A.W. Weld TrailHikeEssex County2.3 mi Haystack Brook TrailHikeEssex County3.3 mi Indian Head TrailHikeEssex County0.7 mi Marble Point TrailHikeEssex County0.3 mi Panther Brook TrailHikeEssex County5.7 mi Fish Hawk Cliffs TrailHikeEssex County1.2 mi Santanoni Express TrailHikeEssex County5.4 mi The Carry TrailHikeEssex County2.1 mi Allen Mountain TrailHikeEssex County7.7 mi Bartlett Ridge TrailHikeEssex County6.1 mi Colvin TrailHikeEssex County1.6 mi Elevator Shaft TrailHikeEssex County3.2 mi East River TrailHikeEssex County26.2 mi Elk Pass TrailHikeEssex County2.5 mi Dudley Brook TrailHikeEssex County0.6 mi Blake TrailHikeEssex County0.5 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.