Adirondack High Peaks Fatpacking Itinerary
Saturday, July 12, 2008 - Sunday, July 20, 2008

Page updated: 7/6/2008

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Fly or drive into Albany, NY. We will pick you up at the airport.

Check into Quality Inn Albany Airport, 1632 Central Ave., Albany, NY, 12205, (518) 456-8811, (877) 456-8822

Equipment shakedown

Go to EMS to pick up last minute or forgotten items

Trail mix distribution

Before measurements taken

Go out for dinner in town

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Before measurements taken

Mt. Haystack

Continental Breakfast in hotel

Check out of Quality Inn

All the items that you won't bring on the trail will be set aside at hotel or in a storage unit

Drive to Adirondack Loj, Heart Lake

Begin Hiking, elevation 2165'

Hike 2.3 miles along Trail 61 to Marcy Dam

Hike 2.9 miles along Trail 68 to Lake Colden

Hike 1.0 miles along Trail 69 to Beaver Point

Camp at Beaver Point Lean-To, elevation 2760'

Mileage Today: 6.2. Total Mileage: 6.2

Bailout: Heart Lake

Monday, July 14, 2008

Day Hiking only today

Hike 0.6 miles along Trail 69 to Trail 71

Hike 2.1 steep and strenuous miles along Trail 71 above tree line to Algonquin Peak, elevation 5114'

Algonquin Peak

Hike 0.5 miles along Trail 64 to Trail 65

Hike 0.4 miles along Trail 65 above tree line to Wright Peak, elevation 4587'

Hike 0.4 miles along Trail 65 to Trail 64

Hike 0.5 miles along Trail 64 to Algonquin Peak

Hike 0.4 miles along Trail 71 to Trail 66

Hike 0.7 miles along Trail 66 above tree line to Iroquois Peak

Hike 3.0 miles back to Beaver Point

Camp at Beaver Point Lean-To, elevation 2760'

Mileage Today: 8.6. Total Mileage: 14.8

Bailout: Heart Lake

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Hike 3.8 miles on Trail 121 to Four Corners

Drop Packs and Day-Hike 1.0 miles above tree line to Mt. Skylight, elevation 4926'

Hike 1.5 miles on Trail 118 to Panther Gorge

Camp at Panther Gorge Lean-To, elevation 3250'

Mileage Today: 6.3. Total Mileage: 21.1

Bailout:Heart Lake or Elk Lake Rd.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Day Hiking only today

Hike 1.1 miles to Trail 58

Hike 0.8 steep and strenuous miles along Trail 58 above tree line to Mount Haystack, elevation 4960'

Hike 2.4 miles along Trails 10, 9, and 1 above tree line to Mt Marcy, the highest point in New York, elevation 5344'

Hike 2.3 miles along Trail 118 back to Panther Gorge

Panther Gorge

Camp at Panther Gorge Lean-To, elevation 3250'

Mileage Today: 6.6. Total Mileage: 27.7

Bailout:Heart Lake or Elk Lake Rd.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Hike 8.7 mostly downhill miles to Elk Lake Parking area

Hike 2.3 miles to Slide Brook Lean-To

Camp at Slide Brook Lean-To, elevation 2250'

Mileage Today: 11.0. Total Mileage: 38.7

Bailout: Elk Lake Rd.

Friday, July 18, 2008

Hike 2.0 Miles along Trail 119 to Trail 120

Hike 2.3 steep miles along Trail 120 above tree line to the top of Dix Mt., elevation 4857'

Hike 2.6 miles along Trails 120 and 46 to Boquet River Lean-To

Camp at Boquet River Lean-To, elevation 2250'

Mileage Today: 6.9. Total Mileage: 45.6

Bailout: Elk Lake Rd.or Saint Huberts

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Hike 4.2 miles to Saint Huberts

Mileage Today: 4.2. Total Mileage: 49.8

Bailout: Saint Huberts

Shuttle back to Albany

Pick up items from storage unit / hotel

Check into Quality Inn Albany Airport, 1632 Central Ave., Albany, NY, 12205, (518) 456-8811, (877) 456-8822

After measurements taken

Dinner in town

Awards Ceremony

Sunday, July 20, 2008

After measurements taken again

Continental Breakfast in hotel

Check out of Quality Inn Albany Airport, 1632 Central Ave., Albany, NY, 12205, (518) 456-8811, (877) 456-8822

Airport Drop