Fatpacking

Fly or drive into Albany (ALB). The best time to arrive is between around Noon-3PM. However if you can save a substantial amount by arriving a few hours earlier or later, then do so.

We will pick you up at the airport and bring you to a local hotel (TBD)

Equipment shakedown

"Before" measurements taken

Trail Mix distribution

Go to Eastern Mountain Sports 1475 Western Avenue, Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany, NY 12203, (518) 482-0088, to pick up last minute missing equipment

Go out to welcome dinner at local restaurant (TBD)

Second set of "before" measurements taken

All the items that you won't bring on the trail will be set aside and put in storage.

Free Breakfast in hotel

Shuttle 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 past Avalanche Lake 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 miles. Total Mileage: 6.2 miles

Possible bailout: Heart Lake

Day Hiking only today

Hike 0.6 miles along Trail 69 to Trail 71

Hike 1.7 steep and strenuous miles to intersection of Trail 66 and trail 71

Hike 0.4 miles above tree line to Algonquin Peak, elevation 5114', the 2nd highest peak in the State of New York

Hike 0.4 miles to Trail 66

Hike 0.7 miles along Trail 66 above tree line to Iroquois Peak, elevation 4840'

Hike 3.0 miles back to Beaver Point

Camp at Beaver Point Lean-To, elevation 2760'

Mileage Today: 6.8. Total mileage: 13.0

Possible bailout: Heart Lake

Hike 3.8 uphill miles on Trail 121 to Four Corners

Drop Packs and Day-Hike 1.0 miles round trip above tree line to Mt. Skylight, elevation 4926', the 4th highest peak in the State of New York

Hike 1.5 downhill miles on Trail 118 to Panther Gorge

Camp at Panther Gorge Campsite, elevation 3250'

Mileage Today: 6.3. Total Mileage: 19.3

Possible bailout: Heart Lake or Elk Lake Rd.

Day-Hiking only today

Hike 1.5 uphill miles on Trail 118 to Four Corners

Hike 0.8 miles to the summit of Mt. Marcy, elevation 5344', the highest peak in the State of New York

Hike 2.3 miles along Trail 118 back to Panther Gorge

Camp at Panther Gorge Campsite, elevation 3250'

Mileage Today: 4.6. Total mileage: 23.9

Possible bailouts: Heart Lake or Elk Lake Rd.

Hike 1.1 miles to Trail 58

Hike 0.8 steep and strenuous miles along Trail 58 with a full backpack above tree line to Mount Haystack, elevation 4960', the 3rd highest peak in the State of New York

Hike 0.6 miles on Trail 10 to Little Haystack

Hike 1.7 miles on Trails 9 & 11 to Slant Rock Campsite

Hike 1.9 miles on Trails 1 to Bushnell Falls Campsite

Camp at Bushnell Falls Campsite, elevation 3000'.

Mileage Today: 6.1. Total mileage: 30.0

Possible bailout: John's Brook Lodge

Hike 1.5 miles on Trail 1 to Trail 12

Hike 2.7 miles on Trail 12 to Klondike Lean-To

Hike 1.9 miles on Trail 12 to Trail 80

Hike 1.5 miles on Trail 80 to Mr. Van Lean-To

Camp at Mr. Van Lean-To, elevation 2200'.

Mileage Today: 7.6. Total mileage: 37.6

Possible bailout: John's Brook Lodge

Hike 2.0 miles to Mt. Van Hoevenberg Bobsled Run, the site of the 1980 Winter Olympics Bobsledding

Bobsledding!

Optional: Day-Hike About 4.5 miles on Trail 79 to Route 34 and Adirondack Loj. At least 1 guide will do this to pick up shuttle vehicle(s)

End hiking

Mileage Today: 6.5. Total mileage: 44.1

Possible bailout: Mt. Hoevenberg Bobsled Run

Shuttle back to Albany Hotel (TBD)

End measurements taken

Dinner and Awards Ceremony

This is the official end of the trip. You are welcome to spend the night at the hotel, however if you drove and would like to get on the road or if you flew and would like to schedule a late flight (or a red-eye if this is a West Coast trip) you can definitely do so.

Hotel Breakfast

Leave Hotel

Airport Drop