6 mi from youSkylight Trail
- Summits Mount Skylight
- 4,092 ft of climbing
16.4 mi out & back · 4,092 ft gain · Very hard
NY
19.6 mi out & back, trail only · 4,495 ft gain · 4,350 ft high point · Very hard
Reached from Lot 1, 7.7 mi each way
NY · OpenStreetMap contributors
Elk Lake - Marcy Trail is a 19.6-mile round trip to Elk Lake, climbing 4,495 feet to 4,350 feet high point in the Adirondacks' high peaks region.
4,495 ft of gain round trip.
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.
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