Hike Whiteface From Marble Mountain Or Resevoir

From the trailhead you will hike through an attractive open forest along a well trodden foot trail for 1 2 miles.

Hike whiteface from marble mountain or resevoir.

A very fun trail with varied terrain that can actually be accessed several other ways as well. Otherwise get ready for a blast of what ski historian and mete orologist jeremy davis characterizes as howling persistent winds that 60 years ago brought down marble above. After checking the map i continued. Go 0 6 miles to reservoir road on the left drive to the end and park.

Mountain bikers use it and it connects with the flume trail system. Directions to wilmington trail. Then there s a big right turn and you start heading uphill. The whiteface veterans memorial highway was completed in 1935.

This is a 5 7 mile hike one way to the summit. The trail remained fairly easy for another half mile until we started a long steady grind of a hike up to the summit of marble mountain 2 2 miles from the trail head. A moderate loop that will take you from the wilmington trailhead over marble mountain to esther adk high peak at 4239 feet and then to the summit of whiteface adk high peak at 4867 feet. Interestingly marble mountain is the former ski area that existed in these parts until whiteface mountain was developed.

Another popular alternative is to hike the mountain via whiteface landing and connery pond which is a mile longer and doesn t have easy access to esther but is beautiful and enjoyable in its own right. Secondary trailhead begin your hike from the reservoir road trailhead parking lot a 4 7 mile one way hike to reach the summit of whiteface mountain. The lower part of the trail is now multi use. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.

There s a sign at the junction with the marble mountain trail which i didn t recall. This route is slightly easier grade than the primary trail with more elevation to gain. From the four way stop sign in wilmington take the turn onto route 431 whiteface mountain road toward the toll road. Excellent views of the surrounding valley.

Hiking through the summit we continued our hiking. Go 0 6 miles to reservoir road on the left drive to the end and park. Whiteface mountain summit trail is a 10 1 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near wilmington new york that features a great forest setting and is rated as difficult. Go 0 6 miles to reservoir road on the left drive to the end and park.

This is a 5 7 mile hike one way to the summit. From the four way stop sign in wilmington take the turn onto route 431 whiteface mountain road toward the toll road. The first 1 5 miles is very runnable.