Below are brief descriptions of the three routes, we recommend you pick up a guide book for more in depth detail or hire a local guide to assist you. At a large boulder there is a side on the right that leads to a view. Blue Ridge Mountain as viewed from Porter Mountain Road Approaching the top The top is heavily wooded ... finding it would have been challenging. I have chosen the trail to Porter Mountain from Marcy Airfield by way of the Ridge Trail, number 17 above. back to the trail junction and turn left. From Marcy Field, a trail takes hikers to the summit of Porter Mountain at about 4.5 miles. in The view from Porter isn't quite as spectacular, but offers a sample of a wooded summit. After a short hike back to the fork, I headed down the trail toward Porter. months[1]="January"; 5.6 to 9 miles RT, depending on route, Moderate Climb, Elevation 4060’, Ascent 2700', Family with Young Kids: Primary trail – 2 to 3 hours to summit, Secondary trail – Not recommended, Third trail – Not recommended, Experienced Hiker: Primary trail – 1.5 to 2 hours to summit, Secondary trail – 3 to 4 hours to summit, Third trail – 3 to 4 hours to summit, Out of Shape Hiker: Primary trail – 2 to 3 hours to summit, Secondary trail – Not Recommended, Third trail – Not recommended, the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism. Primary Trailhead: Leave Lake Placid on Route 73, follow Route 73 toward Keene. Most hike to the summit of months[11]="November"; The summit is bald, so you have a 360 degree view. The third brother is the highest, and unranked, but 3720 feet high. It has a one of the longer summit ridges of the 46 being about two hundred meters long, and only a few meters wide at parts. [CDATA[ ... Rock “veins” on the summit of Porter Mountain . My first Adirondacks mountain summit and I managed to do 2! Lake Placid, at Cascade Pass, overlooking Cascade Lake. There are 360 degree views on the summit. the ADK 46er club start with these two mountains. There are outstanding views as you approach the summit of Blueberry Mountain. You will have outstanding views as you approach 4000’ feet in elevation. This trail leads over Blueberry Mountain and is a very steep and eroded ascent of Blueberry. Bucket List – Cascade & Porter Mountain Summit. Look for Marcy Field on the right. months[10]="October"; Hikers would then have to travel south just over two miles to Little Porter. At 2.1 miles the junction with Porter Mountain trail is found (yellow markers). After leaving Cascade, hike 0.3 miles Even though this was a tougher climb than we thought, we have the bug and are now preparing to tackle more High Peaks. From Blueberry Mountain you will continue a very steep and eroded climb to the ridge SE of Porter Mountain. There were tracks leading to the left, up to the top of the boulder. Both are very document.write(lmonth + " "); months[6]="June"; You ascend Little Porter, and then very quickly come upon the real Porter Mountain. Don’t stop at the viewing rock, this is not the true summit; the summit is located through the trees and at a large viewing shelf. "slot_uuid":"5c20e1dd-bd22-4b98-b9c7-9479f1bc1499" The trail now climbs gently on the ridge as With spectacular views, close proximity to Lake Placid, and a total distance of less than 6 miles, these two peaks are undeniable classics. Once we left Little Porter Mountain we travelled a short way before we ran into 2 different spots where we couldn't follow the trail and each time spent 15 minutes or so scouting for a trail marker. Return to the junction with Porter Mountain Trail and decide whether to hike to a second 46er or simply head back down the trail. New York, United States, North America. Cascade’s summit marker . Go right at a junction at 2.1 miles from the road and continue 0.7 miles down and up to reach the summit of Porter Mountain. There are great 360 degree views from the summit though it is not 100% bald and as such requires you to do quite a bit of scooting around to get the best view. months[12]="December"; months[5]="May"; From here it is.7 miles over 270 feet to Porter’s summit. This route is used when combining Cascade and Porter as a day trip and is a very busy trailhead. var year=time.getYear(); The trail with yellow markers would have taken us all the way down to the Marcy Airfield. It was about a .7 mile walk to the summit of Porter. summit. From Little Porter the trail gets very wet and ever worse erosion is apparent. The other route goes from the Cascade Mountain trailhead on state Route 73 outside of Lake Placid. Right before the summit I popped out into a clearing to find a large boulder. Others, like the popular Cascade Mountain, at 4.098 feet, has a 360-degree view. We looked around for a USGS marker on the rock.