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MILES                                       Trail Description                                                 Back
 
0.00    Tupper Lake-Saranac Lake highway (Route 3) at Coreys...turn.
2.50   Road forks;   right fork takes you to Axton Landing and Raquette River, straight ahead Marcy Trail
2.90   Cross Stony Creek Ponds Outlet on iron bridge. (Truck trail on right to Raquette Falls just past bridge).
7.05     Cars may be driven to this point. Leave highway and take trail. Red markers to Mt. Marcy.
7.05     Cars may be driven to this point. Leave highway and take trail. Red markers to Mt. Marcy.
8.25     Yellow trail to right leads to Shattuck Clearing
10.55     Blueberry lean-to.
10.75    Trail joins  truck trail, turn right and follow latter.
11.55    Ward Brook lean-to.
12.50    Number Four lean-tos
15.10    Blue trail to Long Lake and Northville to the right, follow red markers on truck trail to Marcy.
15.50    Cold River lean-tos; continue on red markers on truck trail to Marcy.
16.80    Duck Hole lean-tos. End of truck trail. Take blue trail to Lake Sanford,  red trail   around Duck Hole.
17.10    Trail junction. Blue  markers for moose pond and Lake Placid. Follow red for Mt. Marcy.
23.40   Trail junction. Yellow trail to Tahawus Club, Lake Sanford. Take red trail for Indian Pass and Marcy.
23.55    Henderson lean-to
23.85    Blue trail to Mt Marcy. Take red trail on left to Indian Pass and Adirondack Lodge (7.5 miles).
30.57    Yellow trail from right from Lake Sanford, bear left on yellow markers.
30.80     Uphill lean-to.
33.40    Congratulations, you have reached the summit of Mount Marcy.