Adirondack Backpacking Came of Age: The Northville Lake Placid Trail. 140 miles of Wilderness.
Channel: Hike Long Lake
Date: 2023-11-11

The Northville Lake Placid Trail is a 140 mile route running from the south boundary of the Adirondack Park near Northville up to Lake Placid in the north. Unlike many long distance hiking routes that follow mountain ranges, the NPT stays in the river corridors passing through the heart of the Adirondack Wilderness. Built by the Adirondack Mountain Club, the trail was completed in 1924 making it one of the first long trails in the United States. The route passes through some of the most remote wilderness in the eastern United States and around 200 people walk the entire route each year. Water is the defining characteristic of the trail and the route changes almost continuously as storms and beaver alter the landscape. Most hikers take between 10 and 14 days to complete the route.