NYRoute8.com: SouthernAdirondackTrail.com
From the Northway, I-87 Exit 25 to the Thruway, I-90 Exit 31
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NY Route 8: Southern Adirondack Trail NYRoute8.com: SouthernAdirondackTrail.com From the Northway, I-87 Exit 25 to the Thruway, I-90 Exit 31 |
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| This is a great stretch of state highway that connects Wevertown to NY Route 30 between Wells and Speculator. It is very sparsely settled, with just the two small working hamlets of Johnsburg and Bakers Mill with 45 mph zones. For northbound drivers, it connects NY 30 to Wevertown, Gore Mountain Ski Center & North Creek. Otherwise, it's a quick drive, except for lots of frost heaves in places and one big hill south of Bakers Mill. There is no road services or stores except for a couple of bars, so stock up in Warrensburg or North Creek first. The road goes by Eleventh Mountain, Silver Lake & Siamese Ponds Wilderness Area and follows the East Branch of the Sacandaga River on the southern stretch, with plenty of pull overs for fishermen. The road is criss-crossed by a number of hiking, skiing, and snowmobiling trails too, including accesss to the Siamese Ponds Wilderness and |
 11th or Eleventh Mountain |
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 Bakers Falls in Winter |
About 2.5 miles north of the junction of NY 30, you can access Bakers Falls just south of Griffin. There is a little dirt road, that is what's left of the old road that went over both branches of the Sacandaga River to NY 30. Now it is just a hiking, snowmobile trail past the gates. But where the road crosses the East Branch, there is a cool little bridge and some killer falls. If you hike down the west side of the river from the campsite, parking area, there are some good swimming holes. But be wary in high water levels if you want to cool off. | |
| Johnsburg 12843, Bakers Mill 12811 Zip Code | 518 Area Code |
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