Lake Colden Campground
Campground
Campground · 0.3 mi from the trail
New York · Hiking · Near Schroon Lake
Mount Colden Trail
Photo: runJMrun, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 1.4 mi
- one way
- 1,900 ft
- climb
- 4,707 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
Mount Colden Trail is a hard hike of about 1.4 miles in the High Peaks Wilderness of New York, managed by the State Department of Conservation. The route gains about 1,900 feet, from a starting elevation of roughly 2,846 feet to a high point of about 4,707 feet. The climb is steady, with the steepest stretch at about 43% grade around the 1-mile mark. The trail is a point-to-point route, and it is not open to bikes or horses. The Lake Colden Trail and the Algonquin Trail both start within about 0.2 miles, and the Mount Marcy Trail is about 0.4 miles away. Climbers can find the Mt Colden climbing area about a mile off.
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Route details
- Distance
- 1.4 mi
- Climbing
- About 1,900 ft
- Summit
- 4,710 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- About 1.5 hours
Other routes up Mount Colden
Questions about this route
How long is the Mount Colden Trail on Mount Colden?
About 1.4 mi.
How much elevation gain is on the Mount Colden Trail?
About 1,900 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Mount Colden Trail?
It is rated hard.
How long does the Mount Colden Trail take?
About 1.5 hours round trip.
How many routes go up Mount Colden?
2: L. Morgan Porter Trail and Mount Colden Trail.
Conditions and forecast on Mount Colden
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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