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This half mile, steep hike to the summit of Rocky Mountain has some great views of  Fourth Lake and the surrounding area from it's open summit (see panorama above).  Simply follow the steep, well worn trail (and yellow DEC discs) to the summit.  The round trip of this hike is one mile, with an elevation gain of 448 feet.  This hike is well worth exploring if your in the Old Forge area.  Look below for pictures, video and map of this hike.

Directions:  From Old Forge, NY 28 just east of Eagle Bay.  There is a well marked parking area on the left for the Rocky Mountain & Black Bear Mountain trailhead.

Pictures from Rocky Mountain

Trailhead

The sign off NY 28 for the trailhead parking area.

Trail Sign

Sign for the start of the Rocky Mt Trail from the parking area.

Rocky Mt Trail

The steep trail.

View from the trail

View as you approach the summit.

Summit View

View of Fourth Lake from the open summit of Rocky Mt.

Eagle Bay

NY 28 and the hamlet of Eagle Bay from the summit of Rocky Mt. The long ridge above the town is where the Vista Trail is.

Another view

From the summit of Rocky Mt.

Another view

View is of NY 28 heading toward the village of Inlet.

Rocky Mountain

Hikers enjoying the views from the summit of Rocky Mt.

One last view

One last picture from the trail before descending back to the parking area.

View from the open summit

View from the open summit

View from the open summit

View from the open summit

View from the open summit

 

 

 

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