The hikes featured in the West-Central Adirondacks include hiking in the McKeever, Old Forge, Inlet and Stillwater area. This section of the Adirondacks features Independence River Wild Forest, Ha De Ron Dah Wilderness, Black River Wild Forest, Fulton Chain Wild Forest, Pigeon Lake Wilderness, and the very popular Moose River Plains Wild Forest as well as the remote West Canada Lakes Wilderness.

Some of our favorite hikes in the West-Central Adirondacks include Bald Mountain, Rocky Mountain, Moss Lake Loop, Cascade Lake Loop, Bear Lake, Bubb & Sis Lake, Black Bear Mountain, Ferd's Bog, and Beaver Lake.  For those looking for free roadside primitive camping in this area, you'll find numerous campsites in Moose River Plains Wild Forest. There are also some roadside primitive campsites available in Independence River Wild Forest and Black River Wild Forest.

A couple of sections of the future North Country National Scenic Trail will travel through this section of the Adirondacks. Take a look at the future NCT in the Adirondacks:  Here's the future NCT in Black River Wild Forest and West Canada Lakes Wilderness. The North Country Trail travels from North Dakota to New York and eventually will become a 4600 mile trail when finished. The eastern end of the trail is located at Crown Point State Historic Site in the Adirondacks.

There are also some privately owned lands that have conservation easements in this section of the Adirondacks, which allow for some recreational activities including hiking. These lands include the 3078 acre John Brown Tract which features Gull Lake, The 11,490 acre North Lake Tract (also known as the JP Lewis Tract) is located on the northern part of North Lake and is probably the most popular of the conservation easements. This conservation easement tract features not only hiking trails but also some great lakeside primitive campsites. The 511 acre Flatrock Mountain Tract is located off NY 28 and is popular with snowmobilers.

We suggest purchasing the Adirondack Western Trails Hiking Guide and Old Forge, Oswegatchie: Adirondack Park (National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map) as another option in planning your hiking adventure in this area.

Some Hikes in the West Central Region of the Adirondacks

Bald Mountain	Rocky Mountain	Black Bear Mountain	Moss Lake Loop
Bubb & Sis Lake	Bubb, Sis & Moss Lake Loop	Bug & Eagles Nest Lakes	Arnold's Rock
Seventh Lake	Cathedral Pines	Ferd's Bog	Cascade Lake Loop
Sunday Creek	Sunday Lake	Halfmoon Lake	Panther Pond
Gleasmans Falls	Bills Pond	Squaw Lake	Indian Lake
Big Otter Lake	Pine Lake	Middle Settlement Lake	East Pond
Woodhull Lake	Woodhull Mountain	Gull Lake	Chub Pond
Round Pond	Brandy Lake	Stone Dam Lake	South Lake
West Pond	Safford Pond	Razorback Pond	Snake Pond
Vista Trail	West Mountain	Shallow Lake	Pigeon Lake
Lost Ponds	Helldiver Pond	Sly Pond	Mitchell Ponds
White Pond	Rock Dam Trail	Icehouse Pond	Beaver Lake
Wakely Mountain	Sagamore Lake Loop	Sagamore Cascades	Mohegan Lake
Pillsbury Lake	Sampson Lake	Queer Lake	Falls Pond-Deep Lake
Brewer Lake	Bear Lake	Nelson Lake Trail	JBT Gull Lake
Moose River Lock & Dam	Nicks Lake Loop	Brown's Tract Trail	Indian Brook
Dunning Lean To	Remsen Falls	Muskrat Pond	Reeds Pond

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