This route is slightly easier grade than the primary trail with more elevation to gain.
Hike whiteface from marble mountain or resevoir.
Whiteface mountain summit trail is a 10 1 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near wilmington new york that features a great forest setting and is rated as difficult.
From the four way stop sign in wilmington take the turn onto route 431 whiteface mountain road toward the toll road.
Go 0 6 miles to reservoir road on the left drive to the end and park.
Directions to wilmington trail.
A very fun trail with varied terrain that can actually be accessed several other ways as well.
From the four way stop sign in wilmington take the turn onto route 431 whiteface mountain road toward the toll road.
From the four way stop sign in wilmington take the turn onto route 431 whiteface mountain road toward the toll road.
Go 0 6 miles to reservoir road on the left drive to the end and park.
Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
The first 1 5 miles is very runnable.
Otherwise get ready for a blast of what ski historian and mete orologist jeremy davis characterizes as howling persistent winds that 60 years ago brought down marble above.
Go 0 6 miles to reservoir road on the left drive to the end and park.
The trail remained fairly easy for another half mile until we started a long steady grind of a hike up to the summit of marble mountain 2 2 miles from the trail head.
A moderate loop that will take you from the wilmington trailhead over marble mountain to esther adk high peak at 4239 feet and then to the summit of whiteface adk high peak at 4867 feet.
The lower part of the trail is now multi use.
There s a sign at the junction with the marble mountain trail which i didn t recall.
The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year round.
This is a 5 7 mile hike one way to the summit.
Hiking through the summit we continued our hiking.
Excellent views of the surrounding valley.
Secondary trailhead begin your hike from the reservoir road trailhead parking lot a 4 7 mile one way hike to reach the summit of whiteface mountain.
Then there s a big right turn and you start heading uphill.
From the trailhead you will hike through an attractive open forest along a well trodden foot trail for 1 2 miles.
Mountain bikers use it and it connects with the flume trail system.
Another popular alternative is to hike the mountain via whiteface landing and connery pond which is a mile longer and doesn t have easy access to esther but is beautiful and enjoyable in its own right.
This is a 5 7 mile hike one way to the summit.
The whiteface veterans memorial highway was completed in 1935.
