Blueberry Hill Trails
September 2025 | near elizabethtown, ny The background:
Getting there: For reference, this trail system is ~35 minutes east of Lake Placid, on your way to the Northway. Drive on route 73 East until you reach 9N S - turn left. Drive for about 9 miles (you’ll pass the trailheads for Baxter Mountain trailhead, Big Hurricane, Owls Head Lookout to name a few) until you reach Lord Road on your left. Turn here and keep going until you see the parking lot on your left.
The hike: We meandered through the trail system at a leisurely pace, with 2 main stops in mind that we saw on the map: The Giant Mountain Lookout and the Blueberry Lean-to.
An ideal day and what you can pair this hike with:
The other hikes you passed on your way to this trailhead:
Hurricane Mountain (a longer, but beautiful fire tower hike)
Owls Head Lookout (another hike that’s not quick, but has gorgeous views of the Giant Mountain Wilderness)
On the weekends: a meal at the Big Crow Taphouse (formerly the Baxter Mountain Tavern, RIP.)
A 15-minute drive south towards New Russia, Mount Gilligan will bring you to a shorter (but steep) hike worth checking out if you’re short on time and energy.
