Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway

One of 13 Scenic Byways of the Adirondack North Country

• Malone - This small city of 10,000 people has many architectural treasures including some Victorian Painted Ladies. Enjoy views of rolling farmlands and of the St. Lawrence River. Visit the Titus Mountain Ski Center.
• Paul Smiths - be sure to spend time at the Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Center, one of two environmental education and tourist orientation centers in the Adirondack Park. Guided walks, children's crafts classes, regional art exhibits, slide shows, and lectures are among the center's offerings. This map shows more nearby hikes with views, lakes, and waterfalls. The Paul Smiths College on St. Regis Lake is known for its culinary and hotel programs. The recently completed library is a state of the art three story glass, stone and timber structure.
• Onchiota - do not miss the Six Nations Indian Museum featuring the art and culture of the Iroquois Indian Nation. You will find great camping here and in nearby Rainbow Lake. Read the story of the local unofficial Onchiota Mayor Bing.
• Osgood Pond - take a short side trip onto Route 86 south and visit the White Pine Camp, a restored Adirondack Great Camp. Open for tours, this magnificent camp was the summer White House of President Calvin Coolidge.
• Tupper Lake - do not miss the annual Woodsmen's Field Days held in this village which was once the center of lumbering in the Adirondacks. Tupper Lake is a mecca for outdoor enthusiasts with its miles of mountain biking and hiking trails, and numerous water access points such as the Racquette River Corridor Project. This large village's written history with 43 historical photos of Tupper Lake shows a town with many families with French Canadian, and later on, Lebanese roots! The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks will be a regional showcase.
• Blue Mountain Lake - plan to spend a full day at the nationally acclaimed Adirondack Museum. The museum features exhibits, demonstrations, and lectures about the heritage of the Adirondacks and its people. Be sure to visit the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts for gallery exhibits, concerts, theater productions, films, and workshops.
• Indian Lake - be sure to take advantage of the great fishing along this narrow, 10 mile long lake, the two golf courses, and hiking Chimney Point and its caves. The Indian Lake Library provides some community insights.
• Speculator - The history of Speculator, Lake Pleasant and Pisceo includes that of resident Gene Tunney, the defending Heavy Weight Boxing Champion in the late 1920’s, who charged the locals fifty cents to see him practice. Mountain biking, camping at Moffit Beach, and hiking along Charlie Brown Lane are some of the many ways to enjoy these Adirondack foothills and waterways. Artisans, such as Jack Leadley, renowned packbasket maker from Speculator can be found working in their studios. Be sure to visit the Oak Mountain Ski Center. The warm months offer hiking, bicycling, and boating.
• Northville - enjoy the Northhampton Beach Public Campsite, the nine-hole golf course, and many architectural gems. Stop for a picnic along Sacandaga Lake, a reservoir, and one of the largest bodies of water in the Park.
• Mayfield - from this community of 800 and the home of Havlick Snowshoe Company, access Great Sacandaga Lake from the southwest through Mayfield Lake.
• To the south of the Great Sacandaga Lake, you will leave the Adirondack Park, the nation's largest wilderness park outside of Alaska.
• City of Gloversville - stop in the Fulton County Museum to learn more about this town's glovemaking history. During the late 1800s and early decades of this century the county produced more than 90% of all fine leather gloves manufactured in the United States. A collection of original Currier & Ives prints is permanently on display at the Gloversville Free Library, an architectural masterpiece.
• Johnstown - view the site of the last battle of the Revolutionary War, fought on October 25, 1781 on the Johnstown Battlefield and visit the birthplace of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a pioneer of Women's Rights.

Maps of Adirondack North Country
and Tourist Oriented Signage