Backpacking in The Adirondacks - Advanced Backpacking Trip
Thu, Aug 28
|McKenzie Mountain Wilderness
Want to step up your backpacking game? This is the trip for you. Twenty kilometres of tough & rocky terrain, including bouldering & 1000m in elevation gain. The rewards are a sense of accomplishment and fantastic views.
Time & Location
Aug 28, 2025, 7:00 a.m. EDT – Sep 01, 2025, 11:00 p.m. EDT
McKenzie Mountain Wilderness, Adirondack Mountains
About the event
This trip is for EXPERIENCED BACKPACKERS ONLY!
This is an opportunity for you to step up your hiking and backpacking game.
This five day trip will have us bouldering and covering some very tough and rocky terrain. We'll gain over 1000m in elevation and encounter some steep climbs. However, it will all be worth it when we reach the summits!
Our first hike will be a day hike on the Ampersand Mountain Trail, a favourite of locals. It boasts beautiful views along its 9km trail and has an elevation gain of 544m. This trail is only moderately challenging and will prepare us for the next 2 days of ascending mountains.
Day 2 we will set out on our backpacking journey where we'll reach the summit of Haystack Mountain and McKenzie Mountain. McKenzie Mountain has the highest peak in the Saranac Lake district, climbing to almost 1200m in elevation with …
Tickets
Backpacking The Adirondacks
Sale ends
Aug 25, 11:00 p.m. EDT
This ticket is for your guided backpacking trip in The Adirondacks. Refunds will not be offered for any reason. Please be sure you are committed to the trip. This trip is for EXPERIENCED BACKPACKERS ONLY. A zoom meeting will be held to review the trip and discuss sharing of equipment to lighten backpacking loads.
$70.00
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