New York trails · Northville-Placid Trail
Northville-Placid Trail
A 39.5-mile point-to-point in New York, with 1,419 ft of climbing. Reaches Mud Lake and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 13.2. It gives back about 3,547 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mud Lake (lake)
- Flat Iron (summit)
- Canary Pond (lake)
- Rock Lake (lake)
- Meco Lake (lake)
- Woods Lake (lake)
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Getting there
Northville-Placid Trail access. About 1 h 16 min drive (49 mi) from Amsterdam. 43.43316, -74.50692 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:41 a.m., the sun rises at 7:10 a.m. and sets at 6:16 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:45 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 39.5-mile route works out to roughly 15 h 20 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Northville-Placid Trail + Northville-Placid Trail Spur To Cold R. Lean-Tos — 1.4 mi loop, 181 ft gain
- Northville-Placid Trail + Three-Brook Loop-Ski Trail — 5.1 mi loop, 403 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Seventh Lake Mountain Multiple-Use Trail — 22.6 mi