New York trails · Seventh Lake Mountain Multiple-Use Trail

Seventh Lake Mountain Multiple-Use Trail

A 11.6-mile out-and-back in New York, with 839 ft of climbing. Reaches Raquette Lake Reservoir and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by the state.

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Length

11.6 mi

Elevation gain

839 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

21%

Steepest mile

+405 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

1.9 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Bikes

Horses

Managed by

State

Elevation profile

The climbing leans toward the middle third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 3.9 and mile 7.7. It gives back about 1,178 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Raquette Lake Reservoir (lake)
Seventh Lake Mountain (summit)
Seventh Lake (lake)

Getting there

Seventh Lake Mountain Multiple-Use Trail access. About 1 h 56 min drive (68 mi, 3 of them unpaved) from Utica. 43.70699, -74.75784 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:42 a.m., the sun rises at 7:11 a.m. and sets at 6:17 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:46 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 23.2-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 27 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:38 p.m. — 1 h 39 min before sunset.

Loop options

Seventh - Eighth Lake Loop Trail + Seventh Lake Mountain Multiple-Use Trail — 8.3 mi loop, 993 ft gain