New York trails · Van Hoevenberg Trail To Marcy
Van Hoevenberg Trail To Marcy
A 6.7-mile out-and-back in New York, with 3,236 ft of climbing. Reaches Mount Marcy and other summit/viewpoint/waterfall destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 4.4 and mile 6.7. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mount Marcy (summit)
- Indian Falls (waterfall)
- Indian Falls Lookout (viewpoint)
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Getting there
Avalanche Pass Trail access — restroom. 44.15840, -73.95107 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:47 a.m., the sun rises at 6:17 a.m. and sets at 7:34 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:04 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.3-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 11 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:27 p.m. — 5 h 06 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Klondike Notch Trail + Mt. Vans Ski Trail + Van Hoevenberg Trail To Marcy — 7.2 mi loop, 878 ft gain
- Van Hoevenberg Trail + Van Hoevenberg Trail To Marcy — 3.8 mi loop, 536 ft gain
- Van Hoevenberg Trail To Marcy + Lake Arnold Crossover + Lake Arnold Trail — 4.6 mi loop, 1,448 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Avalanche Pass Trail — 0.0 mi
- Indian Pass Trail — 1.9 mi
- Allen Mountain Trail — 6.0 mi
- Duck Hole Via Preston Ponds Trail — 6.4 mi