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Pilot Knob Preserve HikePilot Knob Preserve Hike in Fort Ann, NY offers Fabulous Views of Lake George
Direction To the Pilot Knob Preserve TrailFastest Route: From I-87, you can take Exit 20 (where the outlet malls are) to 149. Continue on 149 until you reach Ridge Road or 9L (there is a Stewart’s at this intersection) and at the light, take a left on to Ridge Road north 9L. On 9L travel Scenic Route through Lake George Village: If starting from the village, take Beach Road (where the steamboats are) to the end of the road. Take a left onto 9L (you’ll see the East Cove Restaurant across the street). Follow 9L all the way around the lake for 6.3 miles, you’ll pass the Harris Bay Yacht Club, the Dunham’s Bay Lodge, and the Cleverdale Country Store (which is a great place to stop and pick up your picnic lunch). After you pass these locations you are very close. The next left is the Pilot Knob Road take that left and go .7 miles to the parking lot on the right.
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Image 1 The view of Point Knob Preserve from Lake George. If you look closely you can see the gazebo. |
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| Image 2 The gazebo and Lake George in the distance. Almost there! | |
Image 3 To get to the top takes about 20 minutes for the average hiker and 30 minutes for a family. At the Gazebo there is a wide open field which is ideal for tossing a Frisbee, playing tag or playing hide and seek. |
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Image 4 From the Gazebo the views of Lake George are specatacular so take your time and enjoy! |
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Image 5 At this point Hikers can continue on and follow along the stream that eventually turns into the falls or make their way back to the trail opening. |
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+enlargeHiking Pilot Knob Reserve with a Family
We first did this hike for our 7 year olds birthday party and all 9 young hikers loved the excursion. To get to the gazebo took us about 40 minutes.
After making it to the overlook we thought we had extra energy to extend our hike to the waterfall. The hike to the waterfall takes a slightly downhill path and follows the blue trail markers to the waterfall. Once we arrived, we climbed up the rocks which pleased the kids and made for great family photos! Each few feet we climbed offered a more beautiful view of the waterfall. It was a new experience of being splashed, while balancing a camera, climbing slippery rocks and helping children balance. The hike to the waterfall took about another 25 minutes.
CAUTION: We made the mistake of taking the wrong path. We crossed over the waterfall and instead of taking the trail to the top of the falls as we should have, we followed the logging road. We traveled down for 15 minutes before we realized we didn’t see any trail markers and that this was not the trail back but rather just a logging road. This extra 20 minute jaunt was enough to push the kids over the edge. Once we made our way back to the waterfall, we followed the blue trail markers up the slightly inclining path and back to the overlook where we stopped, rested and had another snack before heading back to the road.
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