Black Mountain Loop is a 7 mile loop trail located near Clemons, New York and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking and is accessible from March until November. Dogs are also able to use this trail.
Alan Jines (533)
10 months ago
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4 Completed 4 Reviews
This is a very nice hike. We followed the advice listed on this site and did the loop clockwise - good choice. You see views of Lake George on the way up that you do not get from the top. Great windmill up top spinning like crazy in very little wind. Lock to the fire tower was open so I climbed it. Note that it is not a safe one. The first landing is missing on the way up, and other boards are weak. View from the top was not much better than the view you get anyway. Great rocks on top for lunch.
Chris Marion (798)
11 months ago
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12 Completed 11 Reviews
This is my favorite mountain to hike in the area. I prefer to do the loop by going to the first fork in the trail and heading left. This brings you past 3 ponds, 2 of them that have lean-tos for overnight camping if you want to make a couple days of it. After the first pond you're going to want to be careful and look for a trail sign for direction. They are a little higher up on the trees and can be easily missed. The last quarter mile or so is kind of steep, but offer great views along the way to the summit. The summit offers views from southwest, north, and around to the east. Then continue down the trail on the other side of the summit.
Sanjay Nash (346)
about 1 year ago
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6 Completed 4 Reviews
One of my favorite hikes! I have done it twice and can't wait to bring my gf! The views are amazing and cannot be described by anything other than "unreal". Fairly easy hike as well. The last 1/4 mile is kind of steep but not too bad. Nothing like the tongue mt range!
Sylvia Vidal
over 1 year ago
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19 Completed 5 Reviews
Absolutly worth the trip the view from top is great and the terrain is easy. Only one issue with this hike bring a garbage bag for when you get to the LTs there is either bottles,trash or as we have found air mattress'
Keith Krebs (240)
about 2 years ago
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0 Completed 3 Reviews
pretty easy hike. i did it with my girl and her 10 yr old daughter. i have pictures i'll try to post them. nice view's of lake george.
Edward Mcdonnell (330)
about 3 years ago
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0 Completed 6 Reviews
Somewhat wet in lower areas. A fairly good climb. Good views at summit.
Rich Maxwell (30)
7 days ago
3 Completed 2 Reviews
So I did this loop on 5/14/2013 and I would definitely advise to do this loop counterclockwise as the climb seems to be easier this way. It started out to be around 40 degrees in the morning and the hike up was fairly easy with a couple of steep spots especially toward the top. The sun was out once I got to the summit and the views were absolutely amazing. Then the clouds rolled in and yes it actually snowed on the peak. The climb down the west side of the mountain proved to be steep in spots and is covered in rock, but there are amazing views of the lake on this side. The fire tower itself has been converted to a communications tower and is not accessible to the public. All the windows are boarded up and there is a chain link fence around the entire tower that is locked.