"With the approach of the long holiday weekend, our friend Scott out of town for some West Virginia mount biking, Dan and I discussed a hike we needed that Scott didn’t. Dan is working on his second round to complete the two distinct seasons. Me having orphaned Iroquois in the winter due to poor conditions and his need for a regular season summit made that an easy choice. As Saturday drew near we saw that Avalanche Pass trail had reopened. Not being a fan of our and backs, Dan offered up returning down the Algonquin trail to the pass, a trail/route neither of us had experienced in any season. Game on. After the usual Warrensburg meet up and breakfast sandwich our intentionally early departure brought us to the lot just before 5am. With no active attendant yet the busy weekend was already in full swing complete with parking chaos. We managed to grab an envelope and navigate the silliness to a spot surprisingly and immediately next to the trail head. We made decent time despite the casual but steady pace, summiting Wright Peak at 7:49am. Conditions were as expected, chilly, breezy, and socked in. Returning to the junction we paused for some snacks before heading to Algonquin. The..." — davelaurenty • Sep 5, 2026

"The day went really smoothly, summit conditions were icy above treeline, bring aggressive snow shoes and microspikes, and exercise caution! I had summited at 9:00am, started at 5:20am. The trail conditions when I went was really good, the snow had a really good boot pack, and it allowed for a speedy ascent! And I caught a break in the weather summit. Definitely recommend this climb to those who want to improve their experience when doing days out in the mountains in the cold, and testing layering about treeline. " — sebastienauger • Jan 5, 2026

"Awesome hike up the MacIntyre Range. Arrived at Heart Lake at 6:15 to get a spot. Heard it filled up about a half hour later. Easy first mile, then pretty rocky up to Algonquin. Great views of Wright, the Marcy Group, the Great Range, Santanoni Range, and Seward Range from Algonquin. Pretty cool views across to Mt. Colden too. Fun hike down to Iroquois, seemed pretty easy but with one tough section near its summit. Boundary is just a small bump, but it is still in the alpine zone. Iroquois provides more great views, including a better perspective of Lake Colden and the Flowed Lands, Wallface Mt.'s cliff, MacNaughton Mt., Lost Pond Peak, and the Street Range. You can also see Mt. Adams, the McKenzie Range and Lake Placid, and also Mt. Jo and Mt. Van Hoevenberg, with Heart Lake below. The alpine zone was stunning today, with the grasses turning orange for the fall. A bit of a haul to get back over Algonquin, then headed down. I tagged Wright on the way down, which had a nice trail on open slab to the peak. Wright didn't have quite as great of views, as half of them were blocked by Algonquin towering above it, but it was closer to Big Slide Mt., Pitchoff Mt., and the Cascade Range, so..." — elimihuta • Sep 20, 2025

"Thunder storms prevailed. past the fork for wright peak, it was slick rock faces. Climbing up the peak was cold, sketchy, and windy. Defintiely not the best conditions to summit, was told by staff that we wouldnt be able to summit, but we did." — RoadtoK2 • May 18, 2025

"Another huge day after huge day with nearly 5k vert. Can't keep up with nutrition, rest and hydration out here in the backcountry. The climb up to Algonquin was near 2,500' up a rocky raging creek bed with no switchbacks - absolute nut buster but the views from above treeline made it worth it. Ate a celebratory Snickers then downclimbed nearly 700' to the base of Wright and climbed that. Downclimbed again off of Wright and then had to climb Algonquin once again to get back over to Boundary and Iroquois. Legend has it that Boundary Peak was the 'boundary' between the Algonquin and Iroquois tribes. As I was coming down, accidentally ran into the Colden Lake Caretaker's property but turned around as to not disturb their privacy there. Took off most of my sweaty, smelly clothes and showered in a waterfall to get some life back in me. One more night in the ADK, then back to civilization! Managed 10/46 peaks in 3 days. I'll be back for the other 36 NY! " — wiweasel • Aug 27, 2024

"logged in at trailhead at the Loj at 6:20am. Summited Algonquin at 10:15am. Clear day, views of Colden and Marcy. Stopped for lunch. Descended Algonquin south bound, making sure to head right, to summit Boundary Peak at 11:15am. From Boundary traveled through a tree-lined col to Iroquois Peak. Summited Iroquois around 12 noon. Turned back from there, to head back the Alqonquin trail to Wright Peak. I did not attempt to summit Wright. From the trail split at Wright, descended back down to the Van Hoevenberg trail. Reached the Loj at 6pm" — catearonson • Sep 23, 2023

"Great views.. Long hike. We were not able to do Iroquis. We ran out of time And water Rookie mistake but looking forward to summitting Algonquan again 2nd highest peak and great views!!" — JohnD315 • Jul 15, 2023

"Our first ADK peaks! It was a foggy day. Temperature was perfect although a little windy on the summits. Some of the slides were difficult and we didn’t know what to expect. It had rained the days previous so there was a constant stream running down the slide going up Wright and Algonquin " — Anurseandapainter • Jun 21, 2023

"Tom and I left the LOJ parking lot at 7:20 am under clear skies @ 22 degrees. Trail was hard packed with a light fresh coating to snow. Wore crampons till nearly the junction of Wright. Snow shoes to the summit. Once above tree line crampons would have been a better choice. 30 mph winds at the summit but clearing off nicely. Off to Iroquois." — garyogden • Feb 11, 2023

"Moderate to difficult climb in great weather. Algonquin easily the most difficult with multiple steep slides and a few false summits. Boundary and Iroquois are moderate via the herd trail, the toughest part being re-summiting Algo. Wright peak was moderate as it is very steep at the top. Great 360 views from all peaks. Finished in 4 hours 52 minutes. Recommend taking your time as it can be exhausting." — markfilliter • May 29, 2022