Brown Mountain

"Parked at Clay Meadows and biked to Deer Leap Trailhead. It was the start of a very long day. Do not underestimate this hike. There are many ups and downs not just the 6 peaks. You will go up and down over the entire hike. The walk out by the lake is very wet and muddy. Bring lots of food and extra water. Also plan of lots of bugs. Some trail markers are hard to follow but only in a few places and part of the trail at the point is a bit grown in. I logged 17.2 miles on Strava for all 6 peaks plus a 5 mile bike." — mt-biking-grandma • Aug 27, 2023

"Friday may 26/23. Another incredible day in the lower Dacs working on the Lake George 12ster hiking challenge. Hiking the Tongue range traverse @ 19miles with approximately 5000ft of elevation gain overall on six peaks. First peak, French point mountain, Fifth peak, Fivemile mountain, Huckleberry mountain, and Brown mountain. Flat to start, then some tough ups and downs added some steep bush whacking on the lower section of the range then nicer to moderate trails on the upper range, buggy by midday but got better later in the afternoon and no rattle snakes to report, Long day with some outstanding views" — ramjet1963 • May 26, 2023

"Decided to spend the afternoon hitting the northern peaks on the Tongue Mountain Trail. Great weather, and the hike isn't too difficult. Unfortunately not much in terms of views at the peaks." — marc • Sep 17, 2022

"Dry trail most of the way with some mud at the start just past the trailhead. We started from Deer Leap trailhead in Hague. We did Brown Huckleberry (without realizing we were doing it until we got home and were checking the trail map. This was a nice hike although the best views were at Brown Mt." — sarahlaustrup • May 6, 2022

"Black and I are doing the Tongue Mtn Range today. We left the Deer Leap trailhead at 9:30am under cloudy skies with 10-15 mph winds at +41 degrees. First summit on the range is Brown Mountain. View from the summit looks east across the narrows of Lake George to Black and Buck Mountains. Summited Brown at 10:23. On to Huckleberry. " — garyogden • Feb 12, 2022

"We were planning to do the whole Tongue range but it turned out that we took a lot longer than expected due to the deep snow, so we just did the northern half and will return to do the southern part another day!" — RangersApprentice • Feb 15, 2020

"Started at the Deer Leap trail head & used spikes as the snow was pretty hard. Little did I know that further on some serious post holing was to be encountered. I finally came across the culprits. Two big guys with no experience & no reason to be on the trail. Anyway, overcast day with limited views to the Narrows." — billsussdorff • Jun 23, 2019

"The start of my Tongue range hike from Deer Leap trail head. What a peaceful and beautiful forest. No snakes so far. The picture is of Black mountain across the water and through the trees. " — bethmorgan • Jun 15, 2019

"Did an overnight backpack of the Tongue Range with Bhakti. We climbed the ridge via the Clay Meadows Trailhead, then headed south over Fifth, French, and First Mountains. We then backtracked over the south summits and climbed the northern peaks, stopping atop Huckleberry for a great wooded camping spot. In the morning we broke camp, shot north to bag Brown, then backtracked over the northern summits and down to the car. " — wacbravo • May 19, 2019

"Spent Superbowl Sunday hiking the Upper Tongue Range from the north. I broke trail from the turn off to Deer Leap all the way to Fivemile Mountain, with the snow reaching mid thigh in a few of the gullies. I got my leg and cardio workout in for sure." — Right-On • Feb 3, 2019