"A day hiking in the Adirondacks via the AMR trails to the Gill Brook trail to Indian head descending to rainbow falls and Beaver Meadow falls and out, Epic 18km day with an amazing team enjoying what Mark would have called, Heaven on earth!" — ramjet1963 • May 14, 2022

"Bluebird day with amazing views from both Indian Head & Fish Hawk Cliffs. Took the Gill Brook Trail from the Lake Rd. to the top of Indian Head & then backtracked to Fish Hawk. I made a loop of it by returning by the Colvin Trail & finally back to the Lake Rd. The only drag was the amount of cars @ the parking area. I had two vehicles waiting to get into my spot when I returned. I'm not a fan of the crowds & tend to stay away from the High Peaks." — billsussdorff • Aug 1, 2019

"Deep snow - trail fully broken - no ice. Cold to begin with but beautiful sunny day with cloudless sky. 3-4 feet of snow at the top in places. Just boots on Lake Road and then snowshoes to top and back to road. Little to no wind. 5-30 degrees. Saw a few people on the trail." — rhinteractive • Mar 20, 2018

"I heard about the views, and seen pictures. But being there to see it for yourself is priceless. WOW, arguably the best views in the Adirondacks, outside of the high peaks, if not everywhere !! Stunning views of the LGR, Sawteeth, Colvin, Nippletop and Lower Ausable Lake. Worth the extra few miles we added to our LGR hike. I'll come here again some day, so I can stay longer and soak up those amazing views." — HikingViking • Aug 26, 2017

"First peak of what would be a VERY long day. Wow, wow, wow. There's a reason why the views are so highly rated here... look at the photo. Then go see for yourself. It's a long hike but not at all difficult." — RangersApprentice • Aug 26, 2017

"Montée en douceur. Un bon 30 minute sur une route en terre tapée avant d'entrer dans le sentier. La vue du sommet est spectaculaire. Il y avait un groupe bruyant à notre arrivée, dommage. :-/" — MissPixels • Jun 4, 2016

"Hiked with Arin. "We came here just to take photos." "I left my GoPro in the car!" We started out heading toward the AMR gate around 10:00, and when we saw super grey skies, we decided to pass all the trailheads to Indian Head and scoot over to Rainbow Falls, since I skipped over it when I did Sawteeth. Well worth it! Beautiful. We were walking fast along Lake Rd & decided to scale our pace back a bit, and took the second trail to Indian Head. We hit the "summit" (the iconic photo spot!) a little before 13:00. It was a nice easy hike up. It was still a bit cloudy when we arrived at the summit but it started clearing up in short order & we took some fantastic photos. We met a fella from NYC and one from Oswego, and wound up hiking out with them and had a really great time overall. Trail conditions: no ice, nicely labelled trails, one ladder, not really any huffing and puffing. Planning to take the kiddos here in the future. Fantastic day!" — kellieirene • Apr 23, 2016

"3Rd trip with my boss. The snow was falling all around but was mild temp. Absolutely worth it! Took us only 4 and a half hours to complete. Amazing for a 3Rd trip in one month. " — psychobettie77 • Oct 17, 2015

"Enjoyed a great hike to Indian Head, Fish Hawk Cliffs, Nippletop and Dial with the kids. The fall colors were beautiful. You add on an extra 1.2 miles or so and a little topo by heading in via Indian Head and FishHawk Cliffs but they are well worth it - short steep climb to great views. The ascent up Elk Pass to Nippletop was steep but we felt it was easier than heading down in which is what we have always done. Great views from Nip and Dial today as well. All togther it was ~14.0 miles with ~5100' of gain." — deb-and-rob • Oct 11, 2015

"Great start to the summer solstice couples retreat backpacking weekend. Excellent views of the Ausable lakes. Set up camp around two miles up Gilman Brook trail, then continued on to Indian Head, Colvin, and Blake before calling it a day. " — MooseHiker • Jun 21, 2014