"Solo hike, beautiful day for a morning hike up Jay Mt. The hike up was a gradual, moderate climb. The entire ridge from jay mountain lookout upon ascending all the way to the benchmark was breathtaking. The scrambles were awesome and i got a good leg workout with all the ups and downs. After the marked trial ends you are on your own to the benchmark but there are cairns to help navigate! The bare rock section where the benchmark is a little hard to see as you have to go through a small but thick grove of young trees to get there. " — dennis-van-amburgh • Jul 4, 2025

"A very hot day! When you reach the cairn and think you are done only to realize you are looking at the summit and have a ways to go 😅 Saw my first moose up on the mountain too what a treat" — andrewbearjustin • May 13, 2022

"Tom, Black and I left the trailhead at 9:56am under cloudy skies @ 28 degrees. Trail covered in a light fresh snow. Wore micros spikes to the summit. Trail was frozen and in good shape with some icy spots. Wind around 30mph along the Ridgeline. Trail was hard to locate at times with deep drifts in places. Low cloud cover prevented seeing the tops of the surrounding high peaks. Returned to car at 3:10pm. 7.3 miles in 5hrs 24 minutes. My first hike since April 28th." — garyogden • Dec 10, 2021

"Primarily a moderate hike, but a significant number of steeper sections as well. Once we reached the open rock areas/ ridge, the views were outstanding! The remaining clouds from the morning engulfed the top of a couple of peaks but were generally somewhat above the peaks. Great photos with a layer of clouds seeming to hover clear of the tops of the mountains. Care needed to be taken in following the path along the ridge (which is unmarked except for a few cairns)." — TJandMS • Aug 24, 2020

"This was a somewhat iffy weather day. The sky was overcast with rolling clouds over the big mountains. As we crested the ridge lineI could see a flat level plain of cloud cover over the high peaks. I kept watching for it to blow over as we scrambled along the ridge. There was once very sketchy and snowy stretch to climb before what we thought was the summit. However, once we got up there we could see people in the distance sitting on the true summit. We made the trek over but the views are good in either spot. This was about 8 miles round trip. Overall didn't beat me up too bad. I can feel my climbing muscles starting to come back. Foot was a little sore for a few days after, but overall not bad. Would love to do this again in the fall, and maybe just go to the false summit someday in winter conditions." — bethmorgan • May 16, 2020

"Took a bunch of friends from our Hiking club to one of my favourite peaks in the Adirondacks. Jay Mountain is an absolute gem of a peak. A good challenge is spots, numerous "peaks" before the true summit, and gorgeous views the whole way. " — HikingViking • Oct 19, 2019

"We orphaned Jay Central and Main peaks back in April due to conditions. Today we headed back down to the Adirondacks to try again and see the beautiful Autumn colours. The views did not disappoint. Third time on the Lookout and Western, Second time on Central and Jay Mtn main summit." — HikingViking • Oct 13, 2018

"“Bump 4,” hahahaha. Solo, 29er finish!! I usually avoid hiking on weekends as it is a major pain, but I wanted to finish this list since I hit #28 on Bald Peak yesterday. I read trip reports that a new trail had been cut ~6 years ago, and there were only 5 parking spots at the trailhead. With that in mind, I got up early to try to snag one of those spots, which I did. In fact, at 730am, I was the only damned person there. The log book for this trail needs to be replaced. It has way too many pages, and it seems as though each page has 1-2 people logged on it in different months (& also years!) what a mess. In terms of weather, it was ~50 degrees and fairly clear out. PERFECT. Wow, wow, wow! What a great hike. This trail is fantastic. In fact, it is so fantastic, that I actually jogged it on my way out with no issues. Flat, steady, well-maintained, long switchbacks, no BS. Just wonderful! I took a quick peak out on Jay Lookout then continued on, and quickly noticed a lack of trail markers. When I got the ridges, I kept thinking of all the whiners on AllTrails claiming how criminal it was that there aren’t paint marks on the rocks or cairns. Welllllllll. It’s kind of dumb to ex..." — kellieirene • Sep 8, 2018

"Wasn't happening Today. The trail was covered in ice and snow and couldn't be located (Herdpath). Also, there was so much melting slushy snow and ice on the open rock, it was too dangerous even with microspikes. Crampons and an Ice Axe may have helped, but we thought it was best to leave this for another day. Been here once before anyway, and the views from the other nearby peaks, were simply stunning." — HikingViking • Apr 21, 2018

"Up, down, up, down, up, down... This was quite a long and challenging hike! But definitely worth it. Some of the best views in the Adirondacks thanks to the 1.5 miles of open ridge. " — RangersApprentice • May 27, 2017