"Hiked up another fire tower mountain today, this one being Loon Lake Mt. in the northern Adirondacks. Buggy for the first couple of miles on the logging road; lots of annoying deer flies that buzz around your head. The trail up from there was lush and serene, ad the steep section wasn't too challenging. I was socked in at the summit and didn't see the view. The fire tower itself is missing some steps so I couldn't climb it. Overall it was a fun hike besides those pesky deer flies." — elimihuta • Jul 8, 2025

"Headed out of Tupper Lake to get Loon Lake in the 3-season hoping to find parking despite my casually late departure. Surprisingly the lot was empty. Nice easy hike to some broad views that i didn’t get in the winter due to low clouds. Also found the 3 benchmarks that were hidden under the snow. Next up was to be Jenkins mountain out of the Paul Smiths VIC but I arrived too late to get the hike in before they close. The VIC itself looked poorly maintained outside almost deserted looking short of the most geriatric crowd wandering around. Plan B became Big Crow for the LP-9 challenge. All the way down to Keene for the short hike out and back to Big Crow and it’s little brother since it was right there. First though I had to wait for some returning hikers to leave so I could poach their spot. Another fine Fall day of sun, clouds, colors and no wetness from the sky. Big Crow gets hammered more times with the Little one as the trail conditions change dramatically as you beyond Big Crow. A lot of “Cat scratches” on the exposed rock on either side of Big Crow." — Nimblefoot • Oct 4, 2022

"Tom and I left the trailhead at 7:27 am under blue skies at a cool 45 degrees. 1st half of the hike was on and off various old logging roads. Then the climb up. Trail was dry for the most part and no bugs. Summited at 8:53. Summit was empty but for us for about 30 minutes. Didn't scale the tower as the first set of stairs had been removed. None the less beautiful views were enjoyed. A gorgeous cool morning for hiking. Left the summit at 9:29 and returned to car at 10:29." — garyogden • Aug 14, 2022

"After getting driven in a circle by our GPS, and going down an unpaved road for a number of miles, we made it to the trailhead. Thankfully we have a Jeep! Started our ascent at 9:19 am and made the summit by 11:04 am. The trail started out with easy to moderate grades, traversing several plank walkways over wet areas, then proceeded to cross three wooden bridges. At this point, we were about 2 miles or so into the hike. After the 3rd bridge, the trail got decidedly steeper and remained steep until about a tenth of a mile from the firetower. It was a warm, humid day and that last mile had us sweating! It was a leg and lung burner for sure. The tower was not accessible to climbing, but the view from the summit was still spectacular with numerous mountains visible including several High Peaks. Total round trip was a little over 3 hours and about 6 miles" — TJandMS • Aug 24, 2021

"It was just what the doctor ordered as I only saw five other hikers and had the summit to myself for nearly an hour! Well, that’s not entirely true. There were two chipmunks harassing me for some of my trail mix during my lunch break. Misty and overcast. No view whatsoever but still relaxing and beautiful on the summit. It’s a shame the fire tower is dilapidated and unsafe to climb (although today it wouldn’t have improved the view). Good hike despite the less than stellar weather." — BuggysBoy • Sep 10, 2020

"A two for one special today...30/30 for the ADK Fire Towers and the Adirondack Blue Challenge completed. A blue bird day and a winter wonderland atop the summit. Couldn’t ask for a better day. Many goals still ahead, one at a time. " — scottturner • Nov 16, 2019

"Decided to take care of another northern fire tower. Unable to go up the tower because of the bottom set of stairs missing. The tower was in rough shape. Nice directional views. 5.4 miles." — newenglandwarrior • Jun 26, 2019

"Another great climb on the "Day After" an epic climb,, Legs are definitely busted but I tread on to bag one more fire tower on this blustery Sunday Morning. Snowshoes most of the way to the summit and back Thanks to Matt Topgun Peacock for putting me on this trail!" — ramjet1963 • Mar 10, 2019

"Very remote mountain with a tower in complete disrepair. One would hope a group will adopt this tower & give it much needed love. Cold & overcast day with very limited views from the summit. Enjoyed the hike though as I had not been to this part of the ADK park before." — billsussdorff • Dec 4, 2016

"One of the longer hikes in the fire tower challenge, but certainly not difficult. Very enjoyable! Unfortunately the fire tower was not climbable, but the views from the summit are great regardless." — RangersApprentice • May 14, 2016