"Starts off flat and easy with crossing of Hudson River. Bridge seems to be in good condition. Trail then veers around scenic Lake Jimmy, and past Mount Adams Observer's Cabin. Once on the trail to the summit, it starts off moderate but soon becomes very steep with rocks and mud. There is one moderate scramble where you climb along a log and then past a cliffside. Not too challenging for the rest of the way, but it is pretty steep. No view from summit, but view from Mount Adams Lookout Tower is amazing. Views of the Santanoni Range, Seward Range, Sawtooth Range, MacIntyre Range, Marcy Group, and North River Range." — elimihuta • Aug 13, 2024

"First hike of the day. Gentle hike in, then steep hike up the mountain. Found my rhythm early and managed to cruise up it. Glad I had my Danner's with me. Plenty of wet slab rock on the ascent and descent. Fantastic 360 degree views from the firetower. Awesome seeing the southern High Peaks so close. Henderson was blocking the view of Avalanche Pass. Could see to the south for miles as well. Made great time coming off the mountain and headed off to the second hike..." — newenglandwarrior • Jun 15, 2024

"After several years of talking about it, we decided to finally hike this fire tower mountain. Since the trailhead goes out of the same spot as for Allen Mountain (which we did last year), we knew the first approximately mile of the trail. Started the ascent at 9:42 am anticipating a 4.8-mile round trip. We crossed the Hudson River on a metal suspension bridge that needs some work (listing quite a bit to one side) and took the newer path around Lake Jimmy (since the log bridge was mostly destroyed years ago). The recent rains made for a muddy trek, but we reached the intersection with the red-marked trail just past the former observer’s cabin after 37 minutes. Although there was supposed to be a cairn marking the intersection, the only prominent marking was a vertical 2x4 with no signage. Started up the trail and the first couple of tenths were easy to moderate…. then the trail went vertical on us gaining approximately 1800 feet in a little over 1 ¼ miles! Quite a lung and leg burner which took us almost 1 ½ hours to complete. The summit is wooded with no view, but there was a nice wooden bench adjacent to the tower where we could enjoy lunch. We climbed to the top of the 47-foot to..." — TJandMS • Jul 19, 2023

"Solo hike on a glorious day on Nicole’s son Liam’s birth with and without spikes. Drove through Minerva to upper works. Dirt road got my new car dirty! Temps were in 70’s! Suspension bridge was hovering above rushing river! Sketchy steep section that got my heart pumping on the way up wasn’t bad on descent. Walked over and around a river of melting snow. Wore my 60th tiara up the tower. Awesome views of lakes and mountains around. Zipped down in an hour! Total time 3.5 hours and 5 miles." — lfrancois • Apr 15, 2023

"Sept5/22 Wow, Can you believe this, Atop of Adam's fire tower 3520ft via the Adirondacs which is posed to have the best views of the western high peaks and completely socked in lol, Hiking in the clouds at its best. Trails in great conditions, little mud but a drizzly rain kinda day hiking with cool like minded hiker Corny Connie, Finished our day drying out and visiting a couple of interesting shops, I will be back for the views. Do what inspires you #27/32" — ramjet1963 • Sep 5, 2022

"Was muddy in spots and ledges had water running down so had to be careful . Mud on the steep part was slippery . It is a pretty area. Trails could use some work. Young people don't have trouble but my sister and I at 6o and 70.. Found it a tough hike . 8 hour hike but we take our time and rest a lot.. And don't forget the bug spray ." — sarahlaustrup • May 23, 2022

"Trail could use some maintenance. No markers for quite a while. Bridge was pretty scary. Muddy below. Some spots could use another board or two. The ledges were wet and very steep. It was quite beautiful though and the 360 view at the top of the tower was awesome!!! A lovely trail. Saw a couple of moose tracks. Quite large and recent. They were obliterated by other hikers when we came down." — melaniehaskell • May 23, 2022

"Tom. Black and I left the East River trailhead at 9:46 under blue skies with 14" of fresh powder with a 5-10 mph wind @ +5 degrees. I was happy to see the parking lot plowed and three vehicles there. That meant the trail was broke. However that joy quickly faded at the trail junction of Adams and Allen. The trail meanders through the lower lands and then abruptly gains altitude. Black broke trail most of the way to the summit. It was difficult to say the least to keep traction on the steep face in the deep powder. Summited about noon. Views from the tower cabin were amazing but brutally cold! Took pics and quickly descended. The trip down the mtn was more like skiing than snowshoeing. We literally rode waves of snow down the mtn. What a blast! Returned to the car about 2:15. Beautiful winter day but pretty tiring! Still temps hovering 10 degrees. " — garyogden • Feb 5, 2022

"This was another adventure with hiking mates. We had very nice weather. It was cold but sunny and no wind. The group was fairly slow, I suspect like myself most of us are in "winter shape". Snowshoeing is decidedly harder than hiking. I took some nice pictures from the firetower. There was a nice view of Algonquin, and I think Marshal next to it. Dreaming of summer hikes like the one I did up Algonquin. The snow was quite high on top, 4-5 feet. It will be a muddy spring in the Adirondacks for sure! Did some butt sliding on the way down which was fun but cold and wet. I went down in microspikes; still felt like a long way down. Was good to be back out there. Did I mention I'm dreaming of summer?" — bethmorgan • Feb 23, 2019

"Beautiful cool clear day for a hike. The first mile is a walk in the park...the scramble to the top is steep! Shocked to see the fire tower as we were still in the woods. Plan for a long slow hike. Well worth it for the views from the fire tower." — pawsalot • Sep 19, 2018