"We made the summit of Marcy to see the total eclipse. About 50 of us there got to witness one of the most spectacular sights in nature. As the totality of the eclipse hit, the sky went dark and the white halo around the moon appeared. Stars were visible in the sky and colors like the sunset were visible in every direction you looked. A moment and a trip I will remember vividly for the rest of my life. " — j-mulligan • Apr 8, 2024

"Embarked from the Loj around 730 am. Heard from the ranger there was high water at Avalanche Lake and the bigs, so our original plan to hike Cliff and Redfield was cancelled. So we adjusted and hiked Marcy instead. Icy for Loj to Marcy Damn, then snowshoes needed the rest of the way. Clear and sunny skies at the summit, but an undercast of clouds made for a picturesque view with peaks breaking through. 15 miles in 8.5 hours, 3600 ft elevation gain. Warm temps for winter, light wind." — gregoryskiba • Jan 27, 2024

"We had been advised to skip lake Arnold and the floating logs so this loop hike turned into an out and back on the van hovenburg trail. Summiting Marcy a second time on our return was fun and so was grey and our little “fall” skylight was an easy up and down" — Anurseandapainter • Jun 21, 2023

"Did not fully summit. Summitted the false peak on the back side of the mountain. Broken Snow throughout the trail leading to the trailhead. Camped in Lake Colden for the weekend. " — mtlinton84 • May 20, 2023

"Mount Marcy in NY @ 5,344 ft ⛰ (Highest peak in the State of New York) #2 towards my Adirondack 46ers Journey. Amazing weather. Incredible trip down to the High peaks. A trail that is forgiving. Not technically difficult, a long day however with lots of rock, roots and mud. Stunning views. ❤️🥾⛰" — Littlefoot • Aug 27, 2022

"It was a long, very wet and muddy hike to a cold, windy, foggy summit with absolutely no views in sight. Trail was basically a stream at many times. Had some periods of blue sky on the way down yielding some mountain views, and then finally pouring rain for the final mile back to Adk Loj. But it was still awesome, last half-mile to summit was a fun little scramble. Beautiful sunset in a sunshower back down at the trailhead." — jodola • Sep 30, 2021

"This is not a difficult peak, it's just very long. there are some steep parts but it's mostly a very manageable grade. The worst part is the length of this hike. View is phenomenal. Pretty cool to be looking down on every other high peak. We went down the south side of the mountain. The trail gets a little hard to follow at parts that way, and a large section of the trail north towards lake Arnold was underwater. Unless you are making excellent time and plan to hit Gray or Skylight, it's probably better to go back down the north side of the mountain." — ThermarestCompressiblePillow • Sep 11, 2021

"Hiked in the day before. Stayed at Colden Dam lean-tos. Was really rainy and terrible. After that the weather was beautiful. Left camp at 8:00 am. Summited Marcy at 4:02 pm. We hiked in from Colden Lake. We had a slow hiker so the trail took a bit longer. Had lunch and dealt with an emergency with the camp I worked at. Fun. I hiked Marcy when I was 10, it was easier this time. Summited Skylight at 4:50 pm. Windy as heck. Quick going up and slow going down. Quicker than I thought it would be. We were gonna hike up Gray Peak but it was too late and we were losing daylight and needed to get back to camp. Hike gang." — mmeyerpflug • Aug 2, 2021

"An incredible hike with friends for Meenu's 46. Meenu, Jeff, Sheley, Des, Roc, Mike and I headed out at just before 6 am, a little later than planned. We started at a good pace in the dark, wearing our spikes although there was no snow at the bottom - but it was only about 12 degrees so ice was inevitable. We made it to Marcy Dam in a little under an hour and shortly after it was getting light. And when the sun came up, it was a beautiful clear day - we couldn't have gotten luckier. It was a long trip up with various minor disasters, lots of ice and increasing snow, but everyone hung in there. The last little while some of us got a little angry at how far the summit still was "they should plant trees here so you can't see it and how far it is", and all the promises of "just 20 more minutes". We summitted at about 5 hours in, around 11 am. It was an emotional and wonderful moment as Meenu got to her 46th summit. We met some women who took our picture and cheered us on. Everyone refueled with a sandwich and then we took a celebratory shot of either Cafe Patron or Fireball, which warmed us up a bit and gave a little kick for the descent. The way down was faster in some spots (butt sli..." — kvander • Oct 31, 2020

"Hiked with Gray Peak (first) and Skylight (second) for #21, 22 & 23 of the high peaks - halfway there! Beautiful summit views ALL to myself- didn't share with anyone. Trails had some other travelers on it, but not a lot - never crowded and I was never on the summit at the same time with people going different directions, me passing a few folks, or folks going to different peaks all together. 20 miles and tough - but as bad as it might seem; it's the Adirondacks. By mile 11.5 heading up Marcy, between the wind & running out of water until I could descend the other side, I was starting to feel it, but it was amazing & I made it. About 11 hours hike time and I stopped for over 2 hours at the summits (why not when hiking this much and this hard right!?). Take the scenic route around Avalanche Lake - you won't regret it. Makes the hike enjoyable and beautiful the WHOLE way and honestly is not that hard - just the steep climbs at the ends to each summit. Bring lots of water (my bladder had leaked before I hit the trail and I didn't refill it enough, but it was fine - I got water coming down the other way. Also loved that this loop hike gave me a chance to see Marcy from both sides hiking..." — ionahscully • Sep 5, 2020