"Attempted a Great Range Traverse on September 23, 2022 But a freak snow storm, freezing temps, 40mph wind, and a soaking wet mountain range said "no". Modified the plan to exit Gothics towards Pyramid, pick up Sawteeth, and head down the Weld Trail. Afterwards we had to walk out 4.5 miles along Lake Road through AMR and another 2.5 back to the Inn along Route 73 after dark. Memorable." — ndru-virus • Sep 23, 2022

"Parking at the Garden was full upon arrival; after a good deal of searching, found parking at Roostercomb trailhead. Walked up the road to the Garden (took around half an hour) and set out on the Phelps Trail. South Side trail has been abandoned due to storm damage, so I took Phelps Trail up to Johns Brook lodge. Ascended up to Lower Wolf Jaw (tough final half mile!) then back down and up to Upper Wolf Jaw. Path from UWJ to Armstrong to Gothics was quite easy. Impromptu decision to hike Sawteeth, then back up Gothics and descended by Ore Bed Brook trail. Back out and down the road. Phone died 23.5 miles in." — hunterjfrost • Oct 9, 2021

"An epic and picture-perfect day hiking the Lower Great Range with Courtney. We started at a little after 6 am - last time needing to park at the AMR lot and walk up Lake Road! This time we walked all the way out to Lower Ausable Lake about 4 miles on the road before turning off onto the AW Weld trail to head to Sawteeth. We first stopped by Rainbow Falls, which was gorgeous and had rainbows, as advertised. The hike up the Weld trail I had read was "gentle" as compared to the scenic route and we took it to save some time on a big day. I wouldn't have described it quite that way and found it plenty strenuous going up. We summitted Sawteeth about 9:30 am, and the blue skies were amazing. We had definitely worked up a sweat and were surprised when we arrived and some girls were saying the wind was cold up there. We proceeded to the lookout point and made sure to get to the actual summit and then came back to sit on the rocks and enjoy the view and have some snacks and quickly understood as we got chilled sitting there. Time for long sleeve shirt #2. The hike from Sawteeth to Pyramid (which for some reason doesn't count) was some of the steepest of the hike and we worked for that on..." — kvander • Aug 15, 2021

"Tough day! We set off from camp in the morning to do Fish Hawk Cliffs and Indian Head first. We had them to ourselves, which was amazing. Weather was cloudy. Sawteeth was a constant uphill trail--pretty brutal. " — hanawalton • Jul 23, 2021

"Headed out mid morning with Kim with an original idea to hike Dial and Nippletop. It was a nice winter morning, not too cold and no wind at all. We walked at a nice pace to the end of the Lake Road and then made the decision to hike Sawteeth instead, saving Dial and Nippletop for a hike in the near future. We used the weld trail up and back. Trail conditions were great and Kim brought her small sled for the descent. She used that sled most of the way down the Weld trail back to the dam. Overall, it was a very nice day for a hike. " — LGH-Tom • Feb 1, 2020

"Hiked with Tom. We started out from the AMR around 8:30am and headed down the Lake Road. We originally were planning on Dial and Nippletop, but ended up hiking Sawteeth after some confusion at the end of the Lake Road. The weather was very nice for a winter hike. The last half mile from the ridge on Sawteeth was tough with some icy spots, but we made the summit and were rewarded with no views as it was socked in. I made quick work of the descent because I brought my sled and was able to slide down most of the Weld Trail. We made it back to the car around 2:30pm and headed to Big Slide for a well deserved beer and some poutine! " — Kim-Stilson • Feb 1, 2020

"Final trip on the Lake Road. Visited Rainbow Falls on the ascent of the A.W.Weld Trail. Over to Sawteeth where a little boy and his family had just become 46ers. Went up the steep ascent to Pyramid, home of one of the best if not THE best view in all the ADK. Since Gothics was so close, resummited Gothics and headed down Beaver Brook Trail to the falls. Incredible day!!" — JMindlin12463 • Sep 21, 2019

"I attempted this climb about two and a half weeks prior, but I have pulmonary issues, and I had to turn around at about two miles from the summit. My return trip was successful, but no less difficult. I realized I’ll never make all 46 with my pulmonary hypertension. It saps every ounce of my energy. I’ll keep plugging along for as long as I can though. It was an absolutely gorgeous day when I summited Sawteeth Mountain, and finally got double digits, as this was number 10 of 46. " — jennifermurphy • Jul 8, 2019

"Was another great but tiring day Solo in the mountains,(55,604 steps) climbing 4 new 46ers, (Lower, Upper Wolfjaws, Armstrong and Sawteeth) Returning to one been to 46er (Gothics) and summiting 3 non significant peaks (Middle Wolfjaw Mountain, Sawteeth-southeast Peak and Pyramid Peak) A total of 8 peaks in 13.5 hrs of ups and downs that make up the Lower Great Range Loop, Awesome day with my first Black bear sighting surprise, about 30ft away enjoying the ground bugs and vegetation, wished I could have gotten a better pic but adrenaline made that impossible at the moment, He moved on and I returned to the trail of the Wolfjaws, Many bridges waterfalls and amazing rock formation along the trail made for an amazing adventure. Doing what you love!" — ramjet1963 • Jun 24, 2019

"took Lake Rd. up to the Scenic Trail up Sawteeth; up and over Pyramid, Gothics, Armstrong, and UWJ to end the day....First hike since breaking my shoulder climbing Marshall 6/17/18" — scottolsen • Jun 8, 2019