"What a beautiful day. Tons of non-hikers at tye top which made it a bit crowded but an awesome rock walk to the finish. Views are unmatched. Trail is well maintained and not veey muddy by ADK standards" — drewromesser • Sep 15, 2024

"After the parking lot at the ASRC, you follow a short trail and a short section of gravel road to the main trail. You are greeted right off the bat with a steep and straight section of trail a little over a half-mile long and 800ft of ascent. It seems the trail used to be some sort of clearing for a lift or power lines. After this rather brutal section, you are greeted with a more friendly and pleasant trail that takes you another 1.3 miles to the crossroads between Esther and Whiteface, marked by a stack of rocks. The trail to Esther is pretty tame and has multiple good lookout spots of Whiteface. The summit itself is wooded and not very notable. It is marked by a plaque on the ground. The trail towards Whiteface is a very interesting one. It is a very typical trail for the first major portion. There is one spot where you will find the top of the lookout mountain triple ski lift for the ski resort on the mountain. Eventually you reach a tall stone wall where the road to the top of the mountain is built up on. You follow the trail along this wall for several yards until you reach a rock pile that takes you to the road's level. A few more yards and you climb over an easy level b..." — ThermarestCompressiblePillow • Jul 3, 2024

"What an incredible day, so beautiful! Although gorgeous, the crowded summit of Whiteface is just not for me. I'm glad I decided against finishing my 46 here. 10 left! ADK 46ER 36/46 NE115 41/115" — Derek-Goodreau • Jul 2, 2024

"A 2am hike up the Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway to the summit for a sunrise was a bust because of low clouds and high winds, 4.5 hr accent and decent, made it to the castle but understanding the low visibility and wind gusts was decided not to accent last 300ft and to attempt another day. I enjoyed the hike back and all the lower views it offered" — ramjet1963 • Sep 3, 2023

"Hitting the trails again in the beautiful Adirondacks on my first solo day since 2019. Today's adventure consisted of Marble, Whiteface, Lookout and Esther Mountains. For some w46er credit, #23-#24 of 46. Trails had lots of soft packed snow, especially in the higher elevations, temps around freezing and barely a breeze, Thought Esther would never end, and Marble is steep both ways lol, Weather was amazing considering the recent forecast. Home safe makes for a perfect climb. Do what inspires you!" — ramjet1963 • Mar 10, 2023

"We plodded along headed to Whiteface from Esther. Trail was in great shape. Where the trail meets the Memorial Highway the wind turned brutal. We suited up and broke out into the open headed for the summit. Once in the open we were treated to a full inversion. It was incredible and really made the day! Made u feel like u were on Everest looking down on the clouds! Once on the summit we hid behind the observation building out of the wind. We left the summit at 11:45. Returned to car at 2pm. A great day outdoors with memories and new friends made!" — garyogden • Jan 21, 2023

"An Esther and Whiteface hike with friends. It was Denise's and Marielle's ADK46r and NE111 finish on Whiteface for them. The weather wasn't the greatest. We had limited views when the cloud cover drifted the right way. We were socked in on Esther. " — newenglandwarrior • Jul 9, 2021

"Great hike with Dan DeMarsh, Tommy Russell, and Scott Wells. 20s to start about the same all day. Spikes to Esther and Whiteface just fine. Today I Hok skied the toll road from the turn. It wasn’t as epic as I was hoping but still fun and would come back to skin with my AT gear. Great views all day, a tad windy on Whiteface, maybe 30-35 gusts which made the cirque traverse a ‘don't look down’ for me. About 6.5 hours " — davelaurenty • Jan 9, 2021

"A bluebird day atop Whiteface. Trail conditions were very manageable, clear skies, and some pretty views of Esther on the ascent. A gorgeous day it was to be in the mountains. This makes my 6th summit of Whiteface. Jen was happy with this one as we tried last October but weren’t prepped for snow squalls and just nabbed Esther the last time out. Jen now has 5/46 and is chipping away at her own pace, seeing the enjoyment, peace, and the challenges the mountains offer. " — scottturner • Nov 29, 2020

"Parked right at trailhead, first 0.5hr in dark. Straight up to Whiteface (alone on summit, observatory closed due to COVID), then doubled back for Esther, and descended to trailhead. Very muddy, and icy for last 0.5mile to Whiteface. Left knee troubles made for tedious ascent of Esther." — hunterjfrost • Oct 18, 2020