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West Canada Lake Wilderness 📍

The West Canada Lake Wilderness Area is an Adirondack Park Forest Preserve management unit in the town of Ohio in Herkimer County and the towns of Morehouse, Arietta, Lake Pleasant and Indian Lake in Hamilton County. It is bounded on the north by the Moose River Plains area and private lands in the vicinity of Little Moose Lake, Squaw Brook, Snowy Mountain and Squaw Mountain; on the east by NY 30, lands of International Paper and the Spruce Lake-Piseco Lake trail; on the south by private lands north of NY 8, the South Branch of West Canada Creek and an access road to private lands; on the west by West Canada Creek and private lands east of Honnedaga Lake.

The area contains 168 bodies of water covering 2,400 acres (9.6 km2), 78.3 miles (126 km) of foot trails, and 11 lean-tos. The 133-mile Northville-Placid Trail traverses it.

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Boardwalk

Andy | September 28, 2020

This boardwalk, while totally unneccessary with the dry soils of recent, was a nice place to sit.

Sunday September 27, 2020 — West Canada Lake Wilderness — Brooktrout And Deep Lake 🗺 — Cedar Lakes 🗺 — Deep Pond Trail 🗺 — Pillsbury Lake 🗺 — Spruce Lake 🗺 — T Lake Trail 🗺 — West Canada Lakes 🗺— PDF with All Maps 📚

Map: Cat Hollow State Forest

Low Clouds

Andy | September 28, 2020

Sunday September 27, 2020 — West Canada Lake Wilderness — Brooktrout And Deep Lake 🗺 — Cedar Lakes 🗺 — Deep Pond Trail 🗺 — Pillsbury Lake 🗺 — Spruce Lake 🗺 — T Lake Trail 🗺 — West Canada Lakes 🗺— PDF with All Maps 📚

Map: Big Alderbed Lake Trail

Even Rainy Days Are Nice In Autumn

Andy | September 28, 2020

Enjoying the beautiful autumn colors

Sunday September 27, 2020 — West Canada Lake Wilderness — Brooktrout And Deep Lake 🗺 — Cedar Lakes 🗺 — Deep Pond Trail 🗺 — Pillsbury Lake 🗺 — Spruce Lake 🗺 — T Lake Trail 🗺 — West Canada Lakes 🗺— PDF with All Maps 📚

Thematic Map: Assembly Districts in the Town of Bethlehem NY

Whitney Lake

Andy | September 27, 2020

The main trail to Whitney Lake was non obvious so I ended up following French Louie Trail and bushwhacking to the southern edge of the lake. It was nice but added like an extra plus to my hike today.

Sunday September 27, 2020 — West Canada Lake Wilderness — Brooktrout And Deep Lake 🗺 — Cedar Lakes 🗺 — Deep Pond Trail 🗺 — Pillsbury Lake 🗺 — Spruce Lake 🗺 — T Lake Trail 🗺 — West Canada Lakes 🗺— PDF with All Maps 📚

Map: Cascade Lake

Firery

Andy | September 27, 2020

More of the great color along Pillsbury Lake.

Sunday September 27, 2020 — West Canada Lake Wilderness — Brooktrout And Deep Lake 🗺 — Cedar Lakes 🗺 — Deep Pond Trail 🗺 — Pillsbury Lake 🗺 — Spruce Lake 🗺 — T Lake Trail 🗺 — West Canada Lakes 🗺— PDF with All Maps 📚

Map: Green Mountain National Forest North