Severance Hill 📍

1.2 mile leg-stretcher hike, easily accessed from US 9, just south of Exit 28 Ticonderoga on the Adirondack Northway. Good views of Paradox Lake and Schroon Lake from this mountain. Trail goes under the Adirondack Northway in a culvert.

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Trail Across Mountaintop

Andy | March 7, 2010

Sunday March 7, 2010 — Severance Hill — Severence Hill Trail 🗺

Pharaoh Mountain

Andy | March 7, 2010

Sunday March 7, 2010 — Severance Hill — Severence Hill Trail 🗺

Continuing Up the Mountain

Andy | March 7, 2010

Sunday March 7, 2010 — Severance Hill — Severence Hill Trail 🗺

Thematic Map: Troy vs Manhattan - A Size Comparison

Schroon Lake Through the Trees

Andy | March 7, 2010

As you climb up Severance Hill, you have limited views of Schroon Lake.

Sunday March 7, 2010 — Severance Hill — Severence Hill Trail 🗺

Thematic Map: Primary Direction of Hillsides in NYS - Aspect

Stairs

Andy | March 7, 2010

After crossing a brook, the trail descends steeply. Their would be stairs made out of logs, that is hidden by the snow and ice.

Sunday March 7, 2010 — Severance Hill — Severence Hill Trail 🗺

Thematic Map: Log Homes of Albany County