Adirondacks
Sheely Mountain
Northville-Placid Trail
An interactive map of the Northville Placid Trail, featuring campsites, lean-tos and nearby trails. The Northville–Lake Placid Trail, also known as the NPT, is a lightly traveled foot trail that runs 138 miles through the Central Adirondack Park from Northville to Lake Placid. It was laid out by the Adirondack Mountain Club in 1922 and 1923 and is maintained by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. It is connected to Long Path to the south, which runs through the Mohawk Valley, Heldebergs, Schoharie Valley, Catskill Mountains, Shawgunks and ultimately to George Washington Bridge in New York - New Jersey.
Also available is a printable (Adobe PDF) version of the Northville Placid Trail Maps.
Campsites and Lean-To Coordinates
Here is a listing of Campsites and Lean-To Coordinates.
Trail Road Crossings:
Below is a listing where the Northville - Placid Trail crosses public roads. You can use these coordinates to help find trailheads.
Street | City | ZIP | lng | lat |
1173 County Road 123 | Mayfield | 12117 | -74.2013797 | 43.2041425 |
570 Collins Gifford Vly | Northville | 12134 | -74.2077243 | 43.2138129 |
2003 County Road 6 | Northville | 12134 | -74.3116965 | 43.2475343 |
2003 County Road 6 | Northville | 12134 | -74.3123703 | 43.2479095 |
2003 County Road 6 | Northville | 12134 | -74.4345398 | 43.373703 |
1750 State Route 8 | Piseco | 12139 | -74.4959583799054 | 43.4288730112742 |
1730 State Route 8 | Piseco | 12139 | -74.496949368311 | 43.4283456662233 |
471 Old Piseco Rd | Piseco | 12139 | -74.5241317665044 | 43.4481265239214 |
471 Old Piseco Rd | Piseco | 12139 | -74.4911075371203 | 43.7145566153636 |
471 Old Piseco Rd | Piseco | 12139 | -74.4627270288044 | 43.7389165463427 |
8105 State Route 30 | Indian Lake | 12842 | -74.3865506809112 | 43.8422133769259 |
8105 State Route 30 | Indian Lake | 12842 | -74.3843450915841 | 43.8384297766447 |
8 Tarbell Hill Ln | Long Lake | 12847 | -74.3925084093623 | 43.9760341326559 |
211 Averyville Ln | Lake Placid | 12946 | -74.0136636120448 | 44.2630681820573 |
Setting Sun
Adirondack Park Lands and Campsites
One of the tallest trees in NY, an Adirondack white pine, has fallen | NCPR News
The white pine was known as Tree 103 and stood among 30-40 other large pines, all between 110-160 ft. tall on about 8 acres of land.
Dr. Justin Waskiewicz, a forest ecologist at Paul Smith's College, says a former professor at the college inspected the grove and dated the trees to 1665, making them more than 350 years old.
Waskiewicz says the oldest known age of a white pine is about 400 years, so the grove is nearing the end of its life. In 2013, the tree with the largest diameter in the grove fell. In 2019, Waskiewicz says "two more giants fell."