Hays Brook Horse Trails
North of Mountain Pond in Paul Smiths is an old routing of NY 30 and several old fire protection roads that are used today for hiking, horseback riding, and accessing backcountry hunting locations. Known as the Hays Brook Horse Trails, there is a small parking area along Mountain Pond Road (Old Route 30), along with a falling apart wooden sign indicating the trail head.
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Old NY 30 Signs
Along Mountain Pond Road/Old NY 30, you can see the road signs dating back to the 1960s or maybe even earlier, prior to modern alignment of NY 30.
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Mountain
This is the Mountain at Mountain Pond. It's not much more then a hill, because Jenkins Mountain has largely petered out before reaching here, but it's still a lot higher then surrounding elevation.
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