The Pharaoh Lake Wilderness Area, an Adirondack Park unit of New York’s Forest Preserve, straddles the Essex County-Warren County line in the towns of Ticonderoga, Hague, Horicon and Schroon. The county road along the east shore of Schroon Lake forms the western boundary; to the north, private land and NY 74 form the boundary. The state land boundary forms most of the remaining perimeter except for a stretch of NY 8 on the south. The area contains 39 bodies of water covering 1,100 acres (4.4 km2), 62.8 miles (101 km) of foot trails, and 14 lean-tos. Download all maps as a PDF: https://www.scribd.com/document/640711783/Pharaoh-Lake-Wilderness-Map-Pack
At 420 acres, Pharoah Lake is the largest lake surrounded entirely by wilderness in New York State. Located in the heart of Pharoah Lake Wilderness it is home to 6 lean-tos and 12 designated campsites. The loop trail around the like is roughly 5 miles.
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The Pharoah Lake Trail is 3 1/2 miles from Beaver Pond Road in Schroon over a gentle upslope, taking you back to the largest wilderness lake in the Adirondacks at 420 acres. One mile in, there is two designated campsites near the trailhead for Crab Pond Trail. The loop trail around the lake is roughly 5 miles.
The most popular way to access Pharoah Lake is via the Pharoah Lake Trail off of Pharoah Road and Beaver Pond Road in Schroon. The Pharaoh Lake Trail extends 3.3 miles from the Pharaoh Lake Road Trailhead to the intersection of trails at the outlet of Pharaoh Lake. There is no access to the north shore at this point, due to the bridge over Pharoah Lake Brook being closed at this time.