38 Fall 2017 LOCALadk Magazine
LOCALadk
SOUTHERN LOOP • 255 MILES
This loop is accessed from all points west of the region — beginning
on Route 28 near Utica — and explores some of our most scenic
roads, including my absolute favorite, the recently newly-paved Blue
Ridge Road.
DIRECTIONS:
+ Take Route 28N to Old Forge.
+ Continue on 28N to Inlet, Raquette Lake, and Blue Mountain Lake.
+ Take Route 30 to Long Lake.
+ Take Route 28N to Newcomb.
+ Continue on 28N, turn left on Blue Ridge Road (Route 84), and go for
31 miles to North Hudson.
+ Take a right on Route 9 to Schroon Lake and then Pottersville.
+ Take Route 9 to Wevertown, then Route 8 on toward Speculator.
+ Take a right on Route 30 into Speculator/Lake Pleasant.
+ Continue on Route 8 to Piseco and Morehouse.
+ Route 8 takes you back to Interstate 90.
Online resources in case you want to stay:
AdirondackExperience.com • SchroonLakeRegion.com
NORTHERN LOOP • 253 MILES
This loop begins and ends on the north-to-south Interstate 87 (I-87) and
meanders along Lake Champlain, through the High Peaks, and then a series
of "lake" towns — Saranac, Tupper, Long, Blue, and Indian!
DIRECTIONS:
+ Jump off I-87 near Lake George and head north on Route 9N.
+ In Ticonderoga, 9N combines with Route 22. Take this to Westport.
+ In Westport, continue on Route 22 to Essex and Willsboro, then over the
mountain to the intersection with Route 9.
+ Take a right on Route 9 and head to Keeseville.
Option: Take an out-and-back jaunt to Ausable Chasm by continuing north on Route 9!
+ From Keeseville, take Route 9N to Ausable Forks and then Jay.
+ Take a right on Route 86 to Wilmington.
Option: Ride up the Whiteface Mt. Veterans Memorial Highway!
+ Continue on Route 86 to Lake Placid.
+ Continue on Route 86 to Saranac Lake.
+ Take Route 3 to Tupper Lake.
+ Take Route 30 to Long Lake and continue to Blue Mountain Lake, where it
combines with Route 28.
+ Take Route 28 to Indian Lake, North Creek, Warrensburg, and back to I-87.
Online resources in case you want to stay:
LakeChamplainRegion.com • VisitMalone.com • TupperLake.com
SaranacLake.com • LakePlacid.com • WhitefaceRegion.com
