Trail: Algonquin
| Trail Identifier: T229-S239 |
| Season: Late Summer |
| Location: Lake Placid, NY 12946 |
Trailhead Location: Adirondack Loj information center.
| Last Updated: 2008-04-14 Parking: Plentiful Parking Trail Type: There and back |
Trail Difficulty: Difficult in Some Places Trail Length: 8 miles round trip Trail Condition: Good condition, rough terrain in places, The summit can be very icy in winter and spring |
Best Feature of Trail: The views of the slides on the side of Mt. Colden are spectacular.
Animal Signs: woodpecker holes, scats, etc.
Sights: In the fall lots of mushrooms, fungus and "conchs" on fallen trees. In summer he summit is one of the few high peaks that has alpine tundra flowers.
Hike Description: The trail starts through forest up and down at first and then climbing steadily. You cross many small small streams. You will climb up steep rock steps, pass a waterfall, and keep climbing steadily. At mile 3 you will pass the trail up Wright. Now you will be climbing steeply and often on smooth rock (which can be icy in winter and spring). You will reach treeline and have to follow rock piles (cairns) and paint blazes to the top. Stay on rock and avoid treading on fragile alpine plants.
Species List for Algonquin:
| BIRDS |
| • possible Chickadee (Black-Capped) Parus atricapillus identification assistance |
| • possible Grouse (Ruffed) Bonasa umbellus identification assistance |
| • possible Hawk (Red-tailed) Buteo jamaicensis identification assistance |
| • possible Hummingbird (Ruby-throated) Archilochus colubris identification assistance |
| • possible Jay (Blue) Cyanocitta cristata identification assistance |
| • possible Junco (Dark-eyed) Junco hyemalis identification assistance |
| • possible Nuthatch (Red-breasted) Sitta canadensis identification assistance |
| • possible Nuthatch (White-breasted) Sitta carolinensis identification assistance |
| • possible Owl (Barred) Strix varia identification assistance |
| • possible Siskin (Pine) Carduelis pinus identification assistance |
| • possible Sparrow (White-throated) Zonotrichia albicollis identification assistance |
| • possible Vireo (Red-eyed) Vireo olivaceus identification assistance |
| • possible Woodpecker (Downy) Picoides pubescens identification assistance |
| • possible Woodpecker (Hairy) Picoides villosus identification assistance |
| • possible Woodpecker (Pileated) Dryocopus pileatus identification assistance |
| MAMMALS |
| • possible Chipmunk (Eastern) Tamias striatus identification assistance |
| • possible Cottontail (Eastern) Sylvilagus floridanus identification assistance |
| • possible Deer (White-Tailed) Odocoileus virginianus identification assistance |
| • possible Marten (American) Martes americana identification assistance |
| • possible Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum identification assistance |
| • possible Skunk (Striped) Mephitis mephitis identification assistance |
| • possible Squirrel (Eastern Gray) Sciurus carolinensis identification assistance |
| • possible Squirrel (Red) Tamiasciurus hudsonicus identification assistance |
| • possible Weasel (Long Tailed) Mustela frenata identification assistance |
| • possible Weasel (Short Tailed) Mustela erminea identification assistance |
| AMPHIBIANS |
| • possible Toad (American) Bufo americanus identification assistance |
| REPTILES |
| • possible Snake (Common Garter) Thamnophis sirtalis identification assistance |
| INSECTS |
| • possible Bumblebee Bombus ruderatus identification assistance |
| • possible Butterfly (Eastern Tiger Swallowtail) Papilio glaucus identification assistance |
| • possible Butterfly (Mourning Cloak) Nymphalis antiopa identification assistance |
| • possible Butterfly (Sulfur) Phoebis sennae identification assistance |
| • possible Butterfly (White Admiral) Limenitis camilla identification assistance |
| • possible Yellow Jacket Vespula vulgaris identification assistance |
| WILDFLOWERS |
| • More than 21 Aster (Flat-topped White) identification assistance |
| • possible Aster (New England) identification assistance |
| • possible Baneberry (White) identification assistance |
| • possible Bunchberry identification assistance |
| • More than 21 Canada Mayflower identification assistance |
| • possible Diapensia identification assistance |
| • possible Fairy Bells identification assistance |
| • More than 21 Goldthread identification assistance |
| • possible Harebell identification assistance |
| • possible Hepatica (Round-lobed) identification assistance |
| • possible Hepatica (Sharp-lobed) identification assistance |
| • More than 21 Indian Pipe identification assistance |
| • possible Moss Campion identification assistance |
| • More than 21 Partridgeberry identification assistance |
| • possible Solomon's Seal (False) identification assistance |
| • possible Solomons Seal (Great) identification assistance |
| • More than 21 Sorrel (Common Wood) identification assistance |
| • possible Trillium (Painted) identification assistance |
| • possible Trillium (Red) identification assistance |
| • possible Twinflower identification assistance |
| • possible Wood Sorrel (Common) identification assistance |
| TREES |
| • possible Ash (White) Fraxinus americana identification assistance |
| • possible Balsam Fir Abies balsamea identification assistance |
| • More than 21 Beech (American) Fagus grandifolia identification assistance |
| • More than 21 Birch (Paper) Betula papyrifera identification assistance |
| • possible Birch (Yellow) Betula alleghaniensis identification assistance |
| • possible Cedar (Northern White) Thuja occidentalis identification assistance |
| • More than 21 Fir (Balsam) Abies balsamea identification assistance |
| • More than 21 Hemlock (Eastern) Tsuga canadensis identification assistance |
| • possible Maple (Red) Acer rubrum identification assistance |
| • More than 21 Maple (Striped) Acer pensylvanicum identification assistance |
| • More than 21 Maple (Sugar) Acer saccharum identification assistance |
| • possible Mountain Ash Sorbus americana identification assistance |
| • possible Oak (White) Quercus alba identification assistance |
| • More than 21 Pine (Eastern White) Pinus strobus identification assistance |
| • possible Pine (Red) Pinus resinosa identification assistance |
| • possible Spruce (Black) Picea mariana identification assistance |
| • possible Spruce (Red) Picea rubens identification assistance |
| • possible Spruce (White) Picea glauca identification assistance |