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If you are in Herkimer county it's always a good idea to stop by Big Five. Near Big Five you locate the Salmon Lake Trail which is a splendid hiking trail; Panther Mountain is clearly visible from Big Five. You're possibly interested in lakes, Five Ponds is one of those close by, and you can go for a hike on the The Loop. So many cool things in the Adirondack Mountains, just remarkable. Big Five is a good site to visit for more than one day, Robinson's Iga is
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Life's too short to enjoy all the enjoyable stuff in the Adirondack Mountains. Put some time aside to spend at Griffin Rapids since you're here at Big Five; get your heart beating on the nice whitewater of Oswegatchie River - East Branch. This lake is so wonderful. This is a tremendous neighborhood for folks who like lakes. Little Shallow is a lake nearby, and there's no such | |
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thing as a bad day of skiing at nearby McCauley Mountain.
So much fun stuff to do at Big Five, so little time. Going for a hike on the Post Henderson Trail is always a splendid adventure, and this is a popular location for folks
from Ogdensburg-Massena. Big Five is located in the Adirondack Mountains. From a precipitation point of view Big Five is a pretty common place; the month with most of the rain is August while February is the month with the least amount
of precipitation.
This lake is so wonderful. Stay the night at OLD Forge Camping Resort, and a perfect spot for whitewater paddling is Oswegatchie River - East Branch. Throughout the summertime months at Big Five highs are ordinarily
in the 70's with night lows in the 50's. Daytime highs through the winter are in the 20's with winter lows in the 0's overnight here at Big Five.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 44.05083
Longitude: -74.95583
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| These outdoors activities are available near Big Five. |
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| | Whitewater Near Big Five:
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Little River, St. Lawrence CountyCounty, 11 miles away
Class II-III - 6.2 miles long (Aldrich to Oswegatchie) |
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The Loop, St. Lawrence County, 7 miles away |
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Twitchell Lake
 | 11 miles away
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On 7/7/2009...
85 years ago my mother who lived in Brooklyn spent her vacations at Lake Twitchell,she said once she went to the adirondacks she never went back to the catskills. I got up this morning and thought of her conversations about the lake and decided to look it up, I hope it's still as beautiful as she described it so many years ago,I still have her snap shots.... |
Terror Lake
| 12 miles away
... Shallow bays and a deep center between its two lobs. It is dead to fish. It was named in the early 19th century before stillwater. The Carthage road went up the Beaver river drainage. Two brothers got lost up in the ridges above Terror Lake. Almost died. They found the lake and named it after their nights of terror. Guys used to hunt there in the fly in days. The last last guy to go there was a drainage ditch runner. Calls himself PH. Take his advice. It's a long way in and you MUST know the woods and be a woodsman. There are plenty of blow downs to go through overland. The way to go is via the end of Twitchell Lk. The Sisters who own the old Teahouse at the end of Twitchell are nice old girls. I saved their nephew one cold November night. They bought me some good whiskey. Anyway that's the way to get into Terror Lk. Follow the old trail into the South Branch Beaver River drainage. Head northeast for a good mile and keep the high ground to your right shoulder. Keep walking about 4 miles and make sure the big ridge is over your right shoulder. You can't miss the lake. There is an old... |
McCauley Mountain
 | 16 miles away
A mountain nestled in the central Adirondacks just outside Old Forge, New York, McCauley Mountain's 633 foot vertical drop and twenty-one trails make it so you never have to look hard to find a challenge.
McCauley Mountain provides skiing for all levels of skiers along with terrain of a ''big mountain'' resort without those long lift lines and high ticket prices. McCauley is celebrating its 50th year with special offers & events. Check the web site for updates.... |
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30 miles away
