Adirondack Rail Trail Lake Placid Parking — Local services in Town of North Elba

This trailhead for the new Rail Trail offers ample parking at the old Lake Placid railroad station. This eastern terminus of the trail is plowed in winter and has lots of space for vehicles and snowmobile trailers. The trail is open to bikers, walkers and XC skiers, as well as snowmobiles (but not other motor vehicles). One disadvantage of this trailhead is the somewhat perilous road crossings in Lake Placid village, but after Old Military Rd there is a long unobstructed stretch to the edge of Saranac...

This has been very well received , with high usage. The only drawback is the safety at the crossings of a major highway. The state has been notified, but failed to take steps to assure safe crossings. Are going to wait until someone is killed before they take action...

Great views, a lot of people, the gates through each intersection have tiny openings so you have to stop riding to allow the other people to come through one at a time. Other than that we loved the trail and came up from 3.5 hrs away just...