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I've always wondered what attracts people to Duck Hole, what trailhead is usually used and what hikes are done from there. I'm sure this is the place to find that out.
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I think most people take the Preston Ponds trail from Upper Works to get there. I believe you can access MacNaughton from there. Duck Hole is also along the Northville Placid Trail. It's actually quite nice there. Here are some photos:
Duck Hole
Panther Mountain from Duck Hole
View of MacNaughton from Duck Hole
Night at Duck HoleA man needs to believe in something. I believe I'll go hiking.
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Looks like a good place to relax and just wander for a weekend...
Of course, with a few 4,000 foot mountains nearby, I doubt I'd relax for long
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My first Adirondack hike was into Duck Hole from Upper Works in 1976. It was Mother's Day weekend and we talked about staying another night. There was a huge May snowstorm that night which would have stranded us and that closed all of the schools. We were so unprepared for snow. We had a big chess set in a canvas gym bag and had bought our sleeping bags the night before at Herman's. All of our food was in deli containers. It is, however, a special place.Comment
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Originally posted by KevinLooks like a good place to relax and just wander for a weekend...
Of course, with a few 4,000 foot mountains nearby, I doubt I'd relax for long
just to relax and take in the views... that place is great to go to because not many people go there....
sara and i got lucky last time we went because a group of three canoed from Henderson lake.. they let us paddle around for a few..way too cool
yes, the usual route is from Henderson lean-to... other routes; From Averyville, Corey's or Long lake.
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You can also get there from Bradley Pond trail, but be prepared for a 3+ mile quagmire.A man needs to believe in something. I believe I'll go hiking.
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It seems almost every trail in the dacks ends up at Duck Hole. It and shattuck Clearing are sort of the Times Square of that section of the Dacks.
If you do a lot of hiking up that way, excluding the High peaks, chance are you will go through or stay at either Shattuck Clearing or Duck Hole wether it was a destination or not.
They are sort of "on the way to everywhere""If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. JohnsonComment
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Can you get to Duck Hole by canoe/kayak the Cold River? I've done a little paddle up Cold River from Long Lake and it was absolutely beautiful...I wonder how far can you go?“One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds.” ~ Aldo LeopoldComment
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Remoteness
Preston Ponds is about as remote as you can get in the ADK.
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I think Duck Hole is a beautiful spot by any standard. I was there in April once, doing the NP trail, and we had the place to ourselves. Last summer we were there as a part of a Averyville/Duck Hole/Preston Ponds/Henderson Lake/Indian Pass/Loj hike and we had the place to ourselves all day, until a group of college students (very nice bunch) arrived in the evening. Rondak100, I've never thought of Preston Ponds as being particularly remote, but they sure are beautiful! As Lumberzac mentioned, I've also heard about the mess between Bradley Pond and Duck Hole, and though I've never hiked that stretch, I've heard that it's not well maintained. I think Duck Hole is also only a few miles from the Ward Brook trail. However you get to Duck Hole (and the approach might color one's opinion of it), it always seemed like a place where one might have to pay to stay.Comment
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When You look at a road map, and look for a large expanse of land that is free of highways, Preston Ponds seems to stand out. Before I started hiking, and only dreamed about heading to remote places, I always fancied that Preston Ponds was most remote. I know there are old roads in there and it does see some traffic, but, using a road map, the area stands out as being romote. IMHO.
MikeThough we rush ahead
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It would be nice to get permission to cross the private lands near Ampersand ake, and use the forest road to roll some kayaks up to Duck Hole.
MikeThough we rush ahead
To save our time
We are only what we feel.
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i've tried it.
if you look on a decent map you'll see a little spur trail off the N-P that runs along the southern bank of the cold river. where it stops (about 1 or 2 miles up from the lean-to) is about as far as you can go upstream most of the time.Fly Fisher's Anglers Association- a fine drinking club with a fishing problem
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My first visit to Duck Hole was in early 90's when I was on the NLP. I then started to maintain a couple of LT's on the Ward Brook Truck Trail (WBTT) and would stop at DH several times/year. I absolutely love the spot. Think Sub-Alpine Meadow on a peaceful lake with an island, as well as banks of spruces with mountains rising over them in the distance.
(not to mention and nice shower under the dam)
One of my favorite easy BPs is to leave Coreys and head South on Coreys Road, spending night 1 at the Cold River LT's and then hike along the NLP on Day 2 spending Night 2 at DH and then out on Day 3 via the WBTT. I used to refer to it as the 30 mile Cold River Triangle.
I was fortunate enough to be the first preson to sleep in the new Leanto on a Sunday Night in July'97. The work crews had just left and I arrive to find this brand new incredibly beautiful Lean to. What a great night!!!!
Having hiked in on every conceivable path, here are my notes of mileages (one way) :
From LLV on the NLP ~~24 miles
From Coreys Via WBTT ~~11 Miles
From Tahawus Via Preston Ponds ~7 miles
From Bradley Pond TH ~10 miles
From LP via NLP ~13 miles
The fastest way in is the WBTT from Coreys, as you can make great time on the old road. The shortest way in is from Tahawus, but it can be a wet trail at spots with some stream crossings.
I do recall coming from Bradley Pond, there is a waterfall with an old bridge along the top of it that is part of an old tote road. Pretty cool spot, though it is a long hike there and I don't think the trail gets brushed out regularly. The cool thing about BP is that the trail follows the flow from a point near BP and there are quite a few small oxbows in the stream that make for great pictures...Rick
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Duck Hole is one of my favorite places:
I've got some shots in this tread looking at McNoughton...
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