Sawyer re-route?

saabrian · 10-10-2020, 09:36 PM

Has there been a re-route of Sawyer Mtn trail recently? I've climbed it 4 or 5 times but not in several years. I did it to day and it just felt... different and unfamiliar in chunks so I was curious.

IndLk_Brett · 10-12-2020, 02:05 AM

Same as its been. The trees have grown in at the end partially obstructing the view though.

saabrian · 10-12-2020, 11:52 AM

Thanks. I guess that shows the fallibility of memory.

mpn702 · 10-19-2020, 12:13 AM

For what it's worth, my GPS track from this summer did not follow the trail route on the 30+ yo topo map for the first half a mile. Instead of going straight up the right kind it first veered further south then north of the mapped trail.

IndLk_Brett · 10-19-2020, 12:32 PM

That's true. A lot of the trails in the park are slightly different than the routes shown on those older topo maps.

Bark Eater Too · 10-20-2020, 12:44 PM

I climbed Little Sawyer for the first time back in August. No trail, but an awesome view. Old maps show a separate trail from the same trailhead on the highway as Sawyer. The bushwhack north from the one mile mark on the Cedar River Road isn't bad.

Tabe · 10-21-2020, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Bark Eater Too

I climbed Little Sawyer for the first time back in August. No trail, but an awesome view. Old maps show a separate trail from the same trailhead on the highway as Sawyer. The bushwhack north from the one mile mark on the Cedar River Road isn't bad.

Did you take any pictures?I was on Ledger Mt recently and was curious of what it looks like from across the road.

IndLk_Brett · 10-22-2020, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Bark Eater Too

I climbed Little Sawyer for the first time back in August. No trail, but an awesome view. Old maps show a separate trail from the same trailhead on the highway as Sawyer. The bushwhack north from the one mile mark on the Cedar River Road isn't bad.

I've considered spending a night camped out under the overhang of the ledge up there on top of Little Sawyer. Always thought that would be a neat place to stay. One of these days...

Bark Eater Too · 10-23-2020, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Tabe

Did you take any pictures?I was on Ledger Mt recently and was curious of what it looks like from across the road.

Tabe I did. Though I find it too clunky to post links to pictures on this site. If you search Facebook for "Indian Lake NY In Pictures" I posted a summit photo just this past week.

Tabe · 10-23-2020, 04:57 PM

Thanks!

10-10-2020, 09:36 PM	#1
saabrian Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 118	Sawyer re-route? Has there been a re-route of Sawyer Mtn trail recently? I've climbed it 4 or 5 times but not in several years. I did it to day and it just felt... different and unfamiliar in chunks so I was curious. __________________ Successful ascents: 116 (72 different) as of 12/30/20 Adirondack/Catskill fire tower challenge: 12/30 Adk 29er challenge: 11/29 Completed: Chester Challenge, Tupper Lake Triad

10-12-2020, 11:52 AM	#3
saabrian Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 118	Thanks. I guess that shows the fallibility of memory. __________________ Successful ascents: 116 (72 different) as of 12/30/20 Adirondack/Catskill fire tower challenge: 12/30 Adk 29er challenge: 11/29 Completed: Chester Challenge, Tupper Lake Triad

10-20-2020, 12:44 PM	#6
Bark Eater Too Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Wilmington, DE Posts: 236	I climbed Little Sawyer for the first time back in August. No trail, but an awesome view. Old maps show a separate trail from the same trailhead on the highway as Sawyer. The bushwhack north from the one mile mark on the Cedar River Road isn't bad. __________________ Exploring the US one mountain at a time.

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10-12-2020, 02:05 AM	#2
IndLk_Brett Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 244	Same as its been. The trees have grown in at the end partially obstructing the view though.

10-19-2020, 12:13 AM	#4
mpn702 Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 21	For what it's worth, my GPS track from this summer did not follow the trail route on the 30+ yo topo map for the first half a mile. Instead of going straight up the right kind it first veered further south then north of the mapped trail.

10-19-2020, 12:32 PM	#5
IndLk_Brett Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 244	That's true. A lot of the trails in the park are slightly different than the routes shown on those older topo maps.

10-23-2020, 04:57 PM	#10
Tabe Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Queensbury Posts: 154	Thanks!

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