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one time of the year or another so it is not unlikely to catch site of wildlife during your trip. your during wildlife of site catch to unlikely not is it so another or year the of time one

More than 50 species of mammals and hundreds of species of birds inhabit or pass through the Adirondacks at at Adirondacks the through pass or inhabit birds of species of hundreds and mammals of species 50 than More

unique habitats. Many species of birds and mammals are unique to the Adirondacks or are mainly found here. here. found mainly are or Adirondacks the to unique are mammals and birds of species Many habitats. unique

Wildlife The Adirondacks contain large tracts of wildlife habitat with some boreal, bog, alpine and other other and alpine bog, boreal, some with habitat wildlife of tracts large contain Adirondacks The

Updated by the Inlet Information Ofﬁce August 2019. August Ofﬁce Information Inlet the by Updated

skiing only. skiing

hiking trails, and nearly 16 miles of trails within the Moose River Plains Complex have been designated for for designated been have Complex Plains River Moose the within trails of miles 16 nearly and trails, hiking

rs-onr Sin & Snowshoeing & Skiing Cross-country Cross-country skiing and snowshoeing are permitted on all all on permitted are snowshoeing and skiing Cross-country

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main route between Inlet and Indian Lake. Indian and Inlet between route main

Information in this handout was collected from the New York State State York New the from collected was handout this in Information The 22-mile Limekiln Lake-Cedar River Road is open to snowmobiles once enough snow has fallen. It is the the is It fallen. has snow enough once snowmobiles to open is Road River Lake-Cedar Limekiln 22-mile The

approaching and passing skiers or snowshoers. or skiers passing and approaching

Cross-country skiers and snowshoers may also use snowmobile trails. Snowmobilers should slow down when when down slow should Snowmobilers trails. snowmobile use also may snowshoers and skiers Cross-country

Wilderness.

outside the complex linking the communities of Indian Lake, Inlet and Raquette Lake. Raquette and Inlet Lake, Indian of communities the linking complex the outside

divided almost equally between seasonal access roads and trails. The network connects to snowmobile trails trails snowmobile to connects network The trails. and roads access seasonal between equally almost divided Plains Camping Corridor and the 12,258-acre Little Moose Moose Little 12,258-acre the and Corridor Camping Plains

Snowmobiling The Moose River Plains Complex features a nearly 73-mile network of snowmobile routes routes snowmobile of network 73-mile nearly a features Complex Plains River Moose The

Moose River Plains Wild Forest, the 2,907-acre Moose River River Moose 2,907-acre the Forest, Wild Plains River Moose Furbearers found on the property include beaver, bobcat, coyote, ﬁsher, and otter. and ﬁsher, coyote, bobcat, beaver, include property the on found Furbearers

deer and black bear. black and deer

Adirondack Forest Preserve and includes the 64,322-acre 64,322-acre the includes and Preserve Forest Adirondack

The area is popular with big game hunters who can camp in roadside campsites while pursuing white-tailed white-tailed pursuing while campsites roadside in camp can who hunters game big with popular is area The

The 79,487-acre Moose River Plains Complex is part of the the of part is Complex Plains River Moose 79,487-acre The vehicles are out of the travel lane. travel the of out are vehicles

access the lands and waters in this area. Hunters can park on the shoulders of seasonal access roads provided provided roads access seasonal of shoulders the on park can Hunters area. this in waters and lands the access

trailheads, and trails used by hikers, and the boat launches and hand launches used by boaters and paddlers to to paddlers and boaters by used launches hand and launches boat the and hikers, by used trails and trailheads,

utn & Trapping & Hunting

Hunters and trappers may use the parking areas, roads, seasonal access roads, roads, access seasonal roads, areas, parking the use may trappers and Hunters

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same camp sites as campers to access and ﬁsh these waters. these ﬁsh and access to campers as sites camp same

trailheads and trails as hikers, the same hand launches as paddlers, the same boat launches as boaters and the the and boaters as launches boat same the paddlers, as launches hand same the hikers, as trails and trailheads

Fishing Fishing All waters within the Moose River Plains Complex are open to ﬁshing. Anglers may use the same same the use may Anglers ﬁshing. to open are Complex Plains River Moose the within waters All

accommodate such use. such accommodate

There are no parking areas designated for parking horse trailers, however many parking areas can can areas parking many however trailers, horse parking for designated areas parking no are There

Riding is prohibited in the Limekiln Lake Campground and other trails speciﬁcally marked as foot travel only. travel foot as marked speciﬁcally trails other and Campground Lake Limekiln the in prohibited is Riding

owners are required to produce a 30-day health certiﬁcate. health 30-day a produce to required are owners

equestrian use. Proof of current negative Coggins certiﬁcate is required for all horses and out-of-state horse horse out-of-state and horses all for required is certiﬁcate Coggins negative current of Proof use. equestrian

All motor vehicle roads and snowmobile trails, when not covered with ice or snow, are also open for public public for open also are snow, or ice with covered not when trails, snowmobile and roads vehicle motor All

Brook Road and Wakely Dam. Wakely and Road Brook

Beaver Lake Trail - 2.3 miles, Sly Pond Loop Trail - 5.4 miles, Otter Brook Trail - 10.1 miles between Otter Otter between miles 10.1 - Trail Brook Otter miles, 5.4 - Trail Loop Pond Sly miles, 2.3 - Trail Lake Beaver

miles: Seventh Lake Mountain Trail - 13.1 miles, Lost Ponds Trail - 2.0 miles, Mitchell Ponds Trail - 1.8 miles, miles, 1.8 - Trail Ponds Mitchell miles, 2.0 - Trail Ponds Lost miles, 13.1 - Trail Mountain Lake Seventh miles:

Horseback Riding Horseback The Moose River Plains Complex features six designated horse trails totaling nearly 35 35 nearly totaling trails horse designated six features Complex Plains River Moose The

Saturday in June. More than half of the 40-mile course is on roads in the Moose River Plains Complex. Plains River Moose the in roads on is course 40-mile the of half than More June. in Saturday

The annual Black Fly Challenge bike race between the communities of Inlet and Indian Lake is held the second second the held is Lake Indian and Inlet of communities the between race bike Challenge Fly Black annual The

prohibited.

Electric bicycles (E-bikes) of any class are not allowed on trails and roadways where public motorized access is is access motorized public where roadways and trails on allowed not are class any of (E-bikes) bicycles Electric

the lack of steep terrain makes this a popular location for biking. for location popular a this makes terrain steep of lack the

where biking is prohibited. The extensive network of seasonal access roads and snowmobile trails coupled with with coupled trails snowmobile and roads access seasonal of network extensive The prohibited. is biking where

Biking Biking is allowed on all roads and trails except for those in the Little Moose Mountain Wilderness Wilderness Mountain Moose Little the in those for except trails and roads all on allowed is Biking

others.

Paddling Paddling is allowed on all the waters in the area, however some are more easily accessed than than accessed easily more are some however area, the in waters the all on allowed is Paddling

"Camp Here" disc. Most these campsites are accessed via hiking trails and have only a ﬁre ring and a pit privy. pit a and ring ﬁre a only have and trails hiking via accessed are campsites these Most disc. Here" "Camp

shores of various water bodies. The location of these campsites can be identiﬁed by the presence of a yellow yellow a of presence the by identiﬁed be can campsites these of location The bodies. water various of shores

Numerous designated interior primitive tent sites are located in the Moose River Plains, most of them on the the on them of most Plains, River Moose the in located are sites tent primitive interior designated Numerous

available to people who require them. require who people to available

Campers without disabilities are encouraged to use other campsites to ensure the accessible campsites are are campsites accessible the ensure to campsites other use to encouraged are disabilities without Campers

Eight of the roadside campsites are accessible with accessible designed picnic tables, ﬁreplaces and privies. privies. and ﬁreplaces tables, picnic designed accessible with accessible are campsites roadside the of Eight

picnic table, ﬁreplace and privy. and ﬁreplace table, picnic

Road, Rock Dam Road and short spur roads off of them. Roadside campsites are numbered and most have a a have most and numbered are campsites Roadside them. of off roads spur short and Road Dam Rock Road,

There are 116 primitive roadside campsites located along the Limekiln Lake-Cedar River Road, Otter Brook Brook Otter Road, River Lake-Cedar Limekiln the along located campsites roadside primitive 116 are There

hook-ups for water or electricity at campsites. at electricity or water for hook-ups

Designated tent sites are for tents only. Tents or small campers can use designated campsites. There are no no are There campsites. designated use can campers small or Tents only. tents for are sites tent Designated

served basis and cannot be reserved. Designated campsites are marked with a yellow "Camp Here" disc. disc. Here" "Camp yellow a with marked are campsites Designated reserved. be cannot and basis served

Camping Camping All designated primitive tents sites, campsites and lean-tos are available on a first come - first first - come first a on available are lean-tos and campsites sites, tents primitive designated All

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map includes trails in the Moose River Plains Wild Forest - South and Little Moose section of the Moose River River Moose the of section Moose Little and South - Forest Wild Plains River Moose the in trails includes map

Hiking There are approximately 130 miles of marked, maintained trails within the Moose River Complex. This This Complex. River Moose the within trails maintained marked, of miles 130 approximately are There

The 79,487-acre Moose River Plains Complex is part of the Adirondack Forest Preserve Beaver Lake Trail (yellow) extends 2.1 miles from Otter Brook Road to the and includes the 64,322-acre Moose River Plains Wild Forest, the 2,907-acre Moose northern shore of Beaver Lake. The trail follows an old road to the northern shore of River Plains Camping Corridor and the 12,258-acre Little Moose Wilderness. the lake. The Limekiln Lake-Cedar River Road (a.k.a. the Moose River Plains Road) is a Otter Brook Pond Trail (orange) extends 10 miles, following the boundary seasonal access road which extends 23 miles through the Moose River Plains from the between the Little Moose Mountain Wilderness and the West Canada Lake Wilderness, Limekiln Gate in the west (near the community of Inlet) to the Wakely Dam Gate at the from Otter Brook Road to Little Moose Lake. At mile 6.3 the trail connects to the Lost end of the Cedar River Road in the east (near the community of Indian Lake). The road Pond Trail, which leads to the West Canada Lake Wilderness. At Little Moose Lake the serves as the main access to the lands and waters of this Complex and the intensive use end of the Otter Brook Trail connects to the Wilson Ridge Trail. Camping Corridor. The road is a primary snowmobile route in winter. Indian Lake Road (From the Otter Brook Road intersection to barrier near Squaw The area contains low-lying river valleys, hills and low mountains and a couple of 3,500- Lake) - 3.1 miles. This road may be temporarily closed early in the season at the Otter foot high mountain summits - Little Moose Mountain and Manbury Mountain in the Little Brook Barrier. These short trails provide easy access to each respective body of water. Moose Wilderness. The lands are a transitional zone between the high mountain country Squaw Lake Trail (yellow) extends 0.4 mile from Indian Lake Road to the eastern to the east and north and the foothills to the west and south. shore of Squaw Lake. More than 65 ponds and lakes border or are located within the unit, totaling Indian Lake Trail (yellow) extends 2.4 miles from the end of Indian Lake Road to approximately 3,500 acres. About 100 miles of brooks, streams and rivers drain into Indian Lake. The trail follows the section of former Indian Lake Road that is now closed three major watersheds - the Raquette River, the Hudson River and the South Branch to motor vehicles. A short spur trail, leading to the shore of Indian Lake and a campsite, Moose River. Sections of the South Branch Moose River, Otter Brook, Red River and leaves the trail just before it becomes the Indian River Trail. Cedar River are designated scenic rivers. Wakely Mountain Trail (3,744 feet) ascends 1,600 feet and 3.0 miles from the The area features more than 100 primitive roadside campsites, miles of marked trails and trailhead to the summit. The trailhead is located in the Moose River Plains but most of numerous lakes and ponds. The Moose River Plains are an ideal destination for visitors the trail and the summit of the mountain are located in the Blue Ridge Wilderness. The with varied interests and abilities. beginning portion of this trail follows an old road northwesterly for approximately 1.0 Moose River Plains Wild Forest mile passing by the site of an old camp. This part of the foot trail to Wakely Mountain is The bulk of this land classification lies south of NYS Route 28 and north of the West in very poor condition. The last 0.5-mile section to the summit is steep. At the summit is Canada Lakes Wilderness. The majority of foot trails leads to a pond or lake and begins the Wakely Mountain Fire Tower. at the end of short spur roads. Facilities include: West Canada Wilderness Sly Pond Trail (yellow) extends 8.1 miles into the Little Moose Mountain Wilderness The remote area is noted for its numerous lakes, ponds and streams. The terrain varies from a trailhead on Otter Brook Road to Sly Pond, climbing 590 feet in the last mile from swamp flats to mountains. Facilities include: before dropping to the western shore of the pond. Northville-Placid Trail More than 23 miles of the famed 135-mile Northville-Placid Lost Ponds Trail (yellow) extends 1.2 miles from the end of a short access road off Trail passes along and through the wilderness in a north-south direction. This section of the Limekiln Lake-Cedar River Road to the western shore of Lost Ponds. A designated the long trail may most easily be accessed from three trailheads: the Northville-Placid tent site is located on the shore and two other tent sites are located along the trail. Haskell Road Trailhead at the southern end of the wilderness, the Spruce Lake Trailhead Helldiver Pond Trail (yellow) extends 0.2 mile from the trailhead at the end of in the Perkins Clearing Easement Tract, and the Northville-Placid Wakely Dam Trailhead Helldiver Pond Road to an accessible hand launch on the shore of the pond. An in the Moose River Plains Wild Forest at the northern end. accessible campsite is located near the trailhead. Spruce Lake Trail climbs 190 feet and 0.7 mile from the trailhead to the intersection Mitchell Ponds Trail (yellow) extends 3.8 miles from Limekiln Lake-Cedar River with the Northville-Placid Trail. The trail climbs another 450 feet in 1.3 miles before Road and bows back to Limekiln Lake-Cedar River Road. At the halfway point, there is a dropping 160 feet in 0.7 mile to the southeast shore of Spruce Lake for a total distance spur trail that extends 0.8 mile to the west side of Mitchell Pond. of 2.7 miles. Rock Dam Road (From the Red River Bridge intersection to the barrier at the end of Brooktrout Lake Trail extends nearly 8.0 miles between the Northville-Placid Trail the Rock Dam Road. - 4.3 miles). This road may be temporarily closed early in the at the eastern end and the Indian Lake Road in the Moose River Plains Wild Forest. Most season. of the trail gently rises and falls with two moderate changes in elevation between 100 feet and 200 feet in 0.25-0.5 mile. However there is a 490-foot change in elevation in the Whites Pond Trail (yellow) extends 3.2 miles from Rock Dam Road to the southeastern shore of Limekiln Lake. At mile 1.7, the trail passes White Pond. 1.5-mile section between Falls Pond and Indian Lake Road.e. extends 7.7 miles from the trailhead at the end of Indian Lake Rock Dam Trail (yellow) extends 1.4 miles from the end of Rock Dam Road to the Indian River Trail confluence of the South Branch of the Moose River and the Red River. Road. The first 2.0 miles of the trail is actually the old Indian Lake Road which climbs 160 feet in the first 0.6 mile and drops 70 feet in the last 0.25 mile to the start of the old trail Otter Brook Road (From main T-road intersection to Otter Brook barrier - 3.3 - in between are gentle rises and descents. The trail drops 350 feet from the pass on the miles) shoulder of Indian Lake Mountain to Indian River and then climbs 100 feet in 0.75 mile Icehouse Pond Trail (yellow) is an accessible trail that extends 0.4 mile from Otter before leveling and continuing another 0.9 mile. The trail provides access to Horn Lake, Brook Road to the southeastern shore of Icehouse Pond where an accessible campsite Balsam Lake and Stink Lake. and accessible hand launch are located.