Whiteface Inn to Mirror Lake—3.5 miles
The character of the next section of the trail is radically different, as it winds its way around and through the Village of Lake Placid. There are a number of road crossings and just over 0.3 mi of road walking.
To continue, turn right just before reaching Whiteface Inn Lane and ski 200 yards to a road crossing opposite the Whiteface Club golf course. (As of 2011, through skiers were not charged a trail fee to pass through. Skiers should follow the exact marked route across the golf course.)
After leaving the golf course, the trail crosses a usually unplowed road, and proceeds to reach a bridge below the Lake Placid dam at 0.8 mi. Crossing the bridge, the trail swings sharp right for 25 yards, then bears left across a long bridge, and proceeds mostly on the flat for 0.3 mi to a junction. Continuing straight ahead, some minor ups and downs lead to the parking lot at the Dack Shack Restaurant on Saranac Avenue at 1.7 mi.
Now crossing Saranac Avenue, most skiers will end up walking for 200 yards to the left of a convenience store and down the road past the Lake Placid Center for the Arts to a bridge across the Lake Placid Outlet (Cold Brook). Past the bridge, the trail resumes on the right, climbs into the woods, and then swings left to cross the road at 2.2 mi, after which it descends through thick woods to a bridge over the Lake Placid Outlet. After a few more ups and downs, the trail reaches Wesvalley Road, crosses it, and climbs moderately to the Crowne Plaza at the top of a hill at 3.2 mi. To continue, walk past the Crowne Plaza and descend to the Lake Placid Post Office. Bearing left of the Post Office, cross under the Lake Placid Toboggan Slide to the south end of Mirror Lake at 3.5 mi (11 mi from North Country Community College [NCCC] in Saranac Lake).
To continue, turn right just before reaching Whiteface Inn Lane and ski 200 yards to a road crossing opposite the Whiteface Club golf course. (As of 2011, through skiers were not charged a trail fee to pass through. Skiers should follow the exact marked route across the golf course.)
After leaving the golf course, the trail crosses a usually unplowed road, and proceeds to reach a bridge below the Lake Placid dam at 0.8 mi. Crossing the bridge, the trail swings sharp right for 25 yards, then bears left across a long bridge, and proceeds mostly on the flat for 0.3 mi to a junction. Continuing straight ahead, some minor ups and downs lead to the parking lot at the Dack Shack Restaurant on Saranac Avenue at 1.7 mi.
Now crossing Saranac Avenue, most skiers will end up walking for 200 yards to the left of a convenience store and down the road past the Lake Placid Center for the Arts to a bridge across the Lake Placid Outlet (Cold Brook). Past the bridge, the trail resumes on the right, climbs into the woods, and then swings left to cross the road at 2.2 mi, after which it descends through thick woods to a bridge over the Lake Placid Outlet. After a few more ups and downs, the trail reaches Wesvalley Road, crosses it, and climbs moderately to the Crowne Plaza at the top of a hill at 3.2 mi. To continue, walk past the Crowne Plaza and descend to the Lake Placid Post Office. Bearing left of the Post Office, cross under the Lake Placid Toboggan Slide to the south end of Mirror Lake at 3.5 mi (11 mi from North Country Community College [NCCC] in Saranac Lake).
