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 0.6 mi of road walking.
The original Jackrabbit route connected between Whiteface Inn Lane and the Brewster Peninsula Trails by crossing a marked route on the Whiteface Club Golf Course and Nordic Center for over 30 years. However, a reminder that as of December 1, 2020, the Whiteface Club is no longer permitting Jackrabbit Trail skiers to cross the golf course to make this connection. Thru-skiers must walk or ski (if conditions permit) on the road through the Whiteface Club property. If you wish to use the Whiteface Club Nordic center trails, day and season passes can be purchased at the club house. If you’re a member of the Whiteface Club and you happen to be reading this, we’d love your help in making a plea to the Club management to reverse this policy. In the meantime, we’re asking skiers to abide by the new access rule so that we don’t lose the connection entirely.
Directions:
From Whiteface Inn Rd, enter the Whiteface Club property on Lodge Way, and follow the winding road around the golf course to a stop sign at the club house. Stay straight and continue past several condos and the entrance for the Lake Placid Lodge, until you reach the left turn for Camp Way, a dirt road identifiable by a large post with dozens of camp signs. Continue down the hill and then veer right at a fork and continue along the usually unplowed road parallel to the golf course, until you reach the start of the Jackrabbit - Brewster Peninsula Trails section at the Whiteface Club property boundary.
From here, the trail is relatively flat and then 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).
The original Jackrabbit route connected between Whiteface Inn Lane and the Brewster Peninsula Trails by crossing a marked route on the Whiteface Club Golf Course and Nordic Center for over 30 years. However, a reminder that as of December 1, 2020, the Whiteface Club is no longer permitting Jackrabbit Trail skiers to cross the golf course to make this connection. Thru-skiers must walk or ski (if conditions permit) on the road through the Whiteface Club property. If you wish to use the Whiteface Club Nordic center trails, day and season passes can be purchased at the club house. If you’re a member of the Whiteface Club and you happen to be reading this, we’d love your help in making a plea to the Club management to reverse this policy. In the meantime, we’re asking skiers to abide by the new access rule so that we don’t lose the connection entirely.
Directions:
From Whiteface Inn Rd, enter the Whiteface Club property on Lodge Way, and follow the winding road around the golf course to a stop sign at the club house. Stay straight and continue past several condos and the entrance for the Lake Placid Lodge, until you reach the left turn for Camp Way, a dirt road identifiable by a large post with dozens of camp signs. Continue down the hill and then veer right at a fork and continue along the usually unplowed road parallel to the golf course, until you reach the start of the Jackrabbit - Brewster Peninsula Trails section at the Whiteface Club property boundary.
From here, the trail is relatively flat and then 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).
