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Mount Skylight Trail
Trail
0.5 mile
0.8 kilometer
point to point
47% Runnable
Difficult
Elevation
Ascent:
528'
161 m
Descent: 0' 0 m
High: 4,915' 1,498 m
Low: 4,386' 1,337 m
Grade
Avg Grade: 21% (12°)
Max Grade: 42% (23°)
Dogs
Leashed
Weather
Unknown
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“A short - but steep - trail that will lead you from Four Corners to the summit of Mount Skylight at 4,903 feet.”
— Karl WFeatures Fall Colors · Views
Runner Notes
Trails in the High Peaks area are notoriously steep, rocky, and otherwise technical. Use caution if you plan to be moving quickly.
Description
To get to this trail you'll need to run a long ways along either the Calamity Brook Trail or the Elk Lake to Mount Marcy Trail. Which ever way you take, you'll have to continue all the way to the Four Corners Trail which is on the shoulder between Mount Marcy and Mount Skylight.
From Four Corners, turn south. The trail will quickly become steep. The trail can be a slog and is heavily-wooded at first. However, it at least isn't far to the rewarding parts. There will be some rocky areas with clearings that will present amazing views of Mount Marcy.
From the summit, you'll have 360° views. Head back down the way you came and continue on your Adirondack adventures.
From Four Corners, turn south. The trail will quickly become steep. The trail can be a slog and is heavily-wooded at first. However, it at least isn't far to the rewarding parts. There will be some rocky areas with clearings that will present amazing views of Mount Marcy.
From the summit, you'll have 360° views. Head back down the way you came and continue on your Adirondack adventures.
Contacts
Land Manager: NY Dept of Environmental Conservation
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