| Directions
The Old Military Road intersects NY 73
just south of the village of Lake Placid, in the area of
the Olympic ski jump. From this, take a left on the
Averyville Road. 1.1 mile up this road, there is a
trailhead parking area for the Northville-Lake Placid
Trail. |
| County: |
Essex |
| Town: |
North Elba |
| USGS Map: |
Ampersand Lake |
| Waterway: |
Chubb River |
| Latitude: |
N 44.19953o
|
| Longitude: |
W 74.05737o
|
| Drop: |
NA |
| Type: |
NA |
| Region: |
Off NY 73 just
south of Lake Placid |
| Parking: |
NA |
| Trail type: |
NA |
| Length of hike: |
7.0 mile one-way |
| Difficulty: |
Difficult |
| Accessibility: |
Public |
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The hike to Wanika Falls is along the Northville-Lake Placid Trail
for close to seven miles. When you reach the falls, you will
need to ford the stream to see it. At times of low water,
this is not a problem, but if the water is high, it might be
challenging.
If anyone has any pictures of this waterfall, we would be very interested in
hearing from you.
The Chubb River flows into the West Branch of the Ausable River
just east of the Lake Placid Airport.
The west branch joins forces with the east branch
in Ausable Forks. The combined Ausable River empties into
Lake Champlain in the town of Peru.
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