Parking
Use Dacy Clearing Parking Area; lot size, overflow pattern, and current capacity details were not found.
Overview
About Greenland Pond Trail
Why go
- A secluded pond and lean-to mark the destination
- Bumps Pond and Fishbrook Pond allow shorter turnarounds
Heads up
- The mapped route is a long 7.6 miles
- Current markers on the Greenland spur are unconfirmed
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation1,394–2,123 ft
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
2 active Lake George alerts
- ClosureFishbrook Pond North Lean-to site closedThe entire Fishbrook Pond North Lean-to site is closed because the lean-to burned down. - No camping or campfires are allowed at the site until further notice.Official details
- CautionNo Parking Zones enforced along River RoadDo not park in the No Parking Zones along River Road in the Hudson River Special Management Area in the Towns of Lake Luzerne and Warrensburg; DEC is enforcing the restriction.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Lake George Tour Guide
Your drive to Greenland Pond Trail, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Lake George NY. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Lake George audio tourRecorded for this trailhead
Dacy Clearing and Sleeping Beauty0:00 / 0:25
“You're nearing the Hogtown access to Dacy Clearing and Sleeping Beauty Mountain. I'd hike from the clearing to the rocky Lake George overlook and return the same way, roughly four miles round trip.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Lake George Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Buck Mountain from Shelving Rock Road
- Shelving Rock Falls
- Who Cooks in the Woods?
- Shelving Rock Mountain Trail
- 113 audio storiesacross Lake George’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor White-tailed Deer, Timber Rattlesnake, Osprey, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 67 trails, 64 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Greenland Pond Trail
A long pond-country out-and-backGreenland Pond Trail is a remote out-and-back from Dacy Clearing in Lake George Wild Forest.
Greenland Pond Trail is a remote out-and-back from Dacy Clearing in Lake George Wild Forest. The mapped route is about 7.6 miles round trip; allow four to five hours. It follows the approach via Bumps Pond and Fishbrook Pond, then continues east for the final mile to Greenland Pond. Choose it for a half-day in the backcountry. If that is too much, Bumps Pond gives a roughly 3.2-mile return and Fishbrook Pond about five miles, using the published segment distances.
Climb, ponds, and the final spurThe first leg climbs about 850 feet over 1.6 miles to Bumps Pond. Another 0.
The first leg climbs about 850 feet over 1.6 miles to Bumps Pond. Another 0.9 mile brings you to Fishbrook; the final 1.0 mile goes east to Greenland. A 2012 trip report described wet ground and blazes that were hard to see along that last spur. Current tread and markings are unconfirmed, so carry an offline map and allow time for slower route-finding.
At Greenland PondThe destination is a small, secluded pond with a DEC-listed lean-to.
The destination is a small, secluded pond with a DEC-listed lean-to. The same older report used the south-shore path and described tall meadow grass on the north side; treat that as a past observation, not a promise. No toilet or treated-water facility was documented for the route.
Access and suppliesStart at Dacy Clearing Parking Area.
Start at Dacy Clearing Parking Area. The land is open year-round and free; parking capacity and overflow details were not found. Carry your own food and water for the full outing; no service along the route was found. Pets are allowed and should stay under control.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Lake George
34 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
26 sightingsTimber RattlesnakeMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
22 sightingsOspreyMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
60 sightingsLoonMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
33 sightingsPorcupineMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
84 sightingsGreat Blue HeronMost seen around 6 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Lake George. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
