Parking
Use the designated main parking area on Padanarum Road, the first lot reached on the road. It is the only Amy’s Park lot plowed in winter. The Yellow Trail starts a short walk from the lot.
Overview
About Yellow Trail to Beaver-Dam Bridge
Why go
- The beaver-dam bridge is a short walk from the main lot.
- A quick way to see a pond and wetland setting without committing to a long hike.
Heads up
- Very short on its own; the longer Yellow Trail branches are separate walks.
Amy’s Park is named for Amy Wolgin Wiener, and its trails opened in 2012. The preserve protects the headwaters of Indian Brook and a large, unfragmented mix of forest and wetlands that helps limit development runoff into Indian Brook and Northwest Bay. The beaver ponds and stream crossing are a small, close-up look at that landscape.
Parkwolf’s verdictA wetland worth protectingMap & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation1,017–1,024 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
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Trail guide
Hiking Yellow Trail to Beaver-Dam Bridge
The short bridge walkThis is the south branch of Amy’s Park’s Yellow Trail, a very short out-and-back from the main…
This is the south branch of Amy’s Park’s Yellow Trail, a very short out-and-back from the main Padanarum Road lot to the beaver-dam bridge. The bridge is about 0.07 mile along the marked trail, so the return makes roughly 0.14 mile; allow 10 to 15 minutes with a stop. Choose this for a quick look at the wetland, not a longer hike. The 1.25-mile figure on the preserve map counts all Yellow Trail sections together.
What you’ll seeThe route reaches a wooden bridge over a rocky stream beside the beaver dam.
The route reaches a wooden bridge over a rocky stream beside the beaver dam. Frame the bridge with the water and rocks below so the picture shows the crossing, not just the railing. The marked Yellow Trail continues beyond the bridge to a pond viewpoint and Trout Falls Road; from there it climbs steeply to the Red Trail. Those are longer extensions beyond the mapped turnaround here.
The other Yellow Trail branchFrom the same main lot, the north branch reaches a rocky pond outcrop at about 0.
From the same main lot, the north branch reaches a rocky pond outcrop at about 0.2 mile and the second Padanarum Road lot at about 0.5 mile. It is a separate choice, not part of this bridge walk. Amy’s Park has several trails around ponds and marshes, so it is easy to turn this quick stop into a longer outing if that is what you came for.
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.
