I've been doing some research to try to find a loop trail in the Adirondacks that my partner and I could take memorial day weekend. I've been to the Adirondack Mountain Club's website and was going to buy one of their guidebooks for some more detailed information, but the problem is, I don't know which guidebook to buy because I don't know where exactly I want to hike. I'm hoping that if I give you guys some criteria, you may point me to some trail suggestions.
We would arrive later on a Friday night and either stay at a hotel or campground or hike just a mile in somewhere. Full days of hiking on Saturday and Sunday with just a few miles to hike out on Monday so that we can drive the 8ish hours home. We average 8-10 mile days currently in the Maryland/Virginia/West Virginia area, so a total hike of no more than 20-22ish miles would be good I think. We are different style hikers/backpackers, so for us both to be happy it would be great to have a mountain climb or two with views (for me) but not strenuous ups and downs the entire trip (so I think the high peaks region would be out for this reason, at least for now. Or unless we considered base camping and day hiking). A route with a lake or water would be ideal. Lastly, we really like to avoid crowds. I realize this will be somewhat difficult over a holiday weekend, but like anywhere there are usually less visited places in an area. I'm also assuming the high peaks region would be out if we didn't want to be around crowds either.
I've watched a video of the High Falls Loop Trail and that looks like it might be a good option for us. (Would anyone happen to know which guidebook/map that trail would be in?). Any other suggestions? Tips? Thoughts?
Thanks!
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