ADK: Sand Lake from Star Lake?

[Dana]

Has anybody done the trip to Sand Lake from Star Lake recently? Planning on it a couple of weeks from now, wondering what the condition of the trail was. We hiked from Wanakena to Big Shallow (beautiful! but I hear Sand Lake is even better) a few years ago and the trail was in good shape but the woods were horrible blowdown, ending any thoughts we had of a bushwhack.

We had also toyed with the idea of a bushwhack from the trail (forget the name, don't have the book or trail map handy) that runs along the middle branch oswegatchie, about 3½ miles... but I'm guessing the blowdown probably makes that impossible. (?)

-Dana

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[AntlerPeak]

Can't say what condition the trail is in now but I can say that Sand Lake is one of the best. Nice lean-to, lots of solitude. The L-T setting is very park like, open woods with very tall trees and Far enough from the water to be legal but close enough for a great view.

 

[Dana]

Well, we tried... Here's the trip report

-Dana

The difference between golfing and flying: In golfing you hear "whack... ****!" and in flying you hear "****... whack!"