Local Hikes
Heritage Park Trail
Mileage: 0.3 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Location: Downtown Canton
Features: Grasse River, remnants of old industrial site, footbridge
Link: https://www.stlctrails.com/trails/trail/heritage-park-trail
Stone Valley Trail
Mileage: 8-mile loop
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Location: Colton
Features: River, waterfalls
Drive from campus: 20 mins
Link: https://www.stlctrails.com/trails/trail/stone-valley-trail
Saddlemire Trail
Mileage: 2.1 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Location: Trail starts behind Hulett and Jencks Dormitories at St. Lawrence University
Features: Golf course, SLU Horse stables, Tracy Brook, Little River, Boardwalks
Link: https://www.stlctrails.com/trails/trail/slu-saddlemire-trail
Kip Trail
Mileage: 2.2 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Location: Starts at Wachtmeister Field Station at St. Lawrence University
Features: Little River, Forested area
Link: https://www.stlctrails.com/trails/trail/kip-trail
*Note: The Saddlemire and Kip Trail can become a loop by going onto Pike Rd.
Hart’s Falls
Mileage: 0.7 miles round trip
Difficulty: Easy
Location: Russell
Features: Waterfall, picnic benches, large open rock
Drive from campus: 10 mins
Link: https://www.stlctrails.com/trails/trail/hart-s-falls-preserve
Lampson Falls
Mileage: 2.4 miles network
Difficulty: Easy-Moderate
Location: Clare
Features: Waterfall, camping areas, swimming
Drive from campus: 18 mins
Link: https://www.stlctrails.com/trails/trail/lampson-falls-trail
Azure Mountain
Mileage: 2 miles out and back
Difficulty: Moderate
Location: Saranac Lake
Features: Fire tower, 360 view of Adirondacks
Drive from campus: 1 hr. 10 mins
Link: https://www.stlctrails.com/trails/trail/azure-mountain
Mount Arab
Mileage: 2.2 miles round trip
Difficulty: Moderate
Location: Piercefield
Features: Fire tower, 360 view of Adirondacks
Drive from campus: 1 hr. 5 mins
Link: https://www.stlctrails.com/trails/trail/mount-arab