Best hikes in Bald Mountain State Recreation Area

Ambleway maps 20 hikes in Bald Mountain State Recreation Area, from a 1.9-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. 13 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Dorn Lake & Predmore Road Connector via Orange. The biggest climb is Paint Creek–Lower Trout Lake, 4 lakes, gaining 517 ft, and the network tops out at 1,078 ft.

• Adams Lake–Mill Pond, 4 lakes 3.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft
• Mill Pond–Dorn Lake, 3 lakes 3.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft
• Heart Lake–Carpenter Lake, 5 lakes 3.2 mi · ▲ 89 ft
• New Bald Mountain–East Graham Lake, 7 lakes 7.2 mi · ▲ 247 ft
• East Graham Lake–Adams Lake, 7 lakes 4.8 mi · ▲ 223 ft
• Chamberlain Lake–Shoe Lake, 3 lakes 2.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft
• Dorn Lake & Predmore Road Connector via Orange 3.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft
• West Graham Lake–East Graham Lake, 6 lakes 4.2 mi · ▲ 188 ft
• Bunny Run Lake–Chamberlain Lake, 4 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft
• Buhl Lake–East Graham Lake, 6 lakes 4.3 mi · ▲ 195 ft
• Indian Lake–Prince Lake, 6 lakes 3 mi · ▲ 142 ft
• Adams Lake–Mill Pond, 6 sights 3 mi · ▲ 163 ft
• Prince Lake–West Graham Lake Loop, 6 lakes 3.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft

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• Paint Creek–Lower Trout Lake, 4 lakes 15.5 mi · ▲ 517 ft
• Heron Hollow Pond & Bullfrog Bog via Polly Ann Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 146 ft
• Tommys Lake via Polly Ann Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
• Lower Trout Lake & Bald Mountain State Recreation Area Beach 1.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft
• Bald Mountain State Recreation Area Beach–LOHS Bald Mountain Connector, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 195 ft
• Red Trail Loop 2.9 mi · ▲ 201 ft
• Polly Ann Trail Loop 3.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft