ACA Adirondack Loop

[TwoWheeledExplorer]

Has anyone done the entire, new Adventure Cycling Adirondack Loop route? Jim Sawyer announced that they would be doing a self-supported trip there next year, and I am seriously considering it for my vacation. I know the area very well, having been a licensed guide in the 'Dacks, a search and rescue volunteer, cabin owner and general camper, fisherman and hiker. That was until we moved to MN just over 20 years ago.

I just wondering what people think of the route. I would guess that the ride from Keene to Lake Placid on Hwy. 73 is a killer; all uphill through Cascade Pass and very narrow if I remember right.

Share your opinions, please!

Thanks,
Hans

St. Brendan's Travelers Bicycle Missions Team
www.stbrendans-spoke.org

[JayH]

I've ridden the Iron Man loop which goes the reverse direction, it goes from Lake Placid to Keene to Jay/Upper Jay/Wilmington then back to Lake Placid for a 53mileish loop (they do 2 laps).  

yes, there's a sharp climb out of Keene to just about Cascade Lakes with two lanes for the most part, a slow lane and a passing lane.  The road is in OK shape as it gets beat up in the winter time with snow/winds coming off the high peaks funneling through Cascade and Pitchoff mtns.

I'm not that familiar with the route, I haven't looked at the details but it does sound like a really interesting loop. I've seen bike tourers on Boreas Road, (exit 29 off the northway) and was wondering if they were on the northern tier or DIY kind of thing.

Jay