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MacIntyre Brook Falls

Directions

From the village of Lake Placid, proceed southeast on NY 73.  In North Elba, take a right toward Adirondack Loj.  The Van Hoevenbert trailhead is just east of Heart Lake.

County: Essex
Town: North Elba
USGS Map: Keene Valley
Waterway: MacIntyre Brook
Latitude: N 44° 9' 33"
Longitude: W 73° 58' 48"
Drop: NA
Type: NA
Region: Off NY 73 between Lake Placid and Keene
Parking: NA
Trail type: NA
Length of hike: 2.5 mile one-way
Difficulty: Difficult
Accessibility: Public
Name: Unnamed

Keene Quadrangle

Although technically unnamed, we have dubbed this waterfall the MacIntyre Brook Falls because of its location.  Russell Dunn, in his "Adirondack Waterfall Guide" calls this the Cascade on Trail to Algonquin Peak.  

Follow the Van Hoevenberg Trail, which starts near the parking area at the Adirondack Loj, for 0.9 miles.  Then go straight on the Algonquin Peak for 1.7 miles.  The falls come down right to the trail.

If anyone has any information or pictures of these waterfalls, we would be very interested in hearing from you.

The MacIntyre Brook flows through a number of beaver ponds and swamps before entering Marcy Brook.  This flows into the West Branch of the Ausable River.  The west branch joins forces with the east branch in Ausable Forks.  The combined Ausable River empties into Lake Champlain in the town of Peru.

Our thanks to John Holmes of Massena, New York for his photo contributions.  His photos show the contrast between the harse winters of this area and the drying effects of late summer.

The Heart Lake area by the Adirondack Loj provides the access for Rocky Falls, MacIntyre Brook Falls, Indian Falls and the Lake Colden Tributary Falls.  Considering the length of the hike to these areas, you might want to consider grouping these together.

Last update:  November 14, 2015

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