Mt. Redfield and Cliff Mountain

Parking here is $10 per day. Head on down the most traveled trail towards Marcy Dam after signing into the register.

There are a lot of campsites in this area if you'd like to make this a two day hike. You will start your loop hike from here and will return via a different trail to Marcy Dam again. Make sure to use bear canisters as black bears frequent the area. From here you want to head out on the trail towards Avalanche Pass which you will leave before you actually reach Avalanche Pass.

From here depart from the Avalanche Pass trail and head uphill towards Lake Arnold on the east side of Mt. Colden.

There will be a trail heading off to your left to Indian Falls. Ignore it and keep heading towards Lake Arnold.

When you reach Lake Arnold you'll see the trail heading up Colden. Ignore this as you definitely won't want to add another big peak this hike... You'll start heading downhill from Lake Arnold until you reach the junction with the Feldspar Brook Trail.

This was a new slide from the 90's. You'll pass by the debris at the base of it on your way.

This trail heads uphill along Feldspar Brook towards 4-corners between Skylight and Marcy. Ignore this trail and continue heading along the Calamity Brook Trail slightly downhill.

From this junction follow an old trail to Uphill Brook lean-to. Use the track in this guide to find your way as this is where the tricky section off of maintained trails begins.

The herdpath to cliff heads off to the right a couple hundred yards before the Uphill Brook lean-to and may be hard to find. Trust the GPS track here as it is very accurate and use it to find the herdpath up Cliff. To climb Redfield continue on the herdpath that follows Uphill Falls Brook.

You are now at the summit of this 3,944 foot 46er. Yes, it is a 46er because historically it was believed to be over 4,000 feet but more recent surveys have put it under. There are a few views through the trees on the way up and the true summit is the southern peak of the ridge (follow the track). Make sure to stay on the herdpath and follow the track in this guide as not doing so may lead you in a very wrong direction far from any trails. You'll have some good views towards Redfield which is over 600 feet taller.

You are now on the 4,606 foot summit of this peak. There are no maintained trails to this summit, just like cliff, so make sure to stay on the herdpath and follow the accurate track in this guide carefully. There are some good views north on the way up and from the top there is a view south towards Allen. From here return exactly the same way you came to Adirondack Loj. I've included several photos showing what the herdpath along Uphill Brook looks like.