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Tupper Lake, New York, United States

The Seward Range - Seward, Donaldson, Emmons, and Seymour

On one overnight trip grab the entire Seward Range and another four 46er peaks

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Difficulty: Difficult
Length: 28.0 miles / 45.1 km
Duration: Multiple days
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Overview: This trip is done in an overnight and could be the longest trip of all the 46er climbs you've done. You will start by following the Blueberry Foot trail from the trailhead to the the Ward Brook Trail where you can set up camp at POI #2. The herdpath for the main Seward peaks begins on the east side of the first stream the Ward Brook trail crosses. The trail up Seymour starts in the same place but follows the Ward Brook trail briefly before heading away from it (use the gps track as a guide). On Seymour you will climb part of a slide on your way to the wooded summit. It doesn't matter what day you choose to take either route. If you have a really early start it might be good to knock off the main Seward Range as I did and then save Seymour for a quick climb the next day after a good rest. The main Seward Range is a 8.5 mile round trip climb from the campsite while Seymour is only 3 round trip.

Tips: Directions to the trailhead off of Corey's Road:
From the village of Tupper lake travel east on Route 30/3. Five miles from Tupper Lake when the highways split take a right staying on Rte. 3. Follow Rte 3 for 2.6 miles to Coreys road which will be on the right with a DEC marking trails on it. Follow Corey's Road south which becomes Ampersand Road. At 5.8 miles down Corey's Road you will come to the trailhead for the Blueberry Foot Trail. Park here. There is no fee.

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Sewards Trailhead

No fees to park here. It is a large parking lot with a trail register. From here you will start off on the Blueberry Foot Trail towards the Ward Brook Trail.
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Campsite area

This is where I would suggest setting up a campsite wherever you can find a good place. It will be your choice from here whether you want to climb Seward, Donaldson, Emmons first or Seymour. The shorter one would be to climb Seymour. You'll find the herdpath for Seymour by continuing down the old Ward Brook Trail and following the track in this guide. Or you can choose to leave from here following a herdpath up towards Seward also using the track in this Guide as a reference.
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Seward Mountain Summit

At 4,347 feet you are the highest point in the Seward Range. This summit is wooded but there are views just south of the true summit over Seymour towards Lake Placid.
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Donaldson Mountain Summit

At 4,108 feet you are at the summit of Mt. Donaldson. The summit has some great views to the east.
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Emmons Mountain Summit

At 4,039 feet you are the southernmost peak of the Seward Range. You'll have good views back over the range and towards Seymour even though the summit wooded. Head back down the same way you came up back to camp.
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Seymour Mountain Summit

At 4,091 feet you are the summit of Seymour, the last (or the first depending on how you decide to climb) Seward Range mountain. You'll follow part of a slide to get to the top of this peak. The summit of this mountain is very wooded and very unrewarding, but heck, you just got another 46er under yer belt!
Pictures in this guide taken by: CascadeClimber, WinterWarlock

Jonathan Ellinger

The Seward Range - Seward, Donaldson, Emmons, and Seymour Trail Map


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