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    Sharing Loon Lake Mountain

    Apr 24, 2020 4 minutes
    By Lisa Ballard

    Loon Lake Mountain (3,279 feet) in the Debar Wild Forest doesn’t exactly roll off most hikers’ tongues as a must-do climb. I hope it never does. It’s one of my little secrets, though the peak is not small. The 2.8-mile trail climbs 1,651 feet, of which 1,200 feet comes in the last, eroded 1.5 miles. The reward is a superb view, which includes Whiteface Mountain to the east, with no one sharing my lofty picnic spot.

    FROM THE
    PHIL BROWN CLIMB

    First climb.

    Lest you think me selfish, I have shared this hike with friends and relatives

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