West Canada Cliff Climbing

Turn off NY 8 near Hoffmeister onto Mountain Home Rd, which becomes Pine Lake Rd. Dump gear at the snow plow turnaround at the (winter) end of Pine Lake Rd. Unfortunately, there is no public parking at the turnaround or nearby so one must find parking somewhere back along the road.

Follow Pine Lake Rd (usually packed by snowmobile) about a mile to the summer parking area and the start of the South Branch Trail (with register) at Mad Tom Brook. From there the unmarked but easy-to-follow old logging road leads about 1.5 miles to the South Branch West Canada Creek. Find somewhere to cross the creek (not always easy) and then either follow the east bank upstream or an intermittently flagged trail a little further from the creek to a fisherman's camp about 1/4 mile SW of the cliff (see map in Adirondack Rock). Diagonal away from the creek to the cliff.

The latter part of the approach is somewhat of a bushwhack making snowshoes likely a much better option than skis. While in summer the approach is a little over 2h, in winter it might take as long as 5 or 6h.