Cobble Lookout is a 2.6-mile out-and-back hike perfect for the whole family – with big rewards for little effort! Located just before the tollgate on Whiteface Veteran’s Memorial Highway, the Cobble Lookout trail winds through the Wilmington Wild Forest to an open rocky ledge with spectacular views of Esther and Whiteface Mountain, the scenic Ausable River Valley, the church spire in the hamlet of Wilmington, and endless Adirondack 46 High Peaks in the distance. Cobble Lookout is a popular Wilmington snowshoe trail in the winter months.
Ranked one of the best things to do in the Adirondacks and home to the “Adirondacks’ Most Breathtaking 30-minute Walk”, High Falls Gorge is a must-see attraction near Wilmington! The easy 1-mile High Falls Gorge loop trail is stroller and wheel-chair friendly trailing over steel bridges and glass walkways with four magnificent waterfalls cascading down the gorge into the Ausable River. Come winter, the High Falls Gorge trail is open for snowshoeing with the breathtaking reward of frozen icy waterfalls.
Whiteface Mountain is the fifth-highest mountain in the Adirondack High Peaks and less than 3-miles from Wilmington, NY. Hiking on Whiteface Mountain is for everyone! Hike the West Branch Nature Trail, Stag Brook Falls Trail, or Whiteface Peak Trail from the ski runs at Whiteface Mountain Ski Resort, or take a scenic drive on Whiteface Veterans’ Memorial Highway to the summit of one of only a few 46 High Peaks you can drive up. From the Whiteface Castle, a glass mountain elevator transports you 27 stories to the summit of Whiteface Mountain!