Lake Placid

United States / America / Explore at your own pace

This escapade can be summed up as “effort rewarded by beauty.” On the one hand, there’s the Ironman-worthy route. And on the other, the sublime scenery of Adirondack National Park and flawlessly smooth roadways with generously wide shoulders: a weekend of pure cycling bliss, topped off by the 1,483-metre climb up Whiteface Mountain. Talk about exhilarating!

Formula:
Available in customized package only

Trip length: 3 days / 2 nights

Level of difficulty: 5

Customized Trips

Prefer to travel with your own group - family, friends or colleagues? Want to carry out a project, discover a destination, take up an athletic challenge or collect funds for a cause you hold dear? The obvious choice is the Customized Formula.

Tell us about your project in terms of preferred dates and desired destination, whether for a day, a week or two weeks. We will help you realize your dream of getting away in good company.

Contact our consultants now!

1 800 567-8356 • 514-521-8356

General Conditions

Options for serving you better
Delayed departure or return, single occupancy, travel insurance, bike rental (for several destinations) and much more: ask our consultants!

From day to day

Short route: 267 km • Long route: 391 km

Day 1 - Hemmingford, Plattsburgh, Peru, Keeseville, Elizabethtown, Keene, Lake Placid (136 km).
Day 2 - Free day or looped route via Au Sable Forks, Black Brook, Wilmington, Whiteface. (77 to 119 km). Optional round trip to Whiteface Mountain (26 km).
Day 3 - Lake Placid, Saranac Lakes, Redford, Dannemora, Hemmingford (131 or 136 km).

Elevation Profile

The level of difficulty of each of our routes is rated from 1 to 6. These ratings take into account the terrain and the daily distances travelled. The proposed ratings and distances, established according to the basic route, serve as a guide only. Weather conditions (sun, rain, wind direction, temperature and altitude can also affect the amount of excursion required on a given day. To select the route that is right for you, contact one of our travel consultants.
1	Easy and flat route; presents few difficulties; from 30 to 60 km.
2	Relatively easy route; includes some gentle slopes; from 40 to 70 km.
3	Route of average difficulty; rolling, occasionally hilly terrain; from 50 to 80 km.
4	Relatively difficult route; rolling and hilly, with slopes that are quite steep; from 50 to 90 km.
5	Difficult route; repeatedly requires a significant amount of effort; from 60 to 110 km.
6	Very difficult route: requires constant effort, repeated climbs (passes) as well as advanced training; from 70 to 165 km. The proposed levels of difficulty and distances are provided as references only.