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Hikers on Indian Head over Lower Ausable Lake on the first day of a new parking reservation system required to access the trail on Adirondack Mountain Reserve lands. | Marie J. French/POLITICO
Parking permit requirements begin for a few popular Adirondack hikes
Updated
KEENE, N.Y. Hikers seeking to gain access to some of the popular Adirondack High Peaks by crossing the lands of a private, exclusive club will have to plan ahead.
Parking permit requirements for the Adirondack Mountain Reserve on Route 73 started Saturday. While a late-season snowstorm meant a largely empty lot and minimal hassle, the real challenge lies ahead when mud season ends and hikers some experienced, others new to the outdoors swarm the area.