Rail Trail Progress updates
Section 1: Lake Placid to Saranac Lake
Section 2: Saranac Lake to Floodwood Crossing
Section 2: Saranac Lake to Floodwood Crossing
This section of the trail (10 miles) begins in Lake Placid and ends on the north side of Saranac Lake Village at the Aubochon Crossing. This section, which opened in December 2023, is surfaced with rock dust. The 2.5 mile section through Saranac Lake Village is paved.
Section 2: Saranac Lake to Floodwood Crossing
Section 2: Saranac Lake to Floodwood Crossing
Section 2: Saranac Lake to Floodwood Crossing
From the Aubochon Crossing in Saranac Lake to the Floodwood Crossing is now open. This 15 mile section is a beautiful trail with lakes and ponds. For cycling there are good parallel secondary roads adjacent to this section, including Forest Home Road, Saranac Inn Road, and Floodwood Road (dirt).
Section 3: Floodwood Crossing to Tupper Lake
Section 2: Saranac Lake to Floodwood Crossing
Section 3: Floodwood Crossing to Tupper Lake
The construction on the section from Floodwood Crossing to Tupper Lake starts August 2024 till October 2025 (open winter recreation). Note that they have completed the parking lot off Washington Street in Tupper Lake. The western terminus of the Rail Trail connects to the existing Junction Pass Trail--a 15 mile trail into downtown Tupper Lake.