Horseshoe Lake to Low's Ridge

The trail starts where the dirt road is closed off by a gate. Follow a smooth level dirt road along a series of wetlands and through woods until you reach Low's Upper Dam. You'll see a dam, a trail to the left leading down to a picnic area on Hitchins pond, and the road continuing ahead. Leave the road and turn right, past a sign indicating 1.1 miles to Low's Ridge. The trail passes old foundations of what used to be Low's manor compound, and then winds up through forests, fern patches, and grassy clearings steeply and steadily uphill. Just when you're ready for the climb to be over, it is, and you come out on Low's Ridge, a long exposed stone ridge with beautiful views to the east, encompassing the Bog River Flow, Hitchins Pond, the start of Low's Lake, and a huge vista over the Adirondacks. On a clear day you can see Mount Marcy! The return just follows the same trail back.

The Low that everything in the area is named for is Abbot Augustus Low (died 1912), a Brooklyn native who ended up owning around 32,000 acres around the Bog River Flow. The remains of his lumber empire are all around this route and general area.