Macomb, South Dix, and East Dix 19'th, 20'th and 21'st High Peak Ascent

Macomb, South Dix, and East Dix Mountains

The 21'st, 37'th, and 42'nd highest peaks in New York State with elevations of 4,405, 4,060 and 4,012 ft.

On Monday 8-19-13 with my two sons and I decided to climb Macomb, South, and East Dix. This has become our annual end of summer tradition before they both go back to college for the fall semester. We left Speculator at 6:15 am and pulled into the Elk Lake parking lot at 7:45. My wife and daughter dropped us off and then headed to Lake Placid for the day. We set out on the trail to the Macomb slide after signing in at the trailhead register. 

The beginning trail was mostly flat until we split off at the lean-to campsite. The trail then started to pick up elevation as it paralleled a stream. 

The climb up the Macomb slide was very unique and much different than the previous slide we had climbed on Mount Colden. This so-called slide was much more like the Colden Trap Dike, which was filled with sand and rock. 

There was one really picturesque large bolder at the top of the slide that had to be photographed.

The slide ended before the summit and the final ascent was back on a more typical trail. Once on the summit we rested, ate, and took pictures before we ventured over to South Dix.

The trail to South Dix was relatively easy and we were able to make it without too much trouble. The final ascent to the summit was more of a rock climb than a hike. On the summit we met a father and his two sons who were on their way back from East Dix and making their way over to Hough. We took summit pictures of them and they took pictures for us. We didn't spend much time on South and headed over to East Dix.

Again the trail to East Dix was relatively easy. We spent a little more time on East Dix eating and relaxing and preparing for the long descent back over South Dix and then out. We didn't see anyone while we were on East Dix so we used a tripod to take our summit pictures. 

We summited South Dix again and then traversed over to the trail that would lead back to the Lillian Brook Trail. This trail was mostly flat with a few steep exceptions. We were familiar with most of this trail because it was the same one we had hiked earlier this month when we climbed Dix and Hough.

We signed out at the trail register at 4:40 pm and were picked up shortly by my wife and daughter and then drove to Keene for dinner at the ADK Café. 

Another great end of summer hike with my two favorite buds. Good luck at college boys and back to work. No more fun in the "Dak's" for a while.