Buck Mountain via Shelving Rock Road is a 5.1 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Fort Ann, New York that features a great forest setting and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, running, and nature trips and is best used from April until November. Dogs are also able to use this trail.
April 12, 2021Clean and dry.
April 10, 2021Went for sun set. View was very nice. The shelving rock road gate was open. Trail is dry and free of ice
April 10, 2021It was rocky but all together great trail conditions.
April 8, 2021Lovely hike up to the Buck summit via Shelving Rock Rd. The trail is in good condition. Few insignificant ice patches. The point of this review is to declare to the world : SHELVING ROCK ROAD IS OPEN (Ignore the signs posted up near Rt. 149.
April 4, 2021Pretty regular hike most of the way, then started to get steeper and follows a small creek up to the top. Some ice around the creek, but easy to find footing (no micro spikes). The view at the summit was great.
March 21, 2021Road is still closed to trailhead!!
March 8, 2021Tried to hike today but shelving rock road is closed about 1 mile from trailhead. A temporary gate is up. I actually hiked it in January so unsure when it closed. Also no place to park where it’s blocked off (it’s a great way up buck when you can get there)
March 2, 2021Great, relatively easy trail! First time on top of Buck this winter!
February 22, 2021Best hike of winter! clear snow packed trail. Spikes helped at top which is a bit steep.
February 21, 2021February 21, 2021February 14, 2021No new snow, trail broken
February 6, 2021Good hike. The trail was broken but still needed some snowshoe TLC. The views at the top are amazing but this day the wind made it very cold. Note: My trail on the map is just the downhill. Apparently I didn't start it when I started.
February 2, 2021The trail is broken... for now
January 29, 2021Surprisingly not as windy as predicted. Summit had a beautiful clear views today! Tongue range tomorrow to finish the 12ster!
January 29, 2021January 28, 2021great condition very easy to follow, fantastic views to the southwest and the whole tongue mountain range
January 24, 2021very well marked! trail is nice and packed down. A bit icy in some spots, so microspikes are recommended. Overall a pleasant trail for a quick hike with rewarding views.
January 17, 2021January 10, 2021January 10, 2021Great hike. Needed microspikes.
January 8, 2021Trail conditions were dust on crust (trace to 1” snow) with icy sections on top. I wore microspikes the entire way and highly recommend. Multiple stream crossings that were easily navigated. Surprisingly I didn’t see one person today—even on top where multiple trails merge. Great hike!
January 1, 2021Very nice hike. Icy near the top since the path runs parallel to the stream
December 31, 2020Multiple times, nice hike to start scouts out on.
December 9, 2020Good news is the mud is frozen. Lots of ice near the top, bring spikes. Love Buck, my go-to hike.
December 5, 2020The trail was muddy today and it was snowing lightly....as to be expected this time of year. Make sure you wear some waterproof shoes. No visibility at the top, but it's usually awesome. We took my older golden retriever and my blind australian shepherd. This is their first of the 9 ADK K9 challenge.....they made the hike slower, but they loved every second :)
December 4, 2020
