STONY POND & vicinity, skiing, hiking, camping near Minerva NY.
Vanderwhacker Wild Forest, Adirondack Park. Jan 27, 2022 - STONY POND from Hewitt Pond ski. Temp 1*F to 20*F, the sun shined thru high clouds. 15" of snow, a hint of crust halfway down - very good skiing. The Hewitt Lake Club has several camps on the west third of Hewitt Pond - the rest of the pond's shoreline is state land. The trailhead parking was well-plowed & there is a thunderbox near the register kiosk. The trail soon pulls away from the pond going steeply uphill - not very well marked & some blowdown did not help - then a steep drop & soon arrived pondside where there is a view to the camps & Hewitt Pond Mtn. The next mile is much better & Barnes Pond is a cute pond but trail markers became scarce & it took a while to find the trail. The trail then climbs steeply gaining close to 400' in half a mile. Height of land at over 2,200' then an easy drop to a boggy pond that is easier to ski than taking the t...