세인트 로렌스 카운티 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

Short paddle. Short climb.

The Cranberry 50 trail takes you straight through the little town of Wanakena, which is a great spot to start/end your hike or refill supplies as needed. The route takes you along 2nd Street and Ranger School Road, past the SUNY-ESF Ranger School which offers programs in forestry and natural resource management.

This first-come, first-serve lean-to on the shore of the pond is often used by thru-hikers on the Cranberry 50, or section hikers just out for a day or two. There are a few primitive campsites farther north along the shore.

There's a lovely first-come, first-served primitive campsite here, just off Cranberry Lake. If you're heading east, there won't be much more in the way of camping opportunities until you hit Dog Pond, about 6 miles from here — but Dog Pond often has a beaver-induced flooding/washout problem.

There's a first-come, first-served primitive campsite along the north shore of Dog Pond — if it's not flooded out by the beaver-induced washouts that are common around here. Bugs love beaver ponds so personally, I would camp somewhere else during peak bug season.

This is a very pretty pond, with one primitive campsite along the shore. If you hunt around a bit you might also find some massive rocks that form a sort of natural lean-to, which hikers sometimes use as a shelter.

Just a bit of steep hiking gets you access to this wonderful lookout over Five Ponds Wilderness. This is a moderate hike in its own right, or a great side trip for those thru-hiking the Cranberry 50.

You won't have to fight big crowds at this little pond, because there's no road access and it's off the river system that draws lots of canoers. If you're looking for shelter, a side trail leads to a first-come, first-served lean-to. If that's already occupied, your next-best options are a primitive campsite at the south end of Cat Mountain Pond (about .75-mile west along the main Cranberry 50 trail) or another lean-to and a couple of primitive campsites at Olmstead Pond, about 3.5 miles to the north.