Lake George Hike-A-Thon 2025 registration is open

Registration for the Lake George Land Conservancy’s 13^th annual Hike-A-Thon opened Monday, March 3. The event, which will be held on Saturday, July 5^th, is designed to showcase the Conservancy’s parks and preserves with a series of more than 25 guided hikes around Lake George.

Registration is free. Donations are welcome. Participants may choose from a wide selection of hikes ranging from easy, child-friendly walks to challenging climbs.  Also included in this year’s Hike-A-Thon are three on-water options — stand-up paddleboard in Huddle Bay, a Northwest Bay kayak group and a Wooden Boat Cruise-A-Thon in the Southern Basin. A drive up Veterans Memorial Parkway to the top of Prospect Mountain is included as a fully accessible choice.

Additionally, a virtual option is available. With the virtual option, participants may select their own path and post photos to the Lake George Land Conservancy’s social media pages.

All who sign up by April 1 will receive a free Hike-A-Thon 2025 t-shirt. The Conservancy urges participants to register early as many sites fill up quickly.

Photographer Carl Heilman, II will be taking aerial photographs of all groups from a helicopter piloted by Bruce Mowery. Photos will be available for purchase. New this year, you may donate to the LGLC and ask friends and family to donate on your behalf. The top fundraiser will get a seat in the helicopter for a bird’s-eye view of Lake George and the hiking sites.

All participants, their friends and family, and community members are invited to the Hike-A-Thon After Party, which will be held at the Festival Commons in Charles R. Wood Park, on July 5, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The After Party includes free beer and soda, donated by Adirondack Pub & Brewery, live music, disc golf and other lawn games, food trucks and multiple vendors.

The Lake George Land Conservancy is an accredited, nonprofit land trust headquartered in Bolton Landing. LGLC works with landowners and other partners to protect the Lake George watershed thereby helping to protect Lake George’s water quality.

To register, visit the Hike-A-Thon website.