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Hiking There are many hikes you can take directly from the club, long and short, flat and steep. Click Here to download a hiking guide (which will also be available when you check in). You could plan for a short hike or a day-long hike. If leaving from the Lower Lake, you may drive up the Lake Road (3.4 mi) and park, or take the bus, which will be running Saturday morning only. West River Trail or East River Trail Lost Lookout and Rainbow Falls Indian Head Noonmark Gothics things to do_files/HappyTrails.pdfshapeimage_14_link_0
 
 
Things to do
 
 
play tennis take a hike catch a fish tee off row a boat see a moose 
 
 
 
 
Tennis The Club has 7 clay courts scattered around the grounds. Courts are first come, first serve. Whites and tennis shoes required. Golf The golf course (9 holes) has views of the mountains; carts are also available for rental. To play in a 9 hole golf tournament Saturday morning, organized by Bob Denby and Randy Carleton, please email Bob Denby at Bob_Denby@jackmorton.com. mailto:Bob_Denby@jackmorton.comshapeimage_18_link_0
Lawn Bowling
It’s like bocce ball. Ask front desk for equipment.
 
Fly Fishing
 
You need a N.Y. State Fishing License to fish in the AMR. To receive a license on arriving to Keene Valley, send a copy of your drivers license and $19 by August 20 to The Ausable Club, 137 Ausable Road, St. Huberts, New York, 12943.
 
For flies and guides, visit the Mountaineer, a store in Keene Valley. (See below). From the Ausable Club, you can fish the several miles of Ausable River that run from the Lower Lake down to the Club. Or, rent a canoe or guideboat (see below) and fish the lake. All fishing is catch and release.
Right: The view from Indian Head below to the Lower Lake.
Below: The back of Gothics Mountain.
 
The Lower Lake
 
The Lower Lake is 3.4 miles up the Lake Road, through the AMR gate. A bus will run as a shuttle between the club building and the boathouse on Saturday morning. You may also drive your car up to the Lake. Many hiking trails originate there. You may also use the boathouse’s canoes and guide-boats to paddle up the lake and in and around its coves. There are docks and changing rooms at the lake for swimming (brisk but refreshing).
 
Shopping and Eating
 
Keene Valley:
 
The Birch Store (1788 Main Street)
Has a mix of clothing, furniture,
and household items.
 
The Mountaineer (1866 Main Street)
An outdoor store.
 
Town and Country Gourmet (1888 Main Street)
Good for lunch and picking up some maple
syrup.
 
The Valley Grocery (1815 Main Street)
Small but essential.
 
The Noonmark Diner (next to Birch Store)
Excellent grilled cheese, pancakes, and pie.
 
 
Keene:
 
North Country Taxidermy (Main Street)
Sad stuffed animals.
 
Baxter Mountain Tavern (10050 Route 9N)
Great place for dinner if you’re staying an
extra night. (Turn right from route 73 after Keene Valley towards Elizabethtown, on 9N; it’s up
the hill about a mile on the left).
 
Cedar Run Bakery (behind Taxidermy)
Fresh bread and scones.
 
 
Lake Placid, 45 minutes west, has a number of shops and restaurants. Essex, New York, around 45
minutes away, has antique stores and galleries.