Trail's End Inn - Map

From New York City and other points South - Join the New York Thruway. At Albany, exit the New York Thruway at Exit 24, pay your toll and take I-87 North (no tolls!) towards Montreal. Exit at Exit 30 (milepost 104) and turn left at the bottom of the exit ramp and follow signs toward Lake Placid and Keene Valley. 11 miles from the exit, enter Keene Valley and slow to 35 mph. Look for the big Trail's End Inn sign on the left, just after Trailhead parking for the Rooster Comb Trail. Turn left into the driveway and continue 1/3 mile back to the inn.
From Montreal and other points North - Take I-87, south to exit 30. Turn right at the off-ramp, and follow signs toward Lake Placid and Keene Valley. 11 miles from the exit, enter Keene Valley and slow to 35 mph. Look for the big Trail's End Inn sign on the left, just after Trailhead parking for the Rooster Comb Trail. Turn left into the driveway and continue 1/3 mile back to the inn.
From Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo and points West (Ohio or Chicago, for instance) - Take the New York Thruway east to Exit 33. Take Route 365 east toward Rome and Holland Patent and Hinckley. 365 ends at Rte 8. Turn left onto Route 8 east toward Speculator, then Wevertown and Riparius. Cross the Hudson River at a one lane bridge; about 2 miles past the river, take US Route 9 north towards Pottersville and Interstate 87 north. Join I-87 north at Exit 26, continue north to Exit 30. Take Exit 30, turn left at bottom of ramp and follow signs to Lake Placid and Keene Valley. 11 miles from the exit, enter Keene Valley and slow to 35 mph. Look for the big Trail's End Inn sign on the left, just after Trailhead parking for the Rooster Comb Trail. Turn left into the driveway and continue 1/3 mile back to the inn.
Alternate (for bad weather): Stay on the New York Thruway to Albany. Exit the New York Thruway at Exit 24, pay your toll and take I-87 North (no tolls!) towards Montreal. Exit at Exit 30 (milepost 104) and turn left at the bottom of the exit ramp and follow signs toward Lake Placid and Keene Valley. 11 miles from the exit, enter Keene Valley and slow to 35 mph. Look for the big Trail's End Inn sign on the left, just after Trailhead parking for the Rooster Comb Trail. Turn left into the driveway and continue 1/3 mile back to the inn.