Chose the 8 mile ridge route over the valley shortcut and lost the trail at dusk
Was planning the High Peaks loop outside Lake Placid last weekend and had to pick between the exposed ridge or the extra 3 miles through the valley, so I went ridge for the views. Barely made it down before dark after the blazes got hard to follow near the summit, and my headlamp was down to its last bar. Has anyone else run into this on that section, and is the valley route worth the extra miles next time?