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Highway 9N: Lake George, Lake George, New York
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Highway 9N: Lake George

NY 9N, Lake Shore Drive · Bolton Landing → Ticonderoga

Sweeping27 mi40 min2,000 ft climbHigh point ≈ 1,100 ftOne way
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The drive

Highway 9N is the road up the west side of Lake George. This drive starts in Bolton Landing and heads north along the edge of Northwest Bay, an inlet cut off from the main lake by a big, mountainous peninsula, with the water through the trees beside you.

About 2 miles on, the bay ends and the road curves east through a pass in the mountains, then comes back down to Lake George at Sabbath Day Point in Hague. It follows the shore north through Silver Bay and Hague, where Highway 8 heads west, for a few more miles of lake views.

Then it leaves the lake and climbs over the hills into Essex County, dropping through a valley into Ticonderoga, where it meets Highways 22 and 74 northwest of the village center. Fort Ticonderoga and the north end of Lake George are close by.

Along the way

  1. Bolton Landing
  2. Silver Bay
  3. Hague
  4. Ticonderoga
Elevation
2,000 ft of climbing · high point ≈ 1,100 ft
Bolton LandingTiconderoga
Curves
Mostly gentle curves
Bolton LandingTiconderoga
GentleHairpins

Good to know

  • The wooded stretch between Bolton Landing and Hague is quiet, with few services.
  • In Ticonderoga, Highway 9N skirts the village center on Wicker Street and meets Highways 22 and 74 at the end of the drive.
  • Deer and moose are most active from October through December and at dawn and dusk, New York's DMV and DEC warn.

Open all year, weather permitting. Roads close for snow, fire, storms and repairs: before you set off, check 511NY.

Questions about this drive

How long is the drive on Highway 9N from Bolton Landing to Ticonderoga?

Highway 9N from Bolton Landing up the west side of Lake George through Hague to Ticonderoga is 26.7 miles and takes about 40 minutes.

Does Highway 9N follow the Lake George shore?

For much of the way. North of Bolton Landing it follows Northwest Bay, crosses a mountain pass, and rejoins the lake at Sabbath Day Point to run along the shore through Hague.

Is Highway 9N along Lake George a twisty road?

It's a sweeping road rather than a tight one: Highway 9N from Bolton Landing to Ticonderoga has mostly gentle curves and about 2,000 feet of climbing over the pass and hills.

What connects with Highway 9N at Hague?

Highway 8 starts at Highway 9N in Hague and heads west across the Adirondacks to Brant Lake, Chestertown and Wells.

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Distance, time, elevation, curves and intensity are from Carve's route. Checked 2026-10-28.

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Map of Highway 9N: Lake George, from Bolton Landing to Ticonderoga