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Stonehouse Road  (Formerly Perkins Road.)
CLICK & GO!  (On this page.)  A bit of history. Things to see along the way.  Rules of the Road: Drive with care!  Fourpeaks Adirondack Activities.  (On next page.)   Stonehouse Road Map.   Winter road conditions. How to learn and what to do about them.  
Prettiest country road outside the state of Vermont, Stonehouse Road (formerly Perkins Road) is a one-lane dirt road that leads to Fourpeaks backcountry camps--a 700-acre property bordered by 4 mountains--a mountain cove or hidden valley, 40 acres of open meadow, 7 antique homesites, all of it very far away from the ordinary world.
Stonehouse Road begins at the AuSable River (Route 9N) and climbs to the split rail fence at the Fourpeaks camp entrance, a rise of 450 feet in elevation in only 7/10 mile, providing excellent mountain views from the many fields and openings along the way. A public highway since ancient times, it's still maintained by the Town of Jay and it's a most important attraction to Fourpeaks visitors. (Photo: What it looks like when you get there. Click on photo for larger size.)
Things to see along the way.
There's lots to see on the way and it's only seven-tenths of a mile long. An easy walk, Stonehouse Road will quickly transport you, as if by magic, into an earlier unhurried time of home built cabins, woodfires, candlelight and shallow wells.
Here are the driveways, homesites, and other points of interest along the way, starting from Route 9N by the AuSable River up to Camp Gate at the end of the road, a century of history unfolding before you as you walk along this ancient track.
(LH= "On your left." RH= "On your right." Mileages approximate.)

• .0 miles: Stonehouse Road at Route 9N.
  
• .05 miles: LH: Mountain brook follows Stonehouse Road from Sugar Camp (#9).
  
• "2" RH .1 mile: Nathan Farb's wood road, good driveway.
  
• "3" LH .1 mile: Ward's wood road,
• "4" LH .2 mile: Club Cannery (The Red House), good driveway.
  
• "5A" LH: .3 mile Scotty "phonebooth-in-a-trailer," good driveway
  
• "5" LH: .4 mile Thoreau House at Hamilton Farm, good driveway, old foundation, Brook Trail.
  
• "6" RH: .5 mile Bill Ward's landing, a little steep, but good and dry.
  
• "7" LH: .5 mile Gypsy Camp at Jim Melvin field, old foundation, well.
  
• "8" RH: .6 mile Farmhouse Field at Halsey Straight Farm, steep, poor driveway, old foundation, well and barn ruin by pretty old afrm black spruce plantings along road.
  
• "9" LH: .7 mile Sugar Camp at Perkins Farm, wide, good driveway, old foundation, well.
  
• There's lots of room at the end of the road (split rail fence), by Camp Gate at Halsey Straight Farm.
• NOTE. The road may be impassable for ordinary highway vehicles during brief periods because of mud or snow. See information offered at Frequently Asked Questions. (When these conditions occurr, we will arrange to jeep up heavy gear and food for guests staying at camp if at all possible.)

 Rules of the Road.
When you're driving up, remember--it wasn't built for heavy traffic, so you have to drive with care.

Drive slow. 10MPH speed limit strictly enforced.

Look out for people on foot and bikers.

No passing. (Impossible any way you look at it.)

Keep to the center of the road. The sides may look ok, but even in dry weather, they're a car trap.

Stay alert for oncoming vehicles. Take note of useable driveways on your way (See list below). Encounter another vehicle? Here's the prorocol for that:

Uphill-bound vehicle: When you encounter another vehicle coming down, STOP!
Back up (down) and turn into the nearest driveway(See list below), allowing the downhill-bound vehicle to pass by. Wave. Proceed with caution.

Downhill-bound vehicle: When you encounter another vehicle coming up, STOP!
Wait for the uphill-bound vehicle to back up (down) and turn into the nearest driveway(See list below), allowing you to pass by. Wave. Say thanks. Proceed with caution.

If one or both of the drivers are not familiar with this rule, STOP!
Discuss the problem. Agree on a plan. Drive safely. Stay out of the ditches. Fourpeaks offers lots more than just lodgings. Browse our 10 activity pages for 20 miles of private hiking/skiing trails, an unequalled nature experience with no people. River swimming, floating, wilderness canoeing, fishing at the famed AuSable River nearby. And just R&R in our accessible wilderness. [CLICK HERE for Fourpeaks Adirondack Activities.]

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