Cache is near the outlet at the west end of the pond. Approaching from either direction, there's much evidence of the work of the beavers that live here. Many Great Blue Heron nests are visible in the dead trees at this end of the pond. Signal can be erratic here.
The Lake George Land Conservancy (LGLC) has acquired a nice tract of land west of the Lake George Rec Center - see http://www.lglc.org/NaturePreserves/BerryPond/ for details and a map of the property and trails.
From the web page - "Access to the Berry Pond trails is gained through the Village of Lake George’s Recreation Center trail system. The trails are identified with LGLC’s Blue markers. The Blue trail leads hikers off of the Rec. Center trails and ascends 280-feet over 0.4 miles to the Berry Pond land boundary. After another 0.2 miles, the Blue trail intersects with the Orange trail. Hikers can then choose to continue along the Blue trail to reach views looking north at Lake George (1620-ft elevation) and south (1640-ft elevation). This is a 520-ft elevation gain over approx. 1 mile.
"From the initial junction of the Orange and Blue trails, the Orange trail follows a logging road for 0.56 miles 300-ft elevation gain) to the second junction with the Blue Trail. The Orange trail then leads southwest for 0.1 miles to the Berry Pond loop. Following the loop clockwise, the trail continues along the logging road for approx. 0.25 miles before cutting into the woods for a forested, pond-side trail for the remaining 0.75 miles of the loop.
"Trail Intensity: Blue trail – moderate/challenging, some steep sections. Orange trail – easy"
CONGRATULATIONS to Oxyperious for all four FTFs here !