Janie Walker

May 15, 2023

Spring day on hiking trails

May 10, 2023 - This little mountain seems particularly geared for winter activities, as there are a bunch of ski trails and a couple of small warming buildings in the woods. The snowshoe trails are also described as regular hiking trails though, so those are the ones I did. Six miles of hiking trails, but if you want to do them all in one day, you'll have to double back quite a bit. My total mileage was over 10.5. All trails were well marked and were basically just walks among the trees with some nice granite ledges/boulders in some places. The reservoir at the top is pretty, though power lines obstruct the view. Along the trails, there isn't much of a view except in a couple of places through branches. Perhaps in winter one can see more. For a hiker, I'd give this four stars. However, since this is a trail network which caters to winter sports and also allows bikes and horses, I think five stars is fair. There's a nice variety of types of trails, and all of it is supposed to be the National Recreation Trail. Also, there seems to be a lot of community-based educational and fun activities happening here throughout the seasons.