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2016 Hiking Trip Logs

These are trail logs for my hikes in 2016. Here's the main trail log page.

Legend

Text in italics is trail names.
Text in bold italics is trail names for trails which are part of the Appalachian Trail.
Underlined text is mountain peak names.
Bold underlined text is mountain peak names for mountains which are on the Northeast 111 list.
Underlined blue text is mountain peak names for mountains which are on the New England Fifty Finest list.
Underlined green text is mountain peak names for mountains which are on the Catskill 35 list.
A bold U means a turnaround point.


Trips


Windham High Peak, Wittenberg, Cornell, and Twin - Catskills, New York - 29-31 January 2016

Friday 29 January 2016
Rte. 23 - Escarpment Trail - Windham High Peak U - Escarpment Trail - Rte. 23

Saturday 30 January 2016
Woodland Valley - Wittenberg-Cornell-Slide Trail - Wittenberg Mountain - Wittenberg-Cornell-Slide Trail - Cornell Mountain U - Wittenberg-Cornell-Slide Trail - Wittenberg Mountain - Wittenberg-Cornell-Slide Trail - Woodland Valley

Sunday 31 January 2016
Mink Hollow Trailhead - Mink Hollow Trail - Pecoy Notch Trail - The Stone Chairs - Pecoy Notch Trail - The Devil's Path - Twin Mountain U - The Devil's Path - Pecoy Notch Trail - The Stone Chairs - Pecoy Notch Trail - Mink Hollow Trail - Mink Hollow Trailhead

I and 14 other members of the Connecticut section of the Green Mountain Club rented a house in the Catskills and spent the weekend hiking.

For a longer trip report see The ADKHP fora.

I also have picture galleries for Windham High Peak (Fri.), Wittenberg and Cornell (Sat.), and the Stone Chairs and Twin (Sun.).


The Monroe Skyline and Mansfield - Green Mountains, Vermont - 6-7 February 2016

Saturday 6 February 2016
Jerusalem Trailhead - Jerusalem Trail - Long Trail - Mt. Ellen - Long Trail - Nancy Hanks Peak - Long Trail - Lincoln Peak - Long Trail - Mt. Abraham - Long Trail - Battell Trail - Battell Trailhead

Sunday 7 February 2016
Parking Area on Mountain Road - Mountain Road - Underhill State Park - Eagle Cut Trail - CCC Road - Sunset Ridge Trail - Long Trail - Mt. Mansfield U - Long Trail - Sunset Ridge Trail - CCC Road - Eagle Cut Trail - Underhill State Park - Mountain Road - Parking Area on Mountain Road

I attended an AMC weekend in Vermont. There were six of us altogether. We stayed in a condo in northern Vermont at night.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

I also have picture galleries for The Monroe Skyline (Sat.) and Mansfield (Sun.).


Chatfield Hollow State Park - Connecticut - 20 February 2016

Saturday 20 February 2016
parking area - Paul Wildermann Boardwalk - Deep Woods Trail - Pond Trail - Deep Woods Trail - West Crest Trail - picnic area - Ridge Trail - swimming area - road walks - Paul Wildermann Boardwalk - parking area

Six of us from the Connecticut Section of the GMC circled Chatfield Hollow S.P. in Killingsworgh.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures here.


Metacomet Trail - Connecticut - 3 April 2016

Sunday 3 April 2016
Rte. 20 Trailhead - Metacomet Trail - Copper Mountain - Metacomet Trail - West Suffield Mountain - Metacomet Trail - Rte. 168 Trailhead U - Metacomet Trail - West Suffield Mountain - Metacomet Trail - Copper Mountain - Metacomet Trail - Rte. 20 Trailhead

I had to bring some people to the airport on the day after the CARE conference, so I just drove down Rte. 20 a ways and took a hike on the Metacomet.

No trip report for this one.

You can see more pictures here.


Case Mountain Park - Connecticut - 16 April 2016

Sunday 3 April 2016
Line Street Trailhead - Yellow/Black Trail - Unblazed Trails - Coop Sawmill Road - Red/Blue Trail - Shenipsit Trail - Birch Mountain - Shenipsit Trail - Yellow Trail - Lookout Mountain - Carriage Path - Gray/White Trail - Yellow/Red Trail - Line Street Trailhead

This was a Conn. Section of the GMC hike. It went over some trails I've hiked literally hundreds of times, others I've hiked a few times, and others which were new trail to me.

No trip report for this one.

You can see more pictures here.


LT Trailwork and West River Trail - Green Mountains, Vermont - 22-24 April 2016

Friday 22 April 2016
Blue Blazed Trailhead - blue blazed trail - Long Trail - Story Spring Shelter

Saturday 23 April 2016
Story Spring Shelter - Long Trail - LT Kelly Stand Road Trailhead U - Long Trail - Story Spring Shelter

Sunday 24 April 2016
Story Spring Shelter - Long Trail - blue blazed trail - Blue Blazed Trailhead - (car ride) - West River Trailhead in South Londonderry - West River Trail - Winhall River ford - West River Trail - Angel Falls U - West River Trail - Winhall River ford - West River Trail - West River Trailhead in South Londonderry

This was another trailwork weekend with the Conn. Section of the GMC. On Sunday I hiked the northernmost section of the West River Trail in Londonderry and Jamaica.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from the Long Trail hike here.
You can see more pictures from the West River Trail hike here.


South Mountain and Kaaterskill Falls - Catskill Mountains, New York - 2 May 2016

Monday 2 May 2016
southern end of Escarpment Trail - Escarpment Trail - Layman's Monument - Escarpment Trail - Inspiration Point - Escarpment Trail - South Mountain (and former Kaaterskill Hotel site) - Schutt Rd. Trail - Escarpment Trail - southern end of Escarpment Trail - (car ride) - Kaaterskill Falls parking area - roadwalk on Rte. 23A - Kaaterskill Falls Trail - Kaaterskill Falls U - Kaaterskill Falls Trail - roadwalk on Rte. 23A - Kaaterskill Falls parking area

For my birthday hike in the Catskill this year George and I did two shorter hikes in the Kaaterskill Clove area, including a hike into Kaaterskill Falls.

For a longer trip report see The ADKHP fora.

You can see more pictures here.


Baker and Cascade & Porter - Adirondacks, New York - 21-22 May 2016

Saturday 21 May 2016
Baker Mountain Trailhead - Baker Mountain Trail - Baker Mountain U - Baker Mountain Trail - Baker Mountain Trailhead

Sunday 22 May 2016
Cascade Trailhead - Cascade Trail - Cascade Spur - Cascade Spur Herd Path - Cascade Mountain U - Cascade Spur Herd Path - Porter Trail - Porter Mountain U - Porter Trail - Cascade Trail - Cascade Trailhead

I spent a weekend in Saranac Lake with my family. On Saturday I hiked up Baker Mountain in SL with my sons George and Vic, and my granddaughter Isabella. It was Bella's first mountain ever.

On Sunday I hiked the high peaks Cascade and Porter, adding to my list of NE111 peaks done in my 60s.

For a longer trip reports see the ADKHP fora: Baker, and Cascade & Porter.

You can see more pictures from the Baker Mountain hike here.

You can see more pictures from the Cascade & Porter hike here.


Pemi Grand Loop - White Mountains, New Hampshire - 27-30 May 2016

Friday 27 May 2016
Lincoln Woods - Lincoln Woods Trail - Osseo Trail - Franconia Ridge Trail - Mt. Flume - Franconia Ridge Trail - Mt. Liberty - Franconia Ridge Trail - Franconia Ridge Trail - Little Haystack Mountain - Franconia Ridge Trail - Mt. Lincoln - Franconia Ridge Trail - North Lincoln Mountain, a.k.a. Little Lincoln Mountain, a.k.a. Mt. Truman - Franconia Ridge Trail - Mt. Lafayette - Garfield Ridge Trail - North Lafayette Mountain - Garfield Ridge Trail - Mt. Garfield - Garfield Ridge Trail - Garfield Shelter

Saturday 28 May 2016
Garfield Shelter - Garfield Ridge Trail - Franconia Brook Trail - 13 Falls Tentsite - Lincoln Brook Trail - Owl's Head Herd Path - Owl's Head southern summit - Owl's Head Herd Path - Owl's Head northern summit U - Owl's Head Herd Path - Owl's Head southern summit - Owl's Head Herd Path - Lincoln Brook Trail - trail confusion - Lincoln Brook Trail - 13 Falls Tentsite

Sunday 29 May 2016
13 Falls Tentsite - Twin Brook Trail - Frost Trail - Galehead Hut - Frost Trail - Twinway Trail - South Twin Mountain - North Twin Spur Trail - North Twin Mountain U - North Twin Spur Trail - South Twin Mountain - Twinway Trail - Bondcliff Trail - possibly Mt. Guyot - Bondcliff Trail - Guyot Shelter - Bondcliff Trail - West Bond Trail - West Bond Mountain U - West Bond Trail - Bondcliff Trail - Guyot Shelter

Sunday 29 May 2016
Guyot Shelter - Bondcliff Trail - Mount Bond - Bondcliff Trail - Bondcliff Mountain - Bondcliff Trail - Wilderness Trail - Lincoln Woods Trail - Lincoln Woods

This was a four day backpack around the Pemigewasset Wilderness. I finished my second round of the NH4Ks on West Bond.

For a longer trip report see Views from the Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Shenipsit and Nearby Trail - Connecticut - 11 June 2016

Sunday 11 June 2016
Birch Mountain Road Shenipsit Trailhead - Shenipsit Trail - Yellow Trail - Lookout Mountain U - Yellow Trail - Shenipsit Trail - Birch Mountain - Shenipsit Trail - Blue and White Trail - unnamed old road - Coop Sawmill Road - Blue and Red Trail - Shenipsit Trail - Birch Mountain - Shenipsit Trail - Blue and Yellow Trail - Case Mountain - Blue and Yellow Trail - Shenipsit Trail - Birch Mountain Road Shenipsit Trailhead

I did a shortened version of my regular local hike, which I normally wouldn't even mention except that I was leading a GMC hike, which meant that I treated it as an expedition and took a fair number of pictures.

No trip report for this one.

You can see more pictures here.


Pico and Killington - Green Mountains, Vermont - 9-10 July 2016

Saturday 9 July 2016
Sherburne Pass Trailhead - Sherburne Pass Trail - Pico Camp - Pico Link Trail - Pico Peak U - Pico Link Trail - Pico Camp

Sunday 10 July 2016
Pico Camp - Sherburne Pass Trail - Long Trail - Killington Spur - Killington Peak - unnamed trail - Killington Ski Resort cafeteria U - unnamed trail - Killington Peak - Killington Spur - Long Trail - Sherburne Pass Trail - Sherburne Pass Trailhead

I spent a weekend in Vermont hiking in the rain. I had a dry place to sleep, though, so I didn't mind the rain.

For a longer trip report see Views from the Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Bear Mountain Trail Magic - Taconic Range, Connecticut - 17 July 2016

Sunday 17 July 2016
Undermountain Trailhead - Undermountain Trail - Appalachian Trail - Bear Mountain - Appalachian Trail - Paradise Lane Trail - Undermountain Trail - Undermountain Trailhead

This was the annual Connecticut Valley Atheists, trail magic on the summit of Bear Mountain, the Appalachian Trail's highest point in Connecticut. I was solo this year

For a longer trip report see Views from the Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


GMC Trail Magic and Stratton Mtn. - Green Mountains, Vermont - 30 July 2016

Saturday 30 July 2016
Southern LT Kelly Stand Road Trailhead - short road walk - Northern LT Kelly Stand Road Trailhead - Long Trail - Stratton Mountain U - Long Trail - Northern LT Kelly Stand Road Trailhead - short road walk - Southern LT Kelly Stand Road Trailhead

I helped with trail magic again, this time in Vermont for the GMC. I also climbed Stratton Mountain for the sixth time.

For a longer trip report see Views from the Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Baxter Bash X - Baxter State Park, Maine - 11-13 August 2016

Thursday 11 August 2016
Marston Trailhead - Marston Trail - Mount Coe Trail - Coe Mountain - Mount Coe Trail - Coe Mountain - Mount Coe Trail - South Brother Trail - South Brother Mountain U - South Brother Trail - Mount Coe Trail - Marston Trail - North Brother Mountain - Fort herd path - bushwhacking - Fort herd path - Fort Mountain U - Fort herd path - North Brother Mountain - Marston Trail - Marston Trailhead

Saturday 13 August 2016
Foster Field Campground - Kidney Pond Road - Sentinel Link Trail - Sentinel Mountain Trail - Sentinel Loop Trail - Sentinel Mountain - Sentinel Loop Trail - Sentinel Mountain Trail - Sentinel Link Trail - Daicy Pond Road - Appalachian Trail - Little Niagara Spur Trail - Little Niagara Falls U - Little Niagara Spur Trail - Appalachian Trail - Big Niagara Spur Trail - Big Niagara Falls U - Big Niagara Spur Trail - Appalachian Trail - Daicy Pond Road - Foster Field Campground

I attended the tenth (my third) Baxter Bash in Baxter State Park in Maine. I drove up Wednesday. On Thursday I did my big hike, the Coe-Brothers-Fort loop. On Friday I canoed. On Saturday I did a gentler hike up Sentinel Mountain and to Maine's Niagara Fallses. On Sunday I drove home.

For a longer trip reports see the Views from the Top threads for Coe-Brothers-Fort (Thu.), and Sentinel / Niagara Fallses (Sat.).

I also have picture galleries for Coe-Brothers-Fort (Thu.) and Sentinel / Niagara Fallses (Sat.).


Roxbury Land Trust Properties - Connecticut - 27-28 August 2016

Saturday 27 August 2016
Mine Hill Road trailhead - Blue Trail - Donkey Trail - Nature Trail - trail confusion U - trail confusion - Nature Trail - Donkey Trail - bat cages - Donkey Trail - quarry bridge - trail along the Shepaug - Mine Hill Foundry - some other trail - Blue Trail - Mine Hill Road trailhead

Sunday 28 August 2016
Emily Griffith Beardsley Preserve Blue Trailhead - Blue Trail - Red Trail - short bushwhack - Blue Trail - Emily Griffith Beardsley Preserve Blue Trailhead

I spent an extended weekend with my extended family. On Saturday and Sunday we hiked in some of the Roxbury Land Trust trails.

There's no trip report for this one, but some pictures are included in my Facebook gallery for the weekend.


Flags Weekend: Tecumseh, Middle Tripyramid and North Tripyramid - White Mountains, New Hampshire - 10-11 September 2016

Saturday 10 September 2016
Waterville Valley Ski Resort parking lot - Mt. Tecumseh Trail - Mt. Tecumseh - Mt. Tecumseh Trail - ski run - Waterville Valley Ski Resort parking lot

Sunday 11 September 2016
Pine Bend Brook Trailhead - Pine Bend Brook Trail - Mt. Tripyramid Trail - North Tripyramid Mtn. Mt. Tripyramid Trail - Middle Tripyramid Mtn. U - Mt. Tripyramid Trail - North Tripyramid Mtn. Mt. Tripyramid Trail - Pine Bend Brook Trail - Pine Bend Brook Trailhead

Every year hikers fly the American flag from each of the 4000 foot peaks in New Hampshire in remembrance of the victims of the theocratic attacks of September 2001. For the eigth consecutive year, I lead the Middle Tripyramid crew. The day before I climbed Tecumseh.

For a longer trip report see Views from the Top.

You can see more pictures from the Tecumseh hike here.

You can see more pictures from the Tripyramid hike here.

And here is the official Flags on the 48 site.


Allen via Livingston Point - Adirondacks Mountains, New York - 24-25 September 2016

Saturday 24 September 2016
Allen Trailhead - roadwalk - Upper Works - Calamity Brook Trail - Trail around the Flowed Lands - Livingston Point Spur Trail - Livingston Point Leanto

Sunday 25 September 2016
Livingston Point Leanto - Livingston Point Spur Trail - DEC Red Trail - Allen Herd Path - Allen Mountain U - Allen Herd Path - DEC Yellow Trail - dirt roadwalk - DEC Yellow Trail - Allen Trailhead

I spent a weekend in the Adirondacks. On Saturday I didn't summit anything and spent most of the day hanging out in the Flowed Lands. On Sunday I hiked Allen, which was an easy approach, a hard up and down, and a long slog out.

For a longer trip report see The ADKHP fora.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Nehantic Trail - Connecticut - 1 October 2016

Saturday 1 October 2016
Green Fall Pond - Nehantic Trail - Mt. Misery - Nehantic Trail - Firetower Road - Cutoff Road - parking area

Four of us from the Connecticut Section of the GMC hiked a section of the Nehantic Trail.

There's no trip report for this one, but some pictures are included in my Facebook gallery for the hike.


LT Trailwork and Equinox Mountain - Green Mountains, Vermont - 14-16 October 2016

Friday 14 October 2016
Secret Trailhead - Secret Trail - trail confusion U - trail confusion - Secret Trail - Kid Gore Shelter

Saturday 15 October 2016
Kid Gore Shelter - Long Trail northbound (trailwork) U - Long Trail - Kid Gore Shelter

Sunday 16 October 2016
Kid Gore Shelter - Secret Trail - Secret Trailhead - [car drive] - Red Gate Trailhead - Red Gate Trail - Blue Summit Trail - Equinox Mountain U - Blue Summit Trail - Red Gate Trail - Red Gate Trailhead

I joined another GMC (Conn. Section) trail work weekend in Vermont. On Sunday I climbed Equinox Mountain for the first time in five years.

For a longer trip report see Views from the Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Carter Dome and Wildcat A - White Mountains, New Hampshire - 12-13 November 2016

Saturday 12 November 2016
Bog Brook Trailhead - Bog Brook Trail - Wild River Trail - Perkins Notch Campsite

Sunday 13 November 2016
Perkins Notch Campsite - Wild River Trail - Rainbow Trail - Carter Dome - Carter-Moriah Trail - Nineteen Mile Brook Trail - Wildcat Ridge Trail - Wildcat A Mtn. U - Wildcat Ridge Trail - Nineteen Mile Brook Trail - Carter Notch Hut - Nineteen Mile Brook Trail - Wildcat River Trail - Bog Brook Trail - Bog Brook Trailhead

I spent a weekend enjoying stick season in the eastern White Mountains. I only saw six other hikers all weekend, even though the weather was close to perfect.

For a longer trip report see Views from the Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Nimpuck Trail - Connecticut - 19 November 2016

Saturday 19 November 2016
Barlow Mill Road - Nipmuck Trail - Turkey Hill - Nipmuck Trail - Pixie Falls Spur Trail - Pixie Falls U - Pixie Falls Spur Trail - Nipmuck Trail - Iron Mine Lane

I led a Connecticut Section of the GMC hike on the Nipmuck Trail in Ashford.

There's no trip report for this one, but some pictures are included in my Facebook gallery for the hike.


Metacomet Trail - Connecticut - 11 December 2016

Sunday 11 December 2016
Rte. 20 Trailhead - Metacomet Trail - Copper Mountain - Metacomet Trail - West Suffield Mountain - Metacomet Trail - Rte. 168 Trailhead - [car drive] - Rte. 20 Trailhead - Metacomet Trail - wrong trail - Metacomet Trail - Farmington River Overlook U - Metacomet Trail - hatchett Hill - Metacomet Trail - Rte. 20 Trailhead

I did two connected hikes mostly on the Metacomet. First I hiked north from Rte. 20 in East Granby into West Suffield with Karen. Then she drove me back to Rte. 20 and I hiked solo south to where the Farmington crosses the Metacomet Range and then back north again. Except I got off trail for a mile or so while southbound.

No trip report for this one.

You can see more pictures here.


North Tripyramid and Middle Tripyramid - White Mountains, New Hampshire - 28 December 2016

Wednesday 28 December 2016
Pine Bend Brook Trailhead - Pine Bend Brook Trail - Mt. Tripyramid Trail - North Tripyramid Mtn. Mt. Tripyramid Trail - Middle Tripyramid Mtn. U - Mt. Tripyramid Trail - North Tripyramid Mtn. Mt. Tripyramid Trail - Pine Bend Brook Trail - Pine Bend Brook Trailhead

I usually take a three day vacation in the Whites in between the solstice and the new year, and that was the plan for this year. Weather concerns, however, caused me to scale back my plans, and then a broken snowshoe caused me to scale back even more. I ended up hiking only one day. It was on mountains I'd already hiked in winter, but it included one of my favorite mountains, so it was worth the trip.

For a longer trip report see Views from the Top.

You can see more pictures from this hike here.


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