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Part XVI in a series of places other than the high peaks to hike during mud season.
Valerie, her poodle (Gerard), and myself hiked Berlin Mountain in eastern New York this past Sunday. After a rainy Saturday and Saturday night we were expecting sloppy conditions. Sunday turned out to be a breezy but beautiful partly sunny day with no rain. Trails were wet in places, but generally not too muddy. There was a single stretch of standing water as we approached Berlin Mountain from the south.
This was my first trip on the Taconic Crest Trail. I was impressed. The views through the still open forest and slight grade changes offered a great alternative workout. Only encountered 3 people the whole afternoon.
Stats: Peak elevation is somewhere between 2800-2900 feet. Conflicting data from topo and what's quoted online. Round trip from southeast hollow is 8.5 miles with almost 1600 feet total elevation gain. I'm attaching the route from our descent in Topo (TPO) format and a text file. Start time was noon (12PM) and we were back at the car about 4:30PM. This included a few stops at a moderate hiking pace.
Part XVI in a series of places other than the high peaks to hike during mud season.
Valerie, her poodle (Gerard), and myself hiked Berlin Mountain in eastern New York this past Sunday. After a rainy Saturday and Saturday night we were expecting sloppy conditions. Sunday turned out to be a breezy but beautiful partly sunny day with no rain. Trails were wet in places, but generally not too muddy. There was a single stretch of standing water as we approached Berlin Mountain from the south.
This was my first trip on the Taconic Crest Trail. I was impressed. The views through the still open forest and slight grade changes offered a great alternative workout. Only encountered 3 people the whole afternoon.
Stats: Peak elevation is somewhere between 2800-2900 feet. Conflicting data from topo and what's quoted online. Round trip from southeast hollow is 8.5 miles with almost 1600 feet total elevation gain. I'm attaching the route from our descent in Topo (TPO) format and a text file. Start time was noon (12PM) and we were back at the car about 4:30PM. This included a few stops at a moderate hiking pace.
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