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Sunday, June 27
Only had a limited amount of time to sneak a hike in this past weekend so I got up early and drove up to Tahawus to hike Mt Adams. Reached the trailhead at 7:45 AM and signed into the register just before 8:00.
This is the same trailhead you use to reach Flowed Lands the long way and to get to the Allen herd path, and is approx a half mile before the end of Upper Works Road on the right.
Bugs at the trailhead itself were nasty but once I got in the woods they were not an issue.
Follow the trail over the Hudson and Lake Jimmy. After 3/4 mile you'll reach a point where the trail bends to the right and there is an old abandoned camp on your left. About 75 yards past here you'll see a couple of small cairns indicating the beginning of the trail up Mt Adams. Turn left here and start heading up.
The trail is extremely easy to follow all the way to the top and is in excellent condition. It is occasionally marked with flagging but at no point does it ever get confusing. In my opinion it is the best trail I have ever hiked on. There isn't one piece of blowdown and aside from a short rocky spot the entire hike is over nice soft ground on a wide trail.
I reached the top right around 9:00 AM and headed up the tower. The views as you climb up the stairs are simply AMAZING.
Taking a seat on one of the steps is like sitting right behind home plate at Yankee Stadium and down the first base line you've got Allen, Skylight, Redfield, Gray, Cliff, Marcy, Colden, Algonquin, Iroquois, Marshall, etc, etc, etc staring right at you. And down the third base line are the Santanoni and Seward ranges.
I sat up there about a half hour just chillin out before making the easy stroll back to the car. I ran into four other folks on my way down and looking at the register it appears that this wonderful mountain is getting a good amount of use.
I will post some pics later in the week once I find my USB cable for the digital camera.
Now for the information part. About a quarter mile up the Mt Adams trail from the cairns I noticed a large group of tents and tarps covering various stuff. As I was going up the trail it was apparent that somebody had just been through here cleaning it up. When I reached the top there was a big pile of new wood stacked up neatly under the tower.
On my way down I ran into a group of five young people from Americorps. We talked for a while and it turns out they have been up there for a few days clearing the trail and are staying through this week to repair the steps and platforms on the fire tower. They have done an incredible job and I thanked them for their efforts and let them know that a lot of folks from the hiking community will appreciate their work.
We didn't get around to talking about if/when this will become a formal trail but given the effort they have put into it I would assume that it will be marked sometime soon.
Anyway, if you want to get some bang your buck head up to Mt Adams and check it out.
Mike
MD Cuse
Only had a limited amount of time to sneak a hike in this past weekend so I got up early and drove up to Tahawus to hike Mt Adams. Reached the trailhead at 7:45 AM and signed into the register just before 8:00.
This is the same trailhead you use to reach Flowed Lands the long way and to get to the Allen herd path, and is approx a half mile before the end of Upper Works Road on the right.
Bugs at the trailhead itself were nasty but once I got in the woods they were not an issue.
Follow the trail over the Hudson and Lake Jimmy. After 3/4 mile you'll reach a point where the trail bends to the right and there is an old abandoned camp on your left. About 75 yards past here you'll see a couple of small cairns indicating the beginning of the trail up Mt Adams. Turn left here and start heading up.
The trail is extremely easy to follow all the way to the top and is in excellent condition. It is occasionally marked with flagging but at no point does it ever get confusing. In my opinion it is the best trail I have ever hiked on. There isn't one piece of blowdown and aside from a short rocky spot the entire hike is over nice soft ground on a wide trail.
I reached the top right around 9:00 AM and headed up the tower. The views as you climb up the stairs are simply AMAZING.
Taking a seat on one of the steps is like sitting right behind home plate at Yankee Stadium and down the first base line you've got Allen, Skylight, Redfield, Gray, Cliff, Marcy, Colden, Algonquin, Iroquois, Marshall, etc, etc, etc staring right at you. And down the third base line are the Santanoni and Seward ranges.
I sat up there about a half hour just chillin out before making the easy stroll back to the car. I ran into four other folks on my way down and looking at the register it appears that this wonderful mountain is getting a good amount of use.
I will post some pics later in the week once I find my USB cable for the digital camera.
Now for the information part. About a quarter mile up the Mt Adams trail from the cairns I noticed a large group of tents and tarps covering various stuff. As I was going up the trail it was apparent that somebody had just been through here cleaning it up. When I reached the top there was a big pile of new wood stacked up neatly under the tower.
On my way down I ran into a group of five young people from Americorps. We talked for a while and it turns out they have been up there for a few days clearing the trail and are staying through this week to repair the steps and platforms on the fire tower. They have done an incredible job and I thanked them for their efforts and let them know that a lot of folks from the hiking community will appreciate their work.
We didn't get around to talking about if/when this will become a formal trail but given the effort they have put into it I would assume that it will be marked sometime soon.
Anyway, if you want to get some bang your buck head up to Mt Adams and check it out.
Mike
MD Cuse
Where are the Damn pictures 
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