Dix Slide

KurtVon · 06-08-2010, 01:02 PM

I plan on hiking in the Dix range with a few friends this weekend to finish up my 46er. I've been in the Dix range before but haven't actually done Dix since I've been saving it for my last peak. It's been a while since I've done the range, but just wanted to know of the whereabouts of the slide going up Dix.

I believe this slide is climbable from Hough? Does anyone know of the herd path to it?

I am also thinking about climbing the east dix slide as well from rt 73.

I figure I would start out on 73 and do the east dix slide first, then knocking off other others and then heading over to dix from hough and head out to 73. Does the start of the hike come out close by the end of the hike? or will we have to walk along 73 for a bit?

Cory D · 06-08-2010, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by KurtVon

. Does the start of the hike come out close by the end of the hike? or will we have to walk along 73 for a bit?

At a decent walking pace it is about 45 minutes.

The slide you have pictured is not "the slide" that is usually climbed when people talk of climbing the slide via the Dix trail. The larger slide is on the other side and the trail leads to it and out on it from the rte 73 direction.

KurtVon · 06-08-2010, 01:22 PM

okay thanks a lot. Maybe we will descend via the slide and out to 73. I hear there are multiple slides on dix. Are any of there marked with cairns?

Cory D · 06-08-2010, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by KurtVon

okay thanks a lot. Maybe we will descend via the slide and out to 73. I hear there are multiple slides on dix. Are any of there marked with cairns?

If you just descend via the trail that says rte 73 or st huberts it will come out on the slide towards the lower third. There is some small cairns usually and some blazes.

viewseeker · 06-08-2010, 02:48 PM

this is what it looks like from Rt. 73 at the base. We went up the left slide and was only short bushwack to the summit...

KurtVon · 06-09-2010, 04:26 PM

great thanks for the responses. Looks like we will be doing the Hunter slide up Dix

mink · 06-10-2010, 03:34 PM

Hiked Dix via trail from St. Huberts yesterday...I thought about following the slide up, but decided due to time to stick to the trail. On second thought it probably is quicker taking the slide up to the summit!

KurtVon · 06-10-2010, 06:14 PM

which slide did you do? was it hunters slide or V slide? I am still unsure which slide is the better route...Hunters slide looks to be a bit more challenging and significantly more fun

SummitHat · 06-11-2010, 03:41 PM

There's a wealth of info and trip reports on the Dix and other slides over on the ADKHighPeaks forum. Well worth checking out when planning for a successful adventure, especially one involving slides.

Neil · 06-11-2010, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mink

Hiked Dix via trail from St. Huberts yesterday...I thought about following the slide up, but decided due to time to stick to the trail. On second thought it probably is quicker taking the slide up to the summit!

The top of those slides (accessible from the Dix Trail from Rte 76), ie. the Thumb, Index, Middle, Ring and Pinky slides leave you high and dry and a long ways from the summit. We climbed the Ring, descended it then did the Pinky up and down. Close to being my favorite slides so far.
Some pics:

http://adkhighpeaks.com/neil/outdoor...des/index.html

http://adkhighpeaks.com/neil/outdoor...ide/index.html

From Noonmark:
http://adkhighpeaks.com/neil/outdoor...%20slides.html

mink · 06-12-2010, 11:25 AM

Neil:

The slides do seem like an excellent hike! Maybe I'll give it a try once I finish the 46.

Brandon

06-08-2010, 01:02 PM	#1
KurtVon Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 148	Dix Slide I plan on hiking in the Dix range with a few friends this weekend to finish up my 46er. I've been in the Dix range before but haven't actually done Dix since I've been saving it for my last peak. It's been a while since I've done the range, but just wanted to know of the whereabouts of the slide going up Dix. I believe this slide is climbable from Hough? Does anyone know of the herd path to it? I am also thinking about climbing the east dix slide as well from rt 73. I figure I would start out on 73 and do the east dix slide first, then knocking off other others and then heading over to dix from hough and head out to 73. Does the start of the hike come out close by the end of the hike? or will we have to walk along 73 for a bit? __________________ "To live only for some future goal is shallow. It’s the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top. Here’s where things grow. But of course, without the top you can’t have any sides. It’s the top that defines the sides. So on we go...we have a long way...no hurry...just one step after the next...." www.kurtvon.com

06-08-2010, 01:22 PM	#3
KurtVon Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 148	okay thanks a lot. Maybe we will descend via the slide and out to 73. I hear there are multiple slides on dix. Are any of there marked with cairns? __________________ "To live only for some future goal is shallow. It’s the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top. Here’s where things grow. But of course, without the top you can’t have any sides. It’s the top that defines the sides. So on we go...we have a long way...no hurry...just one step after the next...." www.kurtvon.com

06-08-2010, 02:48 PM	#5
viewseeker Wright 2-18-12 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: fulton, NY: AVATAR: W46r completion Posts: 754	this is what it looks like from Rt. 73 at the base. We went up the left slide and was only short bushwack to the summit... __________________ ADK 46-R # 6750W CL-50 #51 CATSKILLS 9/35 NPT--Complete 7-6-13

06-09-2010, 04:26 PM	#6
KurtVon Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 148	great thanks for the responses. Looks like we will be doing the Hunter slide up Dix __________________ "To live only for some future goal is shallow. It’s the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top. Here’s where things grow. But of course, without the top you can’t have any sides. It’s the top that defines the sides. So on we go...we have a long way...no hurry...just one step after the next...." www.kurtvon.com

06-10-2010, 06:14 PM	#8
KurtVon Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 148	which slide did you do? was it hunters slide or V slide? I am still unsure which slide is the better route...Hunters slide looks to be a bit more challenging and significantly more fun __________________ "To live only for some future goal is shallow. It’s the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top. Here’s where things grow. But of course, without the top you can’t have any sides. It’s the top that defines the sides. So on we go...we have a long way...no hurry...just one step after the next...." www.kurtvon.com

06-10-2010, 03:34 PM	#7
mink Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 21	Hiked Dix via trail from St. Huberts yesterday...I thought about following the slide up, but decided due to time to stick to the trail. On second thought it probably is quicker taking the slide up to the summit!

06-11-2010, 03:41 PM	#9
SummitHat That was fun Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: The Cold North Posts: 200	There's a wealth of info and trip reports on the Dix and other slides over on the ADKHighPeaks forum. Well worth checking out when planning for a successful adventure, especially one involving slides.

06-12-2010, 11:25 AM	#11
mink Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 21	Neil: The slides do seem like an excellent hike! Maybe I'll give it a try once I finish the 46. Brandon

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