Monday, October 22, 2018

22OCT18 - Doublehead Mountain (North and South peaks)

Well i've got a bit of a backlog of hiking to blog about... not that anyone is really reading this.
A crisp fall morning with Buenos Tardes to get Doublehead Mountain's two peaks for some 52WAV action before wrapping up for the year.
History: Used to be a ski hill of some kind. Cabin at the top.

Peak Elevation: 3053 ft (North Peak), 2939 ft (South peak)
Elevation Gain: ~1500 ft
Trail: Doublehead Ski Trail, Old Path, New Path, some bushwacking
Length: 3.3mi

Parking was roadside at this point but i think there is a lot that was being built at that time. We got a fairly early start, not sure on timing of any of this hike to be honest, and we crushed a fairly easy hike on the crisp fall morning. The old ski trail was a nice way to go all the way to the North peak, where the cabin was, and then we went to the South peak and had some lunch on the little ledge there. I'd like to say i recall more than this about this hike but I mostly remember ending up losign trail on the way down and having to bushwack our way to the road towards the end, where we were only a few hundred yards off. Afterwards we got some really great apple cider donuts from a nearby place that Mr Tardes knew about.

Photos:
https://imgur.com/gallery/ise6X6Q