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2021 Hiking Trip Logs

These are trail logs for my hikes in 2021. 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


LT Trailwork, West River Trail, and Black Mountain - Green Mountains, Vermont - 21-23 May 2021

Friday 21 May 2021
Secret Trailhead - secret trail - Long Trail - Story Spring Shelter

Saturday 23 May 2021
Story Spring Shelter - Long Trail - LT Kelly Stand Road Trailhead U - Long Trail - Story Spring Shelter

Sunday 24 May 2021
Story Spring Shelter - Long Trail - secret trail - Secret Trailhead - (car ride) - West River Trailhead in Brattleboro - West River Trail - Black Mountain Trailhead Black Mountain Trail (CCW) - Black Mountain - Black Mountain Trail (CCW) - Other Black Mountain Trailhead Rice Farms Road - Black Mountain Trailhead West River Trail - West River Trailhead in Brattleboro

The Connecticut Section of the GMC held its first trail work trip in over a year. I went, and afterwards finished my section hiking of the West River Trail, adding a climb of Black Mountain while I was there.

For a longer trip report see Views from the Top.

You can see more pictures here.


Connecticut High Point, Tristate Point, and Nearby Mountains - Conn. and Mass. - 12 June 2021

Saturday 12 June 2021
Undermountain Trailhead - Undermountain Trail - Appalachian Trail - Bear Mountain Road - Mt. Washington Road - Mt. Frissel Trail - Round Mountain - Mt. Frissel Trail - Mt. Frissell - Mt. Frissel Trail - Connecticut state high point - Mt. Frissel Trail - N.Y. - Mass. - Conn. triple point U - Mt. Frissel Trail - Connecticut state high point - Mt. Frissel Trail - Mt. Frissell - Mt. Frissel Trail - Round Mountain - Mt. Frissel Trail - unnamed trail - Appalachian Trail - Bear Mountain - Appalachian Trail - Undermountain Trail - Undermountain Trailhead

I hiked to the Connecticut state high point, the N.Y. - Mass. - Conn. triple point, and some nearby mountains. This was my seventh high point.

For a longer trip report see Views from the Top.

You can see more pictures here.


Rangeley/Stratton Region, Maine - 24-27 June 2021

Thursday 24 June 2021
the AT at Rte. 4 - Appalachian Trail - Piazza Rock Shelter - Piazza Rock Trail - Piazza Rock U - Piazza Rock Trail - Piazza Rock Shelter - Appalachian Trail - Piazza Rock Caves Trail - Piazza Rock Caves U - Piazza Rock Caves Trail - Appalachian Trail - Piazza Rock Shelter

Friday 25 June 2021
Piazza Rock Shelter - Appalachian Trail - Saddleback Mountain - Appalachian Trail - The Horn - Appalachian Trail - Saddleback Junior Mountain - Appalachian Trail - Poplar Ridge Shelter

Saturday 26 June 2021
Poplar Ridge Shelter - Appalachian Trail - Poplar Ridge Mountain - Appalachian Trail - Lone Mountain - Appalachian Trail - Mt.Abraham Spur Trail - Mt. Abraham U - Mt.Abraham Spur Trail - Appalachian Trail - Spaulding Mountain Leanto

Sunday 27 June 2021
Spaulding Mountain Leanto - Appalachian Trail - Spaulding Mountain Spur Trail - Spaulding Mountain U - Spaulding Mountain Spur Trail - Appalachian Trail - Sugarloaf Mountain Spur Trail - Sugarloaf Mountain U - Sugarloaf Mountain Spur Trail - Appalachian Trail - Caribou Valley Road - Caribou Valley Road parking area

Nine members of The Connecticut Section of the GMC did a section of the AT in Maine. I took some side trips to bag some peaks.

For a longer trip report see Views from the Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Mounts Donaldson and Emmons - Adirondack Mountains, New York - 29 September 2021

Wednesday 29 September 2021
Coreys Road Trailhead - Ward Brook Trail - horse trail - Calkins Brook Trail - Calkins Brook Herd Path - Seward Range Herd Path - Donaldson Mountain - Seward Range Herd Path - Emmons Mountain U - Seward Range Herd Path - Donaldson Mountain - Seward Range Herd Path - Calkins Brook Herd Path - Calkins Brook Trail - horse trail - Ward Brook Trail - Coreys Road Trailhead

I summited Donaldson and Emmons, but skipped Seward because I was running out of daylight.

For a longer trip report see The ADKHP fora.

You can see more pictures here.


Camel's Hump - Green Mountains, Vermont - 31 December 2021

Friday 31 December 2021
Forest City Trailhead - Forest City Trail - Long Trail - Camel's Hump - Long Trail - Burrow's Trail - Camel's Hump Road - Forest City Trailhead

On the last day of 2021 I hiked Camel's Hump. It was beautiful above the tree line. When I first got there Washington was shining in the distance, but unfortunately that didn't last long enough for me to get a picture.

For a longer trip report see Views from the Top.

You can see more pictures here.


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