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Indian Trail

Watkins Glen State Park
Watkins Glen, NY

1.0 mile / 1.6 km

October 05, 2019

Easy hike back from hiking up the Watkins Glen Gorge Trail. Also note that the park still has signage for the 'Indian Trail', but on their park map, this trail is called the North Rim Trail. It's difficult to say whether or not the park renamed the trail and just didn't change the trailhead signs out on the trail.

Hiking

Watkins Glen Gorge Trail

Watkins Glen State Park
Watkins Glen, NY

David Miller (Admin)

1.1 miles / 1.8 km

October 05, 2019

Beautiful hike through the gorge. All of the lower parking lots were full, so we parked for free a few blocks down the road. The trail was extremely crowded, but tended to bottleneck at the popular waterfalls. Once you get past the crowds the traffic thins out more. Attached is the old GPX data I tracked in 2017 that wasn't fixed up to match the accurate path.

Trail Map

Hiking

Sunderland Caves Hike

UMass Mt. Toby Forest
Sunderland, MA

David Miller (Admin)

2.6 miles / 4.2 km

August 02, 2019

Hiked through the Mt Toby Forest over to the cave on a Saturday. The parking lot was mostly full with cars parked along the road. The trails were moderately trafficked and the cave itself had a group of people repelling down. We hiked out to the cave, through the cave from the northern entrance, and out to the southern entrance which sits along the edge of the mountain. The inside of the cave is virtually pitch-black with a few scraps of light shining in from above and the side entrances. If you plan to explore the cave, you must bring a headlamp or a powerful flashlight. One side of the cave has a sheer 7-foot drop-off with rock ledges you can use to get up/down, but watch your footing and grip. Also watch your head while inside the cave since the headroom is low. The entire cave itself is roughly 25 to 30-feet long and about 20 feet deep at the center. The hike itself is moderate and you can follow well-marked signs to reach the cave.

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Hiking

South Prong Trail to Campsite

Monongahela National Forest
Roaring Plains Wilderness, WV

David Miller (Admin)

5.0 miles / 8.0 km

July 27, 2019

The trail was extremely wet within the first 0.5-miles from the trailhead. Some parts of the trail were essentially creeks flowing slowly downhill. Just before the last 0.1-miles of the hike, just before the campsite, was an enormous stagnant section of water that required slow traversing to get around without falling in or sinking your feet into. The campsite was dry and the creek that flows through it did not flood the campsite like the rest of the trail. The lookout point on the way up was a nice break from the 2.5-mile hike in with packs. Hiked with Nina, Jax, Tony (HikingUpward), and Linda (HikingUpward).

Camping Dogs Hiking

Hidden Passage Trail to Lookouts

Monongahela National Forest
Roaring Plains Wilderness, WV

David Miller (Admin)

2.7 miles / 4.3 km

July 27, 2019

Hiked out beyond the ridge campsite to the lookout point and back to the South Prong Trail. Mostly an easy hike. Amazing views into the distant mountains with an additional view of Seneca Rocks below. Hiked with Nina, Jax, Tony (HikingUpward), and Linda (HikingUpward).

Dogs Hiking