This was an extension of my normal jaunt to Rooster Comb, I added a
jaunt over to Hedge Hog. The trail is easy to moderate terrain. Starting
from Keene Valley you hike over wooden bridge from the parking area to
the trail head register. You'll pass a small pond on the right behind
the Keene Central School. As you veer away from the pond the trail
climbs steadily to a junction with one of the routes to Snow Mountain
Trail at around 0.7 mi. Stay right and continue a steady climb to
another junction at around 2.0 mi. (Straight ahead leads to Hedgehog and
Lower Wolf Jaw. Left is an alternate return, which also connects to
Snow Mt.), to the right goes to Rooster Comb.
Turning right, the trail climbs to the crest of the ridge and a
junction at 2.2 mi. Right is the 0.1 mi. side trail to Valley View
Ledge. Left is the trail to the summit, which is reached after a few
steeper pitches at 2.5 mi.
Back at the three-way junction, from here its just under a mile to Hedgehog summit over what I believe is a moderate climb. There is a short section that a little steep, but nothing that you wouldn't expect from climbing Rooster Comb. Its about another 900 feet of elevation gain.
A nice hike, one of which I would like to do again.
Back at the three-way junction, from here its just under a mile to Hedgehog summit over what I believe is a moderate climb. There is a short section that a little steep, but nothing that you wouldn't expect from climbing Rooster Comb. Its about another 900 feet of elevation gain.
A nice hike, one of which I would like to do again.
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