Loon Lake mountain is reported not to see a lot of foot traffic, and
therefor seldom mentioned. I think this has changed this year, as I have
seen a lot of trip reports recently on this hike, and it is a beauty of
a hike too.
The information at http://www.cnyhiking.com
states the hike is just under 6 miles round trip. The entire hike is an
easy grade, except for the last mile which is where you gain a lot of
the 1651 feet of elevation in the hike. The trail climbs a total of 1200
feet in that last mile. It may be daunting for some, but it makes for
some great butt sliding on the way down in the winter.
The trail was easy enough to follow, one needs to just pay attention at
the various intersections along the way. As I said earlier its a
gradual elevation gain until you cross over the last foot bridge. Along
the way we seen either old deer rubs or moose. It was also kind of neat
to still see the old telco poles that I assume brought either phone or
the ability for telematic communication to the tower.
As of today the trail is packed out nicely with the traffic it has
seen, and hikers wearing their snowshoes. We wore snowshoes the entire
way.
We started at 9am and took our time arriving at the summit just before
noon. The trip out is always faster, especially when you can butt slide
down. We were back at the truck just before 2pm.
