One of my good buddies is starting to do some hiking.
Boydie is now living in the Augusta area, so the three of us decided to bag a small mountain in a place close by. Mt. Pisgah, a small, 810' hill seemed to fit the bill.
The trail starts out looking like a snowmobile trail, but about a hundred yards in, a snowshoe trail branches off to the left.
It was well packed...so packed that we had no use for our snowshoes, and ended up carrying them all the way to the top.
There were some cool trees, but not a lot to look at as the trail wound to the top.
The elevation alone told us this would be a short hike, but I had no idea we would be to the top in 25 minutes.
A fire tower is surprisingly open to the public to climb, and the views are actually pretty great from there. We were able to see 360 degrees for miles, and could even glimpse Mount Washington.
Lots of interesting graffiti inside the tower as well.
Not wanting to backtrack, we took the snowmobile trail back down, which was actually steeper than the snowshoe trail.
The bottom line: This is an extremely easy hike. If you just happen to be passing through Winthrop, Monmouth, or Wayne and have an hour to kill on a nice day, or want a nice family hike, this is the one for you.
Enjoy.
krp
**Photos by N Du
love pisgah!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much. We are heading over now to take a quick family hike. Your site was very helpful.
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