{"id":9030,"date":"2011-10-25T11:12:11","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T15:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/dacks\/2011\/10\/trip-report-5.html"},"modified":"2017-11-08T11:17:45","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T16:17:45","slug":"trip-report-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/dacks\/2011\/10\/trip-report-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Mountain Hike &#8211; Trip Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hiked up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/business\/black-mountain-11186\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Mountain<\/a> for the first time last week, and had a great time. It was cold and windy, but <b>with proper clothing and gear I was very comfortable<\/b>. The trail head is located off of Pike Brook Road near South Bay. We got to the trail at about 1:00pm, and it was breezy and about 50F.<br \/>\nThe first portion of the hike is pretty easy climbing. Watch your step though, most of the trail is made up of crushed stone and <b>wet rocks that are very slippery when wet<\/b>. With the leaves all over the ground it becomes a little more difficult to find a spot to put your foot down.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6999\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/dacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2011\/10\/trail-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/dacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2011\/10\/trail-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/dacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2011\/10\/trail.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After about a mile of hiking up an unimproved road, you will come to a few hunting camps that are guarded with a closed gate. Take a right into the woods here, and <b>you&#8217;ll be on the trail to the summit.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>NOTE:<\/b> I went hiking on Friday, October 21, the <b>day before rifle season opens<\/b> in the Northern Zone. I wore a <b>bright orange bandanna <\/b>for safety, as I know muzzle-loader season had opened the week before. <b>Be careful in the woods during hunting season!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The trail becomes <b>moderately steep <\/b>towards the top, but nothing to be afraid of. As you approach the summit you can hear the <b>windmill whirring<\/b> at the top. The windmill is pretty cool, and along with solar panels provides energy to communication devices and the weather monitoring systems at the top.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/dacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2011\/10\/blackmtn_windmill-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/dacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2011\/10\/blackmtn_windmill-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/dacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2011\/10\/blackmtn_windmill.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The view to the northeast from the summit is awesome. On a clearer day the colors would have been brilliant in the daytime sun, but it was overcast while we were up there. Regardless, a nice view of <b>Lake George<\/b>, the <b>Tongue Mountain Range<\/b>, and even the <b>Green Mountains in Vermont<\/b> to the east.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/dacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2011\/10\/lgfromblack-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/dacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2011\/10\/lgfromblack-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/dacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2011\/10\/lgfromblack.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View of Lake George looking north towards Ticonderoga.<\/p>\n<p>I apologize for the quality (or lack there of) on this next image. I was taking photos with my phone and had to zoom in a bit. It&#8217;s a cool photo though so I&#8217;m going to share it with you.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/dacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2011\/10\/vtmtnsfromny-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/dacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2011\/10\/vtmtnsfromny-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/dacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2011\/10\/vtmtnsfromny.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Those are the Green Mountains in Vermont. Pretty sure it&#8217;s Killington and Pico Peak in the clouds over there.<\/p>\n<p>It was <b>cold and windy at the top<\/b>, and I&#8217;m glad I had a warming layer in my pack. If you are going up Black Mountain (<i>or any mountain<\/i>) in the fall, make sure you have <b>extra layers<\/b> with you.<b> I prefer fleece<\/b> over a hoodie or extra shirts. I also bring a windproof, waterproof jacket with me on EVERY hike.<\/p>\n<p>From the top you can hike down the lake side of the mountain towards <b>Black Mountain Point<\/b> and the surrounding ponds. The loop connects you to Bumps, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/dacks\/2011\/09\/trip-report-2\/\">Fishbrook<\/a>, Greenland, Lapland and Black Mountain Ponds, and the area is littered with<b> 4 or 5 lean-tos <\/b>if you want to make a night out of it. Following the loop even further will take you over to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/dacks\/2011\/10\/trip-report-4\/\">Sleeping Beauty <\/a>and Dacy Clearing. If you can find a ride, do a <b>through hike from Black Mountain to Sleeping Beauty<\/b> and get picked up there.<\/p>\n<p>Black Mountain is a good hike. It&#8217;s not too difficult, there&#8217;s a fire tower and a windmill at the top, which is cool, and the view is great. There are a few hunting camps down near the trail head, so <b>please be careful when entering the woods<\/b>, wear bright colors, go with a group so you&#8217;ll be talking and making noise.<\/p>\n<p><b>Does anybody else have any tips for hiking\/camping during hunting season?<\/b> What to do, what not to do? Any suggestions would be great as <b>I plan on hiking well into winter.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hiked up Black Mountain for the first time last week, and had a great time. It was cold and windy, but with proper clothing and gear I was very comfortable. 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