13.1 miles of hiking • 2500' elevation gain •
I got to hike solo this weekend as my wife visited her parents. I tend to stay close to home since I'm doing the driving (my wife drives on weekends as I put in 400 miles/week to get to work).
The weather was quite a bit cooler than expected, but I was well prepared for the wind and drizzle. Parking at the horse camp, I hiked the longest path I knew to the summit of Hamilton Mt.! This ended up being the horse bridge trail and then following the Upper Hardy Creek trail. The trail system was almost empty except for the region near the summit. I bumped into some nice hikers and talked a bit, as I tend to do!
Hardy Ridge was cloud covered, so I chose well in heading for the Hamilton Mt. Summit. Table Mt. was also cloud covered, but the Gorge was amazing, as always!
