QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 12,268 acres
- Trail Mileage: ~1.9-mile hike
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: moderate to challenging
- Sights: views and a "rock castle”
This is a beautiful hike up a relatively small mountain (elevation, 1,833 ft., elevation gain 860 ft.). The trail, which will give you a good workout, is about 1.9 miles.
The path, which is well made and easy to follow, makes a small loop close to the summit (the actual 1,833-foot summit has no views). There are a few steep areas here; it’s recommended you walk the loop counterclockwise. The series of three viewpoints you’ll find along your way are all lovely.
The rock castle you’ll stand on and can explore is a jumble of boulders with fissures and cracks formed by glacial activity and freeze-thaw cycles 10,000 years ago. It’s topped with a spire-like rock.
The mountain is part of the protected Crooked River Headwaters easement.
Directions: From Route 5/35, turn onto Vernon Street, and then bear right onto Hunt’s Corner Road. Go 1.2 miles to the parking area on the left.
