Lookin' for a scramble or two or three

[marty]

Mahoosuc Notch is an absolute must for all scramblers, being the slowest (not hardest IMHO) mile on the AT. It is even better when combined with a steep ledgy hike up Mahoosuc Arm with its nice overlooks and alpine flowers.

 

[askus3]

Mcorsar mentioned the Gunks and I agree with his choices. My favorite scramble in the Hudson Valley is Breakneck Ridge where you go up 1200 feet in 1/2 mile. It is wickedly steep. I always use that as a test of anyone who has not hiked in the Whites or ADKs from the NY area or they feel they are out of shape. If you don't enjoy Breakneck don't think about climbing many of the 4,000 footers.

 

[sli74]

Hey Toe Cozy . . . I cannot for the life of me find my LT guide anywhere BUT there was a section after both you and Bathing Beauty had left where there were some pretty good scrambles but the section was short, it was somewhere near Corliss or Tillotson Camp, can't think of the name of the shelter right now. It is called Devil's Gulch . . . I don't think you've done that section yet, very pretty. A challenge with a big pack but the scrambles wouldn't have been too bad with a day pack.

sli74

 

[JeffAndrews]

I second Break Neck Ridge!

It is a great training hike and the views are amazing. And how many great hikes have their own commuter train stop?

 

[BrentD22]

It's like your a kid again playing on the rocks....

Although I say "playing" scrambling is obviously no messing around. I personally like Mahoosuc Ravine. Locally in MA though there is a great little gem called the Purgatory Chasms. I'm sure lots of you know of it, but for others it has all sorts of rocky fun. Check it out!

Lost River Gourge is very cool as well. It's not so much a step scramble by anymeans, but there are some nice bushwack scrambles in the area and with Lost River Trail as a main trail to start the adventure you can't go wrong.

 

[Grumpy]

For something in Vermont that’s short, but has a few challenges along the way, try the Middlesex Trail to Mt. Hunger, in the Worcester Range. Follow the cutoff (left) to White Rock Mountain about 1.6 mi from the trailhead on the way to Mt. Hunger, and take in both summits via a loop. The White Rock trail is a corker in spots, particularly at its very end.

G.

 

[Ridgewalker]

Favorite Scrambles:
Caps Ridge- most favorite
Camel's Hump
Chocoura- Champany Falls
Welch-Dickey
Manadnock- White Dot.
If I had the oppertunity to do one of those mountains, it would be Jefferson.

 

[Reekee]

The Trapp Dike on MT. Colden, 4th possibe low 5th class scramble depending on the amount of water flowing. Just getting to the Dike is bit of a scramble in it's self, via Avalanche Pass.