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We found ourselves looking at the peaks we had left on the 52WAV and decided to take the furthest northern peak off the list. We decided we would do the whole loop clockwise, so we passed the first trailhead and went to the second, the Percy Loop Trail.
The Percy Loop Trail is also part of the COHOS trail. We signed in at the register and started our hike. Having been on different parts of the COHOS Trail throughout the north country we were pleased to see that this part of the trail was well maintained. The start is a steady up and starts out following the Long Mountain Brook. The beginning of the trail was lacking boulders and roots, so the hike was nice.
It wasn’t too long before to camp to the spur path the Percy Loop Camp. It’s a nice little camping site with a tent platform and a really nice privy! After the camp, the trail changes a bit and rocks begin to appear on the trail and they are moss covered along with roots. Caution needs to be used as areas were slippery.
Our journey continued up to the cutoff of the North Percy Peak, but we choose to bypass it and head to the south peak first. The Old Summer Club Trail (COHOS Trail) goes to the right a couple hundred feet further down the trail. Following that we came to a spur/herd path that we followed all the way to the top of the summit. It’s a tough little climb to get there too. Once we did summit, we signed the log and feasted on blueberries. The view of the north peak was very impressive too.
Leaving the south peak proved to be a lot easier to descend than it was to ascend. We backtrack to the trail heading to the north peak. That trail is a lot wider than the trail going up the south peak and soon we were on the open ledge heading to the summit. Walking on the ledge required nothing more than, well, walking. When we had seen this summit from the south summit we were thinking we would have a scramble to do, but the soles of our boots just grabbed on to the surface and held on.
The summit was open and had great views. We had lunch by the summit sign, ate a few more blueberries and watched the storm that was headed our way. The day before we had severe storm up here and there was a tragedy at the circus in Lancaster. They were calling for more severe storm on this day, so we decided to call it and head back down.
The hike down went quick and went even quicker as we heard the thunder. We made it out of the woods in time, but that road walk back to our car at the other trailhead is where our luck ran out. Oh well we live by Murphy’s Law!
The Percy Loop Trail is also part of the COHOS trail. We signed in at the register and started our hike. Having been on different parts of the COHOS Trail throughout the north country we were pleased to see that this part of the trail was well maintained. The start is a steady up and starts out following the Long Mountain Brook. The beginning of the trail was lacking boulders and roots, so the hike was nice.
It wasn’t too long before to camp to the spur path the Percy Loop Camp. It’s a nice little camping site with a tent platform and a really nice privy! After the camp, the trail changes a bit and rocks begin to appear on the trail and they are moss covered along with roots. Caution needs to be used as areas were slippery.
Our journey continued up to the cutoff of the North Percy Peak, but we choose to bypass it and head to the south peak first. The Old Summer Club Trail (COHOS Trail) goes to the right a couple hundred feet further down the trail. Following that we came to a spur/herd path that we followed all the way to the top of the summit. It’s a tough little climb to get there too. Once we did summit, we signed the log and feasted on blueberries. The view of the north peak was very impressive too.
Leaving the south peak proved to be a lot easier to descend than it was to ascend. We backtrack to the trail heading to the north peak. That trail is a lot wider than the trail going up the south peak and soon we were on the open ledge heading to the summit. Walking on the ledge required nothing more than, well, walking. When we had seen this summit from the south summit we were thinking we would have a scramble to do, but the soles of our boots just grabbed on to the surface and held on.
The summit was open and had great views. We had lunch by the summit sign, ate a few more blueberries and watched the storm that was headed our way. The day before we had severe storm up here and there was a tragedy at the circus in Lancaster. They were calling for more severe storm on this day, so we decided to call it and head back down.
The hike down went quick and went even quicker as we heard the thunder. We made it out of the woods in time, but that road walk back to our car at the other trailhead is where our luck ran out. Oh well we live by Murphy’s Law!
