Mike P.
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Does anyone have an idea of the length of the Redfield Herd Path from the Uphill Brook Lean-to Cairn? I had thought initially it was 1.5 miles each way but is strickly a guess from looking at a map, took longer than what I thought a 1.5 herd path (it's a pretty good trail) would take with no blowdown left to navigate through/over/under/around.
Is Redfield & Table indicative of how clear the herd paths are now since it has been decided to try & concentrate useage on "A" herd path - or two?
It seems almost like cheating compared to the descriptions of climbs done since Floyd & other hurricanes & storms in the past & back to 1950. Parts of the Lake Arnold Trail between Lake Arnold & Trail 121 from Upper Works was narrower & more overgrown than parts of the Redfield path. Anytime it seemed there might be a question on direction, I could see a downed tree that had been cut. On some routes like Marshall, Street & Nye & I think a couple of others the new 2004 High Peaks map actually has a dotted trail marked on the map.
Are the other (I understand Street & Nye are close) "trail-less peaks like this too? ( I wanted to say easy but it was not a flat level walk & required paying a fair amount of attention.)
Is Redfield & Table indicative of how clear the herd paths are now since it has been decided to try & concentrate useage on "A" herd path - or two?
It seems almost like cheating compared to the descriptions of climbs done since Floyd & other hurricanes & storms in the past & back to 1950. Parts of the Lake Arnold Trail between Lake Arnold & Trail 121 from Upper Works was narrower & more overgrown than parts of the Redfield path. Anytime it seemed there might be a question on direction, I could see a downed tree that had been cut. On some routes like Marshall, Street & Nye & I think a couple of others the new 2004 High Peaks map actually has a dotted trail marked on the map.
Are the other (I understand Street & Nye are close) "trail-less peaks like this too? ( I wanted to say easy but it was not a flat level walk & required paying a fair amount of attention.)