Tri-state Hike in the South Taconic Mountains

Mount Washington State Forest

State boundary marker along the trail - Photo by Daniel Chazin State boundary marker along the trail - Photo by Daniel Chazin

This tri-state loop hike climbs to the highest point in Connecticut and to several other panoramic viewpoints.

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From the kiosk near the end of the parking area, enter the woods, following the Alander Mountain Trail, which is not blazed at this point. In 0.8 mile, after crossing a brook on a footbridge, you'll come to an intersection (marked by a sign) with the blue-blazed Ashley Hill Trail. Turn left and follow this pleasant trail for the next 3.5 miles, paralleling a brook for much of the way. In one...

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March 30, 2013
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Daniel, pls check final route description.
<p>Daniel says: &nbsp;"<span style="background-color: #edefd9; color: #111111; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 14.578125px;">&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: #edefd9; color: #111111; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 14.578125px;">Bear left and pass in front of the cabin, then continue ahead on the white-blazed Alander Mountain Trail. Follow this trail for about three miles back to the parking area where the hike began."<span></span></span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 14.578125px;">&nbsp;My map, South Taconic Trails 2006 shows the Alander Mntn trail as Blue. Pls advise. BW.&nbsp;</span></span></p>
william.walsh
June 20, 2011
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Didn't quite make it!
<p>My teens and I tried this hike this weekend, but decided to do it in reverse since the writeup described the beginning as easier than the end.&nbsp; We wanted to do the hardest part while fresh.&nbsp; It also gave us the ability to truncate the loop if the hike proved too hard for us, which we needed to do.&nbsp; We figured our truncated loop was about 9 miles and that took us 8 hours to do.&nbsp; This is definitely an advanced hike!&nbsp; But we enjoyed what we were able to accomplish and saw many things we haven't experienced before.</p>
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