A superb fall-time hike, I highly recommend............... LDG-out 1. Directions: From Suny-ACC take a right on Bay Rd. Drive 0.3 miles down Bay Rd. and take a left onto Blind Rock Rd Drive 0.8 miles down Blind Rock Rd. until it becomes Round Pond Rd. Drive 1.2 miles down Round Pond Rd. and take a right onto 9 North Drive 1.2 miles down 9 North and take a left onto 87 North Drive 9.2 miles down 87 north and take the #23 Warrensburg, exit Drive 0.3 miles down the #23 Warrensburg exit and take a left onto Diamond Point Rd. Drive 0.2 miles down Diamond Point Rd. and take a right onto 9 North Drive 0.8 miles down 9 North and take a left onto Richards Ave. Drive 0.2 miles down Richards Ave. and take a right onto West River St. Drive 3.2 miles down West River st. and take a left onto 418 West Drive 0.3 miles down 418 West until it becomes Stony Creek Rd. Drive 2.7 miles down Stony Creek Rd until it becomes Warrensburg Rd. Drive 5.9 miles down Warrensburg Rd until it becomes Roaring Branch Rd. Drive 1.8 miles down Roaring Branch Rd. and take a left onto Foddler Rd. Drive 2 miles down Foddler Rd to the Hadley trail head. 2. Basic skills and techniques learned: Plants learned: Sumac and Stone Crop. Glacial Erratics: Large boulders left behind from glacial melt. A crevice in a glacial erratic may be good shelter, during a storm. A Col: Can be a dip in between two peaks, or a flatter level area along a trail. The rest step: A hiking technique that can be used on flat ascending areas of a trail. The rest step works by bending the leg into an upside down “L” shape at the knees, alternate this motion from left leg to the right. Hiking with the rest step technique allows for a more even pace on a hike and it gives the legs a semi-rest. 3. Hadley hiking trail: From the large parking area, look for a sign on a tree that marks the beginning of the Hadley trail head. The Hadley sign may be slightly hidden by overhanging tree branches, so look carefully. Hike a short distance on the path and the registration area will be straight ahead. The trail is marked by silver discs’ with a red border at the top and bottom, these markers are scarce along the trail but given there is only one trail from the bottom to the summit, you won’t get lost easily. Proceeding on, the hike from this point on becomes steadily steep, this is a constant of the path, almost all the way to the top. To aid a hiker along the trial there are two things to help one out. First, there are man made parts along of path that consist of logs embedded in the soil, creating steps. Secondly, you will find quite long flat ascending flat stone parts of the path, due to water erosion over many millennia. These flat stretches make the hike quite easier on dry days, when it rains though it’s a very bad idea to hike these stretches because they can be slippery. Natural hazards are few and far between on the way to the summit, there are not any real difficult rocky sections to overcome and most of the hike is dry, with a few muddy sections once in a while. Near the summit the path splits off to the right, which lead to the ranger’s cabin, or keeping proceeding straight to the top of Hadley mountain. Atop the summit you will be at an elevation of 2675 feet. The view at the summit is great, with a spectacular view of the Sacandaga lake. For the daring person, their happens to be a fire tower that be climbed for a even better look at the surrounding landscape, or for great picture taking. The entire Hadley hike is 3.6 miles, enjoy.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 20:45:37 +0000
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