Ascent of Caudal on 2017-09-10| Other People: | Solo Ascent
Only Party on Mountain | | Date: | Sunday, September 10, 2017 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Motorized Transport to Trailhead: | Car | | Peak: | Caudal | | Location: | USA-New York | | Elevation: | 3320 ft / 1011 m |
Ascent Trip ReportAfter racing Riedlbauer's Round Top Rally mountain bike race, I decided to do a little hiking since I was in the Catskills and had some time. I also wanted to utilize my son's recently published book "50 Hikes in the Catskills" (Shameless plug: Check it out on Amazon! It's a very good guide book!)
Started at the Barnum Road parking area, hiking along a rocky jeep road to the DEC sign in after about 1/2 a mile. The trail ascends gradually through open forest for almost another half mile before turning right and ascending more aggressively. Some of this climb has rock outcroppings and there is a viewpoint on one if it the leaves are down. About 1/3 mile past this viewpoint is the summit of Caudal, which is a nondescript area with trees and brush.
I saw 3 grouse on Caudal as they flew away through the trees.
Times:
Started at 1:12 pm
Summit of Caudal at 2:03 pm |
| Summary Total Data | | Quality: | 5 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail | | Weather: | Pleasant, Calm, Clear
Sunny and 60's | | Ascent Statistics | | Distance: | 1.2 mi / 1.9 km | | Time: | 51 Minutes | | Descent Statistics |
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