Today's adventure had me in Tamworth and exploring the Mt Mexico/Big Rock Cave area. I parked at the Cabin Trailhead on Rt 113A and started up Cabin Trail. The trail was damp/wet/muddy most of the way. A couple tenths down Cabin Trail, I turned onto Big Rock Cave Trail and followed that up and over Mt Mexico. The trail just skirts the true summit, which is wooded. Big Rock Cave was cool, though due to a phobia of dark spaces, I didn't explore in the cave itself, just looked a little bit around. I turned left onto Whitin Brook Trail. There is no signage at the intersection of Big Rock Cave Trail and Whitin Brook Trail. As soon as you cross the brook for the 1st time (coming from Big Rock Cave itself) there is a 4 way intersection with signs pointing out Mt Paugus and Big Rock Cave. The trail intersecting this is Whitin Brook Trail. Take a left to head back to Cabin Trail or take a right to head towards Bickford Trail. There were several blow downs on Whitin Brook Trail, which were easy enough to step over, 3 I had to duck under. There was a short steep climb just before the Cabin Trail intersection. I completed the loop returning on Cabin Trail. 1 huge blow down on Cabin Trail that I had to bushwhack around (easy enough). Lots of trails in this area to explore.
Strava Activity
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| near the summit of Mt Mexico |
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| heading off Mt Mexico, my favorite kind of trail |
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| Big Rock Cave |
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| the biggest mushroom I've ever seen on Big Rock Cave Trail |
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