Mt Caesar

 I had previously visited Mt Caesar, but at that time just did the 2 outer trails creating a loop over the summit. A couple of intersecting trails towards the base of the mountain have been formally added, so I went back to grab those. Seeing as they are on the shorter end, and I drove 2 hours to get there, I decided to go back over the summit and get myself a little more bang for my buck. I parked at the trailhead which starts at the most interesting of many trails I have done.. through a cemetery! I headed up the combined Theresa's Trail and Elijah's Epic Summit Trail. Did the Theresa's Trail loop first. Back on Elijah's Epic Summit Trail, I went up to the summit. This is a short, steep little climb, but you are rewarded with 3 benches and a cleared view across to Mt Monadnock. It was a bit hazy today with residual wildfire smoke from Canada. The true summit is just beyond the benches, and houses yet another bench as well as a communications tower. There is a newer network of mountain bike trails on the back side of the mountain now, so it could be a bit confusing, but I suppose they all get you to the bottom! I went down Tower Trail, which is much less steep and more of an old road rather than true trail. Back at the lower end of the Theresa's Trail loop, I went back in and took Quarry Trail back to the cemetery. 

Strava Activity

I went left on Elijah's Epic Summit Trail

Theresa's Trail off Elijah's Epic Summit Trail

 

where Theresa's Trail and Tower Trail merge

lower end of Theresa's Trail off Tower Trail

now up to the summit on Elijah's Epic Summit Trail

bench 1

bench 2

bench 3

summit bench

down Tower Trail

Quarry Trail off Theresa's Trail