It was an absolutely perfect day today. Could not have asked for anything better. I decided to revisit Plymouth Mountain as there is a new view spur that has been added. I opted for the Plymouth Mountain Trail as it is slightly shorter and quite a bit less elevation gain than the more popular Sutherland Trail. I love this trail. I parked in the pullout on Pike Hill Rd in Hebron and headed up. I saw no one on my ascent or descent and only 4 people while on the summit. The new to me spur is right off the summit, behind the summit sign, called Newfound Spur. The other 2 spurs are off the Sutherland Trail below the summit. The previous 2 times I had been up my views were somewhat obscured with weather and wildfire smoke if I remember correctly. Today was flawless. I had the ledges to myself for about 15 mins before anyone else came along and I just stood and enjoyed the view. The short spur trail was probably the most technical part of the hike as it descends a little and had a couple sit and slide scrambles, but absolutely nothing crazy. The ledge view intimidated me slightly when I popped out on it as it's on a bit of an incline, but I carefully made my way along with no trouble. It really was a 12/10 day.
Strava Activity
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| where the trail leaves off Pike Hill Road |
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| right turn onto the trail from the snowmobile corridor |
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| the marker was just past the summit sign on the spur trail |
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