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Route Name:
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Giant via Rocky Peak Ridge and East Trail |
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Route Length:
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8.1 miles
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Starting Point:
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Trail Head, East Trail to Rocky Peak Ridge and Giant |
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Ending Point:
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Giant Mountain Summit |
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From the trail head, the trail is marked by yellow markers. The trail starts out on an old tote road and after a half mile, the trail veers off and climbs moderately. After 2.0m, you come to the junction with the bypass trail around Blueberry Cobble marked with red markers. |
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Length: 2 miles
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Difficulty of this Section: 1 Out of 4
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From the junction with the bypass trail, the trail descends and comes to the second junction with the bypass trail around Blueberry Cobble after 0.3m. |
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Length: 0.3 miles
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Difficulty of this Section: 1 Out of 4
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From the second junction with the red bypass trail, the trail climbs moderately until you reach the summit of Mason Mountain after 0.5m. |
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Length: 0.5 miles
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Difficulty of this Section: 1 Out of 4
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From the summit of Mason Mountain, the trail descends down to a col and then climbs steeply over open rock to the summit of Bald Peak after 1.1m. |
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Length: 1.1 miles
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Difficulty of this Section: 1 Out of 4
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From the summit of Bald Peak, the trail descends into a col and then climbs moderately until you reach the bald summit of Rocky Peak Ridge after 1.5m. |
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Length: 1.5 miles
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Difficulty of this Section: 1 Out of 4
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From the summit of Rocky Peak Ridge, the trail climbs over the summit for over a mile through the open meadows on the summit. Then the trail starts to descend to the col between Rocky Peak Ridge and Giant, where the trail then climbs steeply to the junction with the Giant via Roaring Brook Trail after 2.5m. |
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Length: 2.5 miles
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Difficulty of this Section: 1 Out of 4
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From the junction with the East Trail to Rocky Peak Ridge and Giant, the trail climbs moderately to the bare summit of Giant after 0.2m. |
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Length: 0.2 miles
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Difficulty of this Section: 1 Out of 4
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