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Route Name: Giant via Route 9N
Route Length: 10.4 miles
Starting Point: Trail Head, Giant from Rt. 9N Trail
Ending Point: Giant Mountain Summit
From the trail head, the trail crosses over a bridge then starts moderately climbing following red markers. After a mile, you will cross over Slide Brook on a bridge, after which the trail crosses several smaller brooks as it continues a moderate climb. After 2.5m you come to the junction with the Owl Head Lookout Trail to your left.
Length: 5.7 miles
Difficulty of this Section: 1 Out of 4
From the junction with the Owl Head Lookout Trail, the trail starts out descending moderately for about a mile then starts climbing again. You will come across the base of one of the slides on Giant, after which the trail continues climbing moderately until you come to the Giant Lean-To on the left after 3.2m.
Length: 3.2 miles
Difficulty of this Section: 1 Out of 4
From the Giant Lean-To, the trail levels off until you reach the junction with the Giant from Hopkins via Green Mt. Trail for your right after 0.4m.
Length: 0.4 miles
Difficulty of this Section: 1 Out of 4
From the junction with the Giant from Rt. 9N Trail, the trail starts climbing steeply. The trail is steep to moderately steep for most of the way with few let offs. You will pass several ledges until after 1.1m you come to the summit of Giant Mountain. Crossing the summit, the trail continues using ATIS markers.
Length: 1.1 miles
Difficulty of this Section: 2 Out of 4