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Route Name:
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Rocky Peak Ridge via Roaring Brook Trail |
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Route Length:
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5.9 miles
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Starting Point:
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Trail Head, Giant via Roaring Brook Trail |
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Ending Point:
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Rocky Peak Ridge Summit |
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From the trail head, the trail, marked by ATIS markers, leads 0.1m to a junction with a spur trail that lead to the base of Roaring Brook Falls. From here, the trail climbs moderately for a half mile until another junction with a spur trial that leads to the top of Roaring Brook Falls. From here, the trail continues to the junction with the Giants Washbowl Trail on the right 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 junction with the Giants Washbowl Trail, the trail starts to climb moderately and encounters several side trails that lead to lookouts. The trail soon starts using switchbacks and after 1.8m you come to the junction with the Giant via Ridge Trail. |
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Length: 1.8 miles
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Difficulty of this Section: 1 Out of 4
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From the junction with the Giant via Ridge Trail, the trail climbs moderately with some flat sections. The trail has one steep section that leads up to the junction with the East Trail to Rocky Peak Ridge and Giant 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 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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