SLEEPING GIANT STATE PARK - Blue and Yellow Trails Loop. (Giant Master hike
Details
Activity Type: Hiking, Local Walks, & Trail Running | Hiking
Difficulty: 6 - Strenuous
Trip Leader(s): Mary Anne Hardy
Registration Type: Registration
Please Click Here to RSVP and follow ALL the steps to register: https://activities.outdoors.org/a5UVX000001Gf6f
Audience: Everyone
Description: A 6+ mile loop with 1500 feet of elevation covering the Blue and Yellow Trails. This hike WILL go over the head, a steep and exposed route. Registration requested but not required. We will meet at the Mt. Carmel Avenue main entrance of Sleeping Giant at 9:00 AM and start the hike promptly at 9:15 AM. (Be ready to start hiking at 9:15, incorporate extra time BEFORE for restroom stop). Steady rain cancels. Please note that this covers the most challenging trail at Sleeping Giant. It is over mostly rocky uneven terrain with some scrambling parts (both up & down). It goes over the head of the Giant early in the hike. Sturdy hiking shoes with good grippy soles are a must. We plan to hike at a rigorous pace (average about 2 mph, slower on tough parts of blue trail). Bring water and snacks/lunch. No dogs. Leader - Mary Anne Hardy email hardy.bujalski@gmail.com, mobile # 203 376 8791 (text only, unknown callers are blocked)
You can access trail maps at this link: https://sgpa.org/trails-maps/ (both pdf and GPS-enabled maps)
Note: This is hike #6 in the Giant Master hike challenge that I will be leading over the next year. You don’t have to be participating in the challenge to attend this hike. If you are interested in the challenge - check out this link: https://sgpa.org/giant-master/ . I will be repeating these hikes as I complete my four season Giant Master challenge. There are six hikes in total to complete all the trails. This is the final and most challenging of all the hikes in the series. (next spring I will start the series over with hike #1)
If you are doing the challenge, here is the information for your Giant Master Log: Today’s hike completes all the sections of the Yellow Trail. And sections II, III, IV, V, VI of the Blue Trail. Email me (hardy.bujalski@gmail.com) if you want the "key" to the giant master log showing what each hike covers.
Reminder: Please click the RSVP link above to register! Joining on meet up does not register you for the hike.