Mt. Abe Hike via Battell Trail

Mt. Abe Battell Trail hike. **Anyone who wants to participate MUST email me at jtourville@outdoors.org. We will start at 9 am at the Battell trailhead. From there we will hike up Battell to the shelter and then on to the summit. We will plan for a moderate pace. Participants must be comfortable with hiking in the snow, using both snowshoes and micro spikes. Trip is weather dependent since we will not do this hike if the weather is bad or winds are too high. Everyone who goes on this hike should bring both snowshoes and micro spikes, plenty of warm clothing and a good sense of adventure. Difficult Hike/snowshoe. Total distance is approximately 5.5-6 miles with about 2500 feet of elevation gain. Leader: Jordon Tourville; co-lead: Tom Nuovo, tnuovo@aol.com.