DuPont State Forest - Stone Mountain via Short Route (3.5 miles; d=4.86)
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The approximate track of my hike up Stone Mountain from Sky Valley Road, in DuPont State Forest, depicted a la Google Earth...
Stone Mountain (DuPont) Hike Route Map
The approximate track of my hike up Stone Mountain, in DuPont State Forest, from Sky Valley Road...
Rocky Ridge South Trailhead (Sky Valley Road)
The parking area off Sky Valley Road is small but on this 20-degree morning I didn't have to fight for a space...
Rocky Ridge-Stone Mountain Trail Junction
4/10 of a mile in I arrived at a 'Y' intersection with the Rocky Ridge Trail continuing left and my route, the Stone Mountain Trail, headed right...
Stone Mountain-Switchback Trail Junction
Within about another quarter mile I came to a second split. I'd be turning left to continue on the Stone Mountain Trail while the Switchback Trail keeps going straight ahead...
Stone Mountain Summit - 3,620'
The summit of Stone Mountain (3,620') is marked by open slabs of rock adorned with this twin-peaked cairn...
Stone Mountain Summit - 3,620'
Though trees are scattered across the summit, breaking up the views, the path continues east along the ridge where the real eye candy is found...
kw
on March 2, 2014Great pics! I couldn't help but give a hands down to one photo-- not because I didn't like the photo, but the lack of trail markers--- What a job to log it all for others.....