Distance
2.2 mi to summit
4.5 mi total
Elevation
1,962 ft start
Vertical
1,194 ft gain
Time
1 hr 30 min to summit
3 hr 30 min total
Cool and windy day on Mount Cardigan. Hiked up via West Ridge Trail to Skyland Trail to Rim Rock. Then over to South Peak and Mount Cardigan. Continued on over to Firescrew Mountain. Had lunch on Firescrew where there were no people. Mount Cardigan summit was fairly crowded. From there hiked back out via West Ridge Trail back to the parking lot. No bugs for a cool spring day.
Route name
out-and-back
Obstacles
no water source
Key gear
trekking poles, GPS device