The first part of this trail my son complained bitterly, took about 6 breaks, and was driving me nuts. He was better when we turned to hike over to Cranmore, as that trail was mostly flat or downhill. He had thankfully got it out of his system, and by the time we got back to Black Cap Trail he was willing to summit Black Cap too. It's a short distance from the junction with Cranmore Trail, so it would have been dumb to skip it. He didn't mind the more vigorous climb up and was rewarded with great views of the surrounding mountains and even the summit of Cranmore where we had been standing not long before. Despite it being a steamy day, it was a great day to hike. Hit up Zeb's in No Conway after, then the pool when we got home. In the words of a great philosopher, "today was a good day."