"A rather difficult climb due to trail conditions. Near the top there was thick ice which made footing difficult. Ice spikes helped but didn’t guarantee footing. Views atop were great." — drewromesser • Feb 17, 2024

"Tom and I arrived at the trailhead 9:48 am under cloudy and windy skies. Parking area was vacant but for us. Snowshoes up and down. Broke trail to the summit in 54 minutes. Heavy winds on the summit. Took some pics and decended back to car in 27 minutes. Nice morning hike with great views." — garyogden • Jan 14, 2024

"Last day of September turned out to be a beautiful blue bird day. Jen and Wyndham hadn’t yet been up Buck Mountain and it was as good a day as any for them to do it. We took the Shelving Rock Road trail and saw no one, yet the summit was another story and it was just too too too many people there for my liking. I enjoy the mountains for the quiet but could only hear noisy voices. Don’t get me started on the number of those wearing jeans. Some tinges of color can be seen and leaves starting to drop. Anyhow it was nice to be back atop Buck, one of the first mountains that got me into hiking. " — scottturner • Sep 30, 2023

"The rain ended in time for our family, plus one, to enjoy this hike with amazing views. This is one of the easiest hikes we have done with stairs in the entire way up. We took the east trail which starts at the Olympic sites which is very interesting. The climb was humid due to the rain the few hours before but the the cool breeze at the top and the view was worth it. There are three different spots at the summit with overlooks all close to each other with views of the high peaks and others as well as being able to see the ski jumps in the distance. The hike back down was easy on everything but the knees with so many stairs. Would recommend to most people and ages. " — jan2ny • Aug 29, 2023

"Gorgeous hike with Daisy! We took the herd path before the false summit and loved it, was some pretty exposed scrambles! Talked to alot of people on the hike, a nice couple from Boston, and a 2 W46rs from NJ. Shared alot of hiking stories. Great weather, no bugs gorgeous views on the cliffs. " — dennis-van-amburgh • Jul 15, 2023