"The loop trail is very active, which was really nice to see, I'm sure the cooler weather helped. I turned off my GPS for peak 2146 (Oliver Mountain) because the official trails to it seemed to be missing from trail and routes I could find on current websites, despite there being historical evidence of trailage. To prevent being the person to cause others to follow in my exact footsteps I turned off the tracker aside at the peak, then turned it off again to make my way down. Sorry Y'all. " — MaxwellsDeamon • Dec 4, 2025

"The loop trail is very active, which was really nice to see, I'm sure the cooler weather helped. I turned off my GPS for peak 2146 (Oliver Mountain) because the official trails to it seemed to be missing from trail and routes I could find on current websites, despite there being historical evidence of trailage. To prevent being the person to cause others to follow in my exact footsteps I turned off the tracker aside at the peak, then turned it off again to make my way down. Sorry Y'all. " — MaxwellsDeamon • Dec 4, 2025

"Tried tackling this hill from the west side this time. Started off pretty flat but made up the altitude gain during the last third of the climb. One thing to note, there seems to be a developing social trail on this side and it looks like someone is attempting to maintain it. The trail is non-existent at the start and tends to fade in and out over the course, I didn't notice the trail until I started coming down. It would have made the climb up a bit easier." — brode-meisterbaker • May 7, 2025

"Took the Ranger Trail from the Ranger Trailhead (5 Tables) Parking Lot in the South Mountain Preserve to the National Trail after crossing the Summit Road en route. Turned right at the National Trail and after a short way, turned off to the right on a marked trail to the summit of Goat Hill. Class 1 all the way to within a few feet of the summit, then Class 2." — andyforster • Mar 2, 2025

"Started on W Estrella Drive outside house number 4110. Hiked SE to the San Juan Lookout and proceeded on the Alta Trail to the Trail Post at 2460ft. Left the Alta trail as it descends from a post at 2460ft on to a clear trail to the summit. According to my GPS the northern-most of the summit blocks is the true summit by a few feet. In order to ascend the final north summit block you have 3 very short routes: A. Class 1 with exposure or B. Class 2 with prickly bush in the way or C. Class 3 short scramble. The south summit block is easier to achieve." — andyforster • Feb 25, 2025