"A backpacking trip to Blueberry Lean to. Molly and I hiked up Seward, then did Donaldson and Emmons. We opted to come down Calkins Brook herdpath. It made for a longer hike by mileage, but safer. We were going to do Seymour the next day, but it drizzled in the morning, so we hiked out. " — newenglandwarrior • Jul 11, 2021

"The Seward Range with Meenu, Dennis and Mark was a memorably tough hike. Before we left, Jeff had warned us this was the toughest of all the hikes for the 46 peaks for him, which was daunting information. I knew it was going to be long and not easy, but didn't have that piece of information. We left Syracuse around midnight and arrived at the trailhead a little after 3:30 am. It was a little cold but not terrible and we started out with our headlamps at about 4. The first couple of hours were long because of the dark and we were so happy to see the first light of day. As we headed up to Donaldson I thought "this is not so hard" and predicted that we wouldn't actually run into ice. Both were proven wrong. Things started to take longer as we ran into mud. We summitted Donaldson in about 4 1/2 hours and started to worry a little bit that it was taking too long and the weather was going to turn colder and windier. We cut our break time short and headed towards Emmons and this is where mud started really getting rough. We slogged along and each had moments of being very over it ("eff all the mountains right now"), which ultimately provided some good quotes and lots of laughs. We reached..." — kvander • Oct 18, 2020

"Back to the Seward range this time for Kathryn’s 46R quest. Despite a 5:40 am arrival the Seward PA was full so we had to park along the short access to the PA. Fortunately we had much better weather than a month ago and for the most part the trails and HPs were drier. We did Seymour first then came back to the Ward Brook HP to do the other three then take the Caulkins Brook HP back down. Early on our ascent up Seward I made a poor assessment of a mud hazard and went in two feet deep with both feet....lovely! Lunch on Seward then over to Donaldson where I decided to forgo Emmons, as I didn’t “need” it, and descended down the HP while my cohorts went for Emmons. I didn’t get any sleep the night before so I was bit tired all day. Great views, numerous others out on the range and we got Kathryn up to #39/46 a good day for three of us. Tom and Kathryn got back to the PA just before 8 pm, for about a 14 hr day, tired but full of excitement." — Nimblefoot • Oct 3, 2020

"Teamed up with a couple of friends for a Seward range hike. We hiked the 3 peaks of Seward, Donaldson, and Emmons, dealt with mud and lots of rocks. Fun times and great views on Donaldson. " — newenglandwarrior • Sep 19, 2020

"Visiting the summits of Donaldson, Emmons and Seward for Tom’s 46r quest. Ascended via Calkins Brook then descended via Ward Brook and onto the long walk out. Ward Brook was a lot wetter and muddier than I remember, how things change over the years and decades. The overcast skies occluded any views early in the day then eventually the sun broke through the clouds giving us a view here and there and some needed warmth that the blustery wind took away. " — Nimblefoot • Aug 30, 2020

"Intense day! Started super early. It was fun to take the herd path and see the landmarks I was looking for to navigate between the peaks. Surprisingly accomplished in less than 8 hours!" — hanawalton • Aug 12, 2020

"Started at the trailhead on Corey's Road. First 1-1/2+/- miles on red marked trail to private gate easy. At intersection, took a right and went another 2 miles to a cairn at a T-intersection. Took left onto herd path. First portion of trail moderate with one brook crossing that was a bit challenging due to recent rains...mostly roots and sod with few rocks/boulders. Reached cairn marking trail to Seward about 3 miles from marked trail. Upon reaching the summit, we continued on the trail toward Emmons. Several rock scrambles down into the col were required. There were also several large areas of mud that required some thoughtful navigation. At about 1.1 miles from Donaldson, we reached the wooded summit of Emmons. On the way back over Donaldson, we climbed the large boulder marking the summit and took photos. 15.75 miles....approximately 11 hours." — TJandMS • Jul 15, 2020

"Marathon day on Seward Range. Made camp in campsite on Calkins Brook Trail. Headed up herd path to ridge and Donaldson. Over and back to Emmons and onto Seward. Descended Seward and still had a couple of hours of daylight left and went up Seymour for dusk. Returned back from Seymour and hiked back to campsite with headlamp on. Hiked out next day." — JMindlin12463 • Jun 8, 2020

"Warm day, with light breeze on summits. Combined this hike - Donaldson, Emmons, Steward. Traveled with 2 friends (Roger and Laurie). Long day. Did manage to get turned around for about 1HR on the stream. Longest part of trip was last 2 hrs walking back on relatively flat trail. Good full day." — suzannerunciman • Jul 26, 2019

"A great day with great friends (Laurie, Su) who went the distance and concurred three mountains in the Seward Range Friday Jul26/2019 (Emmons, Donaldson and Seward) Via Calklin Brooks Trail. Couldn't have asked for better companions for a warm but scenic day in the mountains,, Not many views on treed summits other then Donaldson,, Got to share a little lunch and great convo with other like minded hikers along the trail, Trails were great with many mud holes along the way to concur, Not much water supply once you start to elevate closer to the summits, Crazy rock scrambles in a few areas that will test your will but very doable,, And what can I say about the longgg walk out to the car lol. All And all a perfect day Doing what we love!" — ramjet1963 • Jul 26, 2019