"A solo trip up Hopkins Mountain this morning and caught some pretty views before the rain rolled in. At the trailhead a group said to me, “We’ll probably leap frog you.” I smiled and said “sure” and on my way I went. 3.3 miles later in just 1 hour and 15 minutes I was at the summit. I spent about half that time there and began to head back. I saw that same group from the trailhead still ascending and about 2/3 to the summit huffing and puffing. So much for the leap frog. The rain on the descent felt cool and there were only a few patches of snow remaining. I was also happy to bump into MaKayla Stack and Donny Stack with Rosalie (she is getting so grown up!) on the way down and chat for a bit. It is always great to see good people and friends that I’ve met along the trails and travels over the years. A fun hike and surprisingly my first trip up this mountain." — scottturner • May 2, 2021

"A beautiful fall day and a hike to a small summit for our friends wedding, what could be better. The sun was shining and the mountains were dressed in their best fall colors - perfect." — deb-and-rob • Sep 19, 2020

"What a hidden gem! This trail was so beautiful and enjoyable. Despite being a perfect weather, Friday afternoon, we had the summit to ourselves. The views here are absolutely incredible!" — DeliriumTrigger • Aug 28, 2020

"Hopkins via Mossy Cascade with Maria. It was a pleasant slightly humid day. The trail is beautiful, mostly dirt and roots. It was also dry. Bugs were low and didn’t see any wildlife. The elevation climb is gradual. I felt well on the trail and am definitely looking forward to some bigger hikes. The view shows the valley in the Great Range nicely. This would be a nice place to take photos in the fall. 6.2 miles round trip and suitable for less able bodied hikers. " — bethmorgan • Jul 14, 2019

"A gorgeous day for the 21st of October !! Autumn colours where spectacular, and the views from Hopkins are beautiful. A hidden gem, as with many of the smaller peaks in the ADK's. We were going to hit Dial and Nippletop Today towards our 46, but changed plans due to me being ill most of the week. Good call as it turned out." — HikingViking • Oct 21, 2017

"A great hike with some new friends. Summited with the sun on fall colors and clouds below in the valley. There was about 2-3 inches of snow and it was melted as we started decent." — amandagomez • Oct 23, 2016

"Enjoyed a great hike with a friend, our 2 pups and her 2 pups. Parked at Roostercomb lot, walked across and started up the trail. Nice easy trail, we stopped often to let the pups cool off in the water as it was the longest hike our 7 month old pups had done so far and they enjoyed the many opportunities to rest, cool off and grab a drink. Took the Ranney Trail up, it remains and easy climb for ~ 2 miles until the junction with the 'Ridge Trail' which climbs a little more steeply and with more rock for ~0.7 miles until the junction for Hopkins/Giant Mountain. From the junction it's only ~ 0.2 miles to Hopkins and the views start quickly. The summit of Hopkins is open and offers incredible views of the High Peaks. Although the sign at the junction for Hopkins says '0.2 to Hopkins and 0.4 to Spread Eagle' it is actually 0.2 to Hopkins and ~ 0.7 from Hopkins to Spread Eagle. From Hopkins we dropped into the col between Hopkins and Spread Eagle (trail is marked and starts off from the southwest or Route 73 side of the summit area) and made the quick trip to Spread Eagle ~0.7 miles away. Spread Eagle has some nice views just before the summit. Roughly 7.5 miles RT. We took a..." — deb-and-rob • May 7, 2016

"what a great little trail! fabulous weather to sit on a vast ledge w/ a cold beer. great views of everything from Giant to Nippletop and more. trail was a little hard to follow in places w/ poor marking and lots of leaves. " — Hillary • Nov 9, 2015