"Becca and I parked around 430, took the Gill Brook trail mostly in darkness, then went up Colvin and through to Blake. On the way back, we lunched on Blake to a great view on a side lookout." — mikebenjamin • Sep 4, 2020

"Came in through the Ausable Club for the loop. Went up Dial to Nippletop. Cold day, easier climb to both of these. More difficult climb down to trail for Colvin. Bushwhacked up to trail before Colvin then hit Blake and back out through Ausable Club. Long day, 12 hours and a very sore right ankle. 💁🏻‍♀️" — bbergman • Aug 30, 2020

"Good morning!, Back to the AMR road for one more adventure before I leave for home and its true what they say about its the early bird that gets all the cobwebs, lol, Cleared about three miles of trails today,, your welcome! Great day on another Solo hike to Blake and Colvin 46ers. 5:30 start because of pending thunder storms approaching but was able to summit and back to the car by 2:30pm and no rain till I got my return under way,, Colvin had some great views but Blake was a treed summit,, But all and all seen some great water falls along the long and sometimes steep winding trail! Enjoy" — ramjet1963 • Jun 26, 2019

"Great day with great friends hiking Mount Colvin w46er,, Snowy then blowing with good wind gusts near the summit, Attempted Blake Peak but Abborted 75% down the the coll due to Change in weather and breaking up to two feet of snow along the trail,, Best decision we made ,, had a great time on the summit of colvin but made for a very exhusting day" — ramjet1963 • Feb 2, 2019

"Late fall conditions. Very muddy with thin ice covering steep pitches. Microspikes were the best option for traction but far from ideal. Some groups were using straps and ropes on the steep parts." — decentdiversions • Nov 4, 2018

"Dense Fog th2 whole day so no views. Beautiful climb through Gil Brook and it felt like Jurassic Park. When with Mark and Paul and also did Blake Peak. Round trip was 9 hours. " — heyjudeee • Sep 1, 2018

"We set out early (leaving home at 5h00am and arriving at 7h00am) to do both Mount Colvin and Blake Peak. Upon walking on Lake road, we realized that this would be the last time we would use this Trailhead since we have done all the peaks that start from it. The ascension of Colvin was tough. There was a lot of mud and slippery rock. There was a point were we also miss a marker (an arrow painted on a rock). We took a left instead of a right. After 5 minutes we realized that we were not on a trail. We went back and finally noticed the "Arrow" on the rock. On the summit of Colvin we met a lot of people doing both summit. We lso saw a lot of young kids doing this hike. The hike from Colvin to Blake took more than 2 hours. First we had to go down Colvin. which seemed to take forever. It was a very steep ascension for Blake and we had to be careful. As we exepcted, there was not much of a view. We headed back to Colvin. Again this took a little more than 2 hours. Heading back down from Colvin was also difficult. It isnt until we came to the junction for NippleTop that things started to be easier (less muss and slipery rocks). We arrived back at the trailhead around 7h00pm. http..." — CPaquin • Aug 23, 2018

"We set out fully prepared and aware of the weather, expecting some rain showers. We took Lake Road to Gill Brook, which was phenomenal with all the recent rain making for some beautiful scenery. Then we went on to Indian head and Fish Hawk Cliffs to Colvin. I was so happy I had my new spikes handy, and put them to good use with a bunch of snow and some ice as we were about 3/4 mile from the summit. It rained two times on us on the way up, and as we approached the top the sun broke through the clouds! The sky was blue and it was such a gift!!! It was challenging descending, but we took our time and make it back to the car before sunset. Such a crazy adventure and so worth it! High Peak 13/46 completed for me!" — Flyhighrunfast • May 6, 2017

"Solo, Colvin + Blake. Started out at the St Huberts parking area around 0730 to the AMR which had a surprising amount of other hikers for a Monday. Made good time on the road and the initial hike into the woods was very deceiving as to what I would encounter further up. My pace slowed considerably on the climb itself, heavy rains the previous day left the rock faces extremely wet, and unfortunately a lot of hand-holds were simply absent, or the roots had been torn off over time, leaving me with a strenuous and difficult climb. Once I summited, I was completely socked in. I made a slow ascent and descent of Blake following this, and on my way back over the peak later in the day I was rewarded with absolutely stellar views, albeit slightly limited due to tree growth around the summit. The climb down was also tough, though using the "ladder" train of thinking and facing the rocks on the descent made it much easier than facing out. This was an extremely long day. " — kellieirene • Aug 22, 2016

"My wife and I climbed this one on a beautiful warm sunny day along with Blake. Wend up via the Gill Brook trail to the split with Nippletop then up to Colvin into the col and up Blake. A 9 hour hike, great work out, views were great. Hike was real interesting and at times demanding." — hbotc • Aug 20, 2016