"As it was only my 3rd hike this year, I may have bitten off more than I could chew with this loop. It was a grind for me to get up Crescent, which was the majority of the elevation gain for the day. The summit itself kinda sucks, but the South Viewpoint is pretty great. The North viewpoint wasn't as good, but I still had to check it out. I never saw a summit sign or marker, so I suspect that if there was one, it was in the woods off trail. I continued onto the notch trail towards the 2 peaks of Randolph. This trail was mostly easy, with a few portions that were steep descents. A small gain near the top of Randolph North got me up there. This part of the trail was kind of trashed by water in places. Again, you never get right up to any kind of marker. I'm pretty sure it would have been off to the right of the trail, as there was a slightly more elevated area there, but we're talking maybe 50 feet of gain. I was close enough. Another descent followed this, not a ton, but enough that my legs were just about done for. It was tough to push them up the final gain to the top of Randolph to find the first summit sign of the day. There is no real view or anything up there either. It was abo..." — mikewilliamsjr • Jun 11, 2025