Mount Redfield

"What a day, hit Redfield and Cliff, the conditions were not supposed to be as great as they were so Deb and I lucked out. Absolutely gorgeous weather and what a work out this hike is. Left from Upper Works at 6:20am. didn't get back until 6:45pm. Redfield was something, hiking along a beautiful stream almost all the way to the summit! Cliff was the challenge everyone said it would be! An absolute mud pit from start to finish and some real steep and slippery spots. Worth every step, found this hike to be a great challenge and accomplishment. " — hbotc • Jun 10, 2017

"Cliff&Redfield. 42&43 respectively. The beginning notes of this hike can be found on my Cliff log. After coming down mostly on my butt off of Cliff I was back at the junction (10:45) and took a sharp right to get out to Redfield. My leg cramps were being a real bear and I was grateful I selected to do this peak second instead of first. It was a slow ascent, I stopped frequently to hydrate and stretch, but I think my leg cramps were just due to my inactivity over the past month. The hike was nice and steady, well-packed and easy to follow, no crazy climbs whatsoever. I reached the summit around 12:15. The wind had picked up significantly and I took a few minutes to snap photos of the now somewhat hazy (but still incredible) view. I only stayed on the summit for about fifteen minutes. Butt-slid most of the way down. I got back to the Uphill LeanTo around 13:25, and started hustling out. After getting the initial up out of the way, my leg cramps subsided somewhat and I made good time- getting back to Flowed Lands at around 14:45. Knowing it was due to snow in the evening, I tried to maintain a quick pace- and sure enough, about a mile from my car the snow started coming down hard and ..." — kellieirene • Jan 17, 2017

"After Cliff, Redfield was next. This one was annoying. A dissolving monorail on top of a brook most of the way up. I didn't post hole at all. Instead, I would have sections of the monorail just collapse under my weight, so I would usually still be on top of the ice/snow when it hit the water. Eventually reached the summit. Great views to the south and west further into the ADK's. Managed to get back to my car before dark. " — newenglandwarrior • May 6, 2016

"We enjoyed a great hike into the Flowed Lands on our way to Red and Cliff to earn our Winter Peaks 43 and 44. The walk to the Flowed Lands is a relaxing grade over 4.6 miles and crossing the ponds in winter was beautiful. After roughly 8.0 miles we reach the Red / Cliff herdpath junction and take the herdpath to red which gains ~ 1400' over 1.4 miles (longer than I remembered). From here we descended and crossed over to Cliff - a quicker climb of 650' over a mile but with significant ice on the cliffs which made it very tough. Once at the summit we made the decision to try the bushwhack back down as we did not want to navigate the ice covered cliffs and we were up for a fun challenge. The bushwhack was fun ... and tough, and scratchy and just as long as the trail hike (just in case someone thought it would be quicker). Avoiding the cliffs and completely a challenging bushwhack felt pretty good on the relaxing 4.6 mile hike out to the car. Great day!" — deb-and-rob • Mar 5, 2016

"Woke up at 5 AM after a night at Uphill. Got to summit at 6-ish. Enjoyable but challenging climb up a stream bed most of the way. Summit has great views of Allen and other peaks in the distance." — petergnade46 • Jul 29, 2015

"Enjoyed a weekend backpacking trip through the ADKs where we hiked Gray, Skylight, Marcy, Haystack, Redfield and Cliff. The hike in from Tahawus was low, steady gain until the Flowed Lands with intermittent mud areas. The next 3 or so miles to Uphill L2 has some gain to it :) The junction for Gray is about 1.6 miles from the L2 area and is a slab type hike that is short and steep but it is not too difficult. After this we continued past Lake tear of the Clouds towards 4 corners and crossed over to climb Skylight. This trail was a bit longer and more of a rubble stream hike. The last part of the approach is a massive open rock summit and was awesome! We had the windy summit to ourselves and enjoyed a snack while we watched all of the people on Marcy. After that we hiked back down to 4 corners and started the ascent to Marcy. This approach to Marcy is a steep slab hike that leads to a very steep open rock scramble which was a bit tough but fantastic. After enjoying the crowded summit we went over and down the VH trail side towards Haystack. This route to Haystack is about 2.2 miles and is very steep but it is well worth the views - amazing. We returned to Marcy and back t..." — deb-and-rob • Jun 22, 2014

"Climbed Cliff, Redfield, Gray and Skylight from Upper Works. See my trip report and pics at: http://www.offonadventure.com/2013/02/cliff-redfield-gray-and-skylight-22613_26.html" — Telemarkmike • Feb 26, 2013

"27th ADK Peak! We began at the Adirondak Loj a little after 7 am and headed along trails that were beginning to feel quite familiar! After the Marcy Dam we took the trail toward the Avalanche Camps/Lake Colden Outpost which led us to a new trail: the Avalanche Pass Trail which leads to the Lake Arnold Trail. Along the way we passed several camping sites and lean-tos which were starting to fill up since it was Labor Day weekend. The weather was perfect and seemed ideal for camping. The hike up to the Colden junction seemed relentless at times with a rocky and steady uphill climb. I was struggling a bit today and we paused at the Colden junction. We considered altering our plan and instead of Cliff/Redfield, hiking Mount Colden as it was only 1.4 miles to the summit vs the 4+ miles ahead with two separate peaks of Cliff/Redfield. While this was tempting, we had tentative plans to hike Colden with some friends later in September, so I mustered up the strength and courage to continue onward. After the Colden intersection we began a descent into a col, losing all of the elevation we had "worked so hard to gain". After the descent however, there is flat and level area which leads to an o..." — elizabethsweet • Sep 1, 2012

"This was my 2nd peak of the day. I had just finished Cliff and took a right at the cairn and followed the herd path to Redfield. This path follows Uphill Brook and actually goes through it in several areas. Redfield was the more difficult of my Cliff/Redfield hikes. A few had told me Redfield was tougher because I did Cliff first, but who knows! I think this hike is 1.5 miles from the Cliff/Redfield junction (cairn of stones and metal scraps), but it seemed a lot longer," — johngilligan • Sep 1, 2012

"Climbed Cliff and Redfield from Upper Works. A nice day with very few bugs. See my trip report and pictures at: http://www.offonadventure.com/2012/06/cliff-mountain-and-mount-redfield-6112.html" — Telemarkmike • Jun 1, 2012

"Staying at Uphill leanto. Did Cliff in light rain showers yesterday. Today we did Redfield in nice sunny weather after de-icing all our gear. Once again we were able to follow old tracks on the herdpath right to the canister." — Nimblefoot • Dec 30, 1996

"Basecamping at Lake Colden for the weekend. Hiked up to Uphill leanto and spent an hour and a half helping a crew from the 46ers burn down the current one and build a new one. Climbed Redfield then stopped at the leanto to pickup a bag of old shingles for each of us to carry down to Lake Colden for later disposal." — Nimblefoot • Jul 23, 1994

"Basecamping at Lake Colden for a winter school reunion. Whacked up a stream bed until ended then up the summit ridge to the canister. Back down our track to the trail then over to the unmaintained trail/herdpath for Cliff." — Nimblefoot • Feb 23, 1991