"Started from Upper Works Rd at 7:30 am. Hot, muggy day to start, bugs were out. Walked the flat access road for 1.8 miles before turning onto the marked trail. Wet, muddy, gradual ascent to the herd path towards Times Square. Patches of snow along the creek beds made the climb difficult. Hit Panther first, which was a quick, easy trip from TS. Great views, bald and windy summit. Next was Couchsachraga, a boring 4 total miles down and up from TS and the summit had minimal views. Ascent back up to TS was steep and tiring. Last was Santanoni, which was a moderate down and up from TS, a few false summits with decent views. The steep descent down Santanoni Express was the worst part: more snow patches, got caught in a hail/thunderstorm, ran low on water and had to fill up in the creek. All in all, a very tiring but rewarding day to capture 3 HP's, conditions were not ideal. 16.25 miles in 11:45 hours, 5050 ft elevation gain." — gregoryskiba • May 22, 2022

"What a day! Arrived at trailhead 80 minutes before sunrise: first few miles hiked by moonlight. Foggy early morning gave way to a cloud inversion, visible from the summits of Santanoni and Panther, but dissipated by Couch summit. Absolutely perfect weather for hiking, and the leaves were just starting to change. Arguably one of the best hikes so far!" — hunterjfrost • Sep 25, 2021

"Began at 6:30 and headed up Santanoni express. Very mudddy at top but good climb. Headed over to Couch. The bog wasn’t as bad as expected and a lot smaller. Took time to get out there and back, then went up Panther. Didn’t expect the “little” bog going up to Panther. Came down the backside. This took some time but overall not a bad hike…just long. Returned to parking lot just before 6." — bbergman • Sep 11, 2021

"Got a super early start and it was dark and spooky in the woods. Craved pizza all day. We did this really fast! I liked Panther the most- felt very remote and wooded. Couch was just as lame as everyone says it is!" — hanawalton • Jul 6, 2021

"Santononi Range, Adirondack High Peaks #26, 27 and 28. Hiked with Meenu, Mark & Kellie. This hike clocked in at just under 14 hours and just over 20 miles, though my Garmin battery died about 12.5 hours in and I had to record the rest via Strava on my phone (lest anything go undocumented!). It is arguably one of the hardest hikes of the 46 high peaks, and I would say that was true for me. It felt grueling and mentally exhausting as well as physically tough. We started at 5:45 am and ended about 7:40 pm. We had to hike out about 4 miles to a junction, then did a loop of 3 peaks and back to that junction to hike back out. The first peak, Santanoni, was the highest and had the steepest climb. We got to that summit in about 4 hours. We didn't stay long because the bugs were out in force and there wasn't much of a view on the summit. Great views at lookouts along the way though. The next peak, Couchsachraga was the lowest but the most grueling part of the hike, and is actually under 4000 ft so shouldn't even be in the high peaks. It is an offshoot from the loop that you have to hike out about 2.5 miles to get to the summit. It goes down in elevation a ton and then back up again, a..." — kvander • Jun 13, 2021

"Out on the first day of winter doing what we love ending with one of the best sunsets I have ever seen in the ADK hiking these two of three mountains that make up the Santanoni range, although we had to abort Santanoni because of pure exhaustion and light of day concidering the shortest day of the year, we did manage to climb w46er Couchsachraga, a grueling long hike then a quick hike up w46er Panther peak then back out, a four hour slog to the car. What an amazing day spent with like minded individuals, so many memories," — ramjet1963 • Dec 21, 2019

"Very long day in the Santas. Alongside my 46er friend from Latham, we went up Santanoni Express to a very socked in Santanoni summit. From there, the sun came out as we walked the ridge to Times Square and down to Couch. Descent to Couch was muddy and slick and the bog was tricky to navigate through. Bright sunshine on the wooded summit of Couch. Returned back to Times Square and over to Panther. Loved the outlook just before the summit of Panther. Descended to Bradley Brook and out under headlamps." — JMindlin12463 • Sep 3, 2019

"17 miles in 12 hours. Hiked with Rylan and Tijan. Awesome day! Went up the express which wasn’t bad, over to Couch which was my favorite part of the hike. The view from Panther was incredible but the trek from Panther to Bradley pond sucked. What an awesome day!!" — Amanda46 • Aug 11, 2019

"Extreme weather - we climb these mountains during a heat advisory. We took every opportunity to refresh ourselves in Panther brook on the way. Couchsachraga and Panther were incredibly muddy. " — hiking-Brigitte • Jul 19, 2019

"Tom and I left Tawhus lot at 5:45 @ 59 degrees with calm and humid air. Hiked to "Time Square " and on to summit of Panther at 9 am. Left summit and back down to TS and off to Couchsachraga. Returned to car at 3:35. Black did not attend due to foot wound. " — garyogden • Jul 14, 2019