" Big gathering of Ha! Folks- Tony(leader), Mimi, Tom M., Tim, Stephanie, Chris G., Beth - hiking the Triple Biscuit. A loop of S-DT, Big Indian and Fir out of Biscuit Brook TH that is everyone’s favorite……not! A mix of bushwhacking(S-DT), trail and herd paths to get BI and Fir. At the canister on Fir Mimi completed her single season Summer round and Tom M. Completed his first Grid of the Triple Biscuit combo. " — Nimblefoot • Aug 26, 2025

"Loop of South Doubletop, Big Indian and Fir out of Biscuit Brook TH. Both Biscuit and Pigeon brooks were easy walk overs since the water was low but the 3 hr climb to S-DT was still a hot slog. The rest of the loop went easier especially once I reached the P-W trail and headed for Big Indian. The well defined herd path made it easy to reach Fir then drop down to the P-W trail. For some reason the DEC removed the single-log bridge on the trail, not a problem as the water was just a trickle. The two log bridge is still in place but looks like it’s seen better days." — Nimblefoot • Jul 28, 2025

"Five of joined Tony for a classic Hikers Anonymous hike known as the Triple Biscuit…South Doubletop, Big Indian and Fir. A loop hike out of the Biscuit Brook TH that is generally not a fan favorite. South DT, alternative to the private Doubletop, is a lot of effort and mileage with little gain…no canister, minimal views. Fortunately for us Tony’s wife put together a large zippy bag of homemade chocolate chip cookies for each of us to carry plus an extra bag to share at the end of hike. Tasty motivation. We lucked out that most of the snow that fallen 5 days earlier was gone allowing us to bare boot all day. Several days ago folks were using snowshoes. The nice weather, sunny and cool temps, with a happy group of hikers made the nearly 11 hr trudge quite enjoyable. The ramps we found on S-DT are getting bigger but need more maturing before harvesting. For some reason we didn’t see the large field of them like previous years. The two water crossings, Biscuit and Pigeon brooks, on our way up to S-DT were a bit challenging with the water running high do to recent snow melt and rain showers. " — Nimblefoot • Apr 17, 2025

"Did the Triple Biscuit from the Biscuit Brook PA. It’s a loop of South Doubletop, Big Indian and Fir for a total of 11.8 miles mostly off trail. Once past the Frost Valley YMCA property line we jump off the P-W trail and whack over and up to the southern ridge of S-DT crossing both Biscuit and Pigeon brooks. Scamper up the ridge then ascend three steep pitches to the little summit bump. Today with deeper snow, overnight snowstorm, and chilly temps(single digits) it was tough slog. The powdery snow being more slip than grip added to it on the steep ascents where it’s two steps forward then one step back. Danielle had had enough with S-DT, bailing on BI and Fir, and simply returning on our track. Tom, Mimi and I pushed on taking three hours to get over to the P-W trail ascending Pigeon Peak along the way. A short ways up the trail we meet two guys coming towards us. They did Fir and Big Indian from the same PA hiking in the opposite direction. Wow fantastic, now we have a fresh track to follow to complete our loop saving time and more importantly energy. They didn’t stick to the usual herd paths so their track was a bit longer and more serpentine across the two peaks and down to ..." — Nimblefoot • Jan 20, 2025

"The two Tom’s and I did the infamous Biscuits and Gravy hike of Hikers Anonymous. This time we changed the start point from Burnham Hollow PA to Maben Hollow road. We parked right at the beginning of the road, off Rt 47, in a spot on the left side that would hold two or three cars. After saying Good Morning to a gentleman who was just coming back from a dog walk we sauntered down the dirt road passed the gentleman’s house then straight onto an old woods road. For some reason there was a chain across the road and the easement sign was missing, most likely more hikers are using this approach to Fir and the locals are noticing. Nav is straight forward, follow the road then up top begin to “bend” to your left eventually hitting one of the numerous herd paths. The saunter over to Big Indian is quite easy with the numerous herd paths. Tom R. was setting a blistering hiking pace so we were over to the canister in short order. Next Tom M. led the whack from the can on BI to the P-W trail then straight onto the herd path towards S-DT climbing Pigeon Peak on the way. Just over 3hrs for the round trip to the Doubletop alternative…ugh! Back on the P-W trail now it’s a straightforward sau..." — Nimblefoot • Aug 5, 2024

"Eight of us started out from the Burnham Hollow TH around 5:45 to do a Biscuits and Gravy hike. A traverse of Fir, Big Indian, Eagle and Balsam with an out and back to South Doubletop between Big Indian and Eagle. Susan opted out of doing S-DT so as to not over stress her recent knee replacement. After getting to the summit of S-DT Mimi treated us to one homemade Kimchi pancake then at the canister on Eagle we got another one or two pancakes. With the nearly 4 hr out and back whack to S-DT behind us the trail miles went by quicker and easier. At the summit obelisk rock on Balsam, our final peak, Victoria and Rick completed their Spring round of the 35 thereby earning their 4-in-a-Row patch from Hikers Anonymous ( 4 single season rounds in a row)." — Nimblefoot • Jun 10, 2024

"Six of us did the triple biscuit out of the Biscuit Brook PA. Starting with a hike on the P-W trail to the jump off point for a whack to South Doubletop followed by a whack up and over Pigeon Peak to reach the P-W trail again. Short hike north to pickup the herd path leading to the canister on Big Indian then herd path all the way to the canister on Fir and down to the P-W trail. Finally a 2+ mile hike out to the cars. Nice day of 6+ hours of bushwhacking and trail hiking, everyone was still jubilant at hikes end. Morning temp of 35* quickly rose into the 50’s." — Nimblefoot • May 13, 2024

"Six of us started on the infamous triple biscuit loop out of the Biscuit Brook TH. A long slog up to S-DT, with two Brook crossings, wearing micro spikes and carrying our snowshoes. Before the final series of climbs four decided to switch to snowshoes with the snow getting deeper. Mimi and I stayed with the spikes to be more lighter and nimble of foot. While they switch foot gear I broke trail up to the summit allowing them easier navigation. After a quick break we descended down a few levels to begin our traverse to Pigeon Peak and onto the P-W trail. At this point Susan called it a day, tiring already, and took the trail back to the TH. Now the five of us had a short stroll to the herd path up to Big Indian to find our first canister of the day. To get to Fir we simply followed the tracks from a friend of ours(Maple) who did a different hike out of Biscuit Brook TH. Somehow we managed to get onto some other set of tracks that wandered around a lot but at least got us to our third and final peak. Much more traffic up to Fir, in recent days including today, so we had a nice winter “sidewalk” down off of Fir back to the P-W trail. Didn’t take long for the snow to thin out with..." — Nimblefoot • Feb 19, 2024

"Original plan was to do the triple biscuit, loop of S-DT, Big Indian & Fir, from the Biscuit Brook TH. The recent snowstorm spoiled my plans with just enough snow to make things tricky especially where there was ice under the snow. The depth was not enough for snowshoes, too clumsy with microspikes so it was basically bare boots all day. With poor navigation, off my game, and slower pace I only got S-DT then the mighty Pigeon Peak followed by the long slog out the P-W trail to the car. With the trail unbroken and numerous trees weighed down with snow I was glad to have daylight. " — Nimblefoot • Jan 30, 2024

"Did a triple biscuit with Mimi, Rebecca, Tom, Carl and Romas. Loop of S-DT, Big Indian and Fir out of Biscuit Brook PA. Still no real snow only a dusting here and there with the occasional patch of ice. Within the first hour Mimi fell into some deep water while attempting to cross Pigeon Brook on our way to S-DT. She changed into dry socks and I gave her my gore-tex pants to wear as her pants were totally soaked. The climb to S-DT helped her to dry out her upper layers while she got re-warmed from the effort. Fortunately the temps were not overly cold and there was no wind." — Nimblefoot • Dec 23, 2023