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28 summits • 3.3 mi • 1,197 ft gain • 3 hr 6 min
8 summits • 4.9 mi • 1,408 ft gain • 2 hr 26 min
1 summit • 4.2 mi • 1,410 ft gain • 3 hr 35 min
Latest summits
"Amazing Solo day on the trails,Time to reflect, Trails were snow covered but packed with icy patches that microspike where very nessesary in many spots,, temp was about -7c in the sun which made it great to hike in,, drove north from Hurricane mountain on 9n,, so a two Fire tower bonus!" — ramjet1963 • Jan 2, 2019
"Another trip with hiking mates. This was a gorgeous fall foliage hike. Its' a quick easy fire tower hike with nice views. There is a super sweet lean to on the way up. If I was ever inclined to camp, this might be the spot." — bethmorgan • Oct 13, 2018
"Hiked Lyon and Poke-o-moonshine mtns for the winter fire tower challenge. Nice view from the ground, didn't climb tower as Windows looked iced over. A lot of ice under the fluffy snow." — Nimblefoot • Jan 30, 2016
"My husband and I took our 10yr old son, his friend and our 3 legged Boston terrier, Buddha to poke-o-moonshine for a day hike to enjoy the changing colors of fall. I've been many times. It was a gorgeous day with a late rain shower but the clouds pushed away at the top to give us wonderful fall views. " — psychobettie77 • Sep 13, 2015
"Hiked with Chad Darling. Microspikes required! Lots of ice to navigate. A short but steep hike and we got lucky with warmer weather & some beautiful views, as well as some entertainment at the summit as a fraternity from Plattsburgh was there at the same time. My 50th unique mountain summit! " — kellieirene • Mar 29, 2015
"Decided to hike the original trail from the campground. Shorter than the new trail just south on Rt. 9, but much steeper &
closer to the iconic rock walls of Poco. Not the greatest of days so views from the tower were limited. I did pass a group
of Plattsburgh State hockey players doing some cross training on the way down." — billsussdorff • Nov 1, 2014
"We were looking for a relaxing day and we really wanted to visit one of our favorite places in the ADKs (the Wilmington area) so we decided a short hike up Poke followed by a jump in the flume and a bite at A&W in Wilmington would be fun. The hike is a short 1.2 miles with about 1250' of gain to the 2180' summit and has excellent views from the top as well as the fire tower. It was very humid and took us about an hour to get up with the scenic stops along the way and about 30 minutes to descend. A very fun hike today :)" — deb-and-rob • Aug 3, 2014
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