"The weather turned out better than expected, so I decided to hike Rooster Comb. Turned it into a loop hike. Saw a deer and fawn on the ascent. Two different views on Rooster Comb. The view looking up the valley towards the High Peaks is the better of the two. Also get a cool view looking south at the notch that NY73 goes through past Giant!" — newenglandwarrior • Jun 14, 2024

"Amazing hike with @BaileyTheTravelingPup. Great day, sun and not overly hot. Black flies abound halfway up. Beautiful summit. No bugs, calm breeze and amazing views. Worth the trek up!" — Mousetek • May 26, 2024

"Up for the long weekend. Loop of Snow and Rooster Comb out of the Rooster Comb PA. Nice warm sunny afternoon romp with most folks heading out as I came in. Had the summit views to myself." — Nimblefoot • May 25, 2023

"Attempted a Great Range Traverse on September 23, 2022 But a freak snow storm, freezing temps, 40mph wind, and a soaking wet mountain range said "no". Modified the plan to exit Gothics towards Pyramid, pick up Sawteeth, and head down the Weld Trail. Afterwards we had to walk out 4.5 miles along Lake Road through AMR and another 2.5 back to the Inn along Route 73 after dark. Memorable." — ndru-virus • Sep 23, 2022

"Nice views at the top of this well maintained and marked trail. Adding on the Snow Mtn loop made this a good workout! Limited views from Snow but worth the climb to knock out 2 29'rs!" — Retiredtop2004 • Aug 22, 2021

"Tom, Black and I left the trailhead around 8:30 under overcast skies at 47 degrees. We carried snowshoes and micros expecting to need them because of a report I read 8 days earlier. Much to my surprise trail conditions were dry with neither snow or ice. Mud was minimal. More like summer conditions than spring. Views from the summit were good but nothing like winter conditions. The snows had us spoiled. We hiked the Rooster Comb-Snow loop counter clockwise next heading to Snow Mtn." — garyogden • Apr 11, 2021

"Hedgehog is a viewless summit but Snow & Roostercomb had your classic gorgeous adirondack views. There was a thick blanket of leaves that were slippery but beautiful. The foliage is way past peak but still lots of bright yellow trees with leaves dotted the landscape." — dallasdevries • Oct 22, 2020

"Intended only Rooster Comb and Snow Mountain today but was close to Lower Wolf Jaw and said to myself I’ll tack that on too. The red foliage colors are starting to pop. Giant Mountain looked beautiful from afar. Had all summits to myself which I enjoy. I met a couple while descending who were from California and trying to avoid the wildfires. I told them it’s been unusually dry for these parts as of late, they chuckled and said it is lush compared to where they are which placed things in perspective. I offered them suggestions for places to explore and directions from memory while they visit. They asked if I was a Ranger. I laughed and pointed at my hat and said no but I do like wandering the woods. The only downer was that my boots split, so looks like I have an excuse to get a new pair. A beautiful beautiful day. " — scottturner • Sep 20, 2020

"Heavy clouds, light rain, wind gusts...but still a beautiful summit! The trail was well marked and well maintained. I would like to return on a clearer weather day to fully appreciate the views. " — DeliriumTrigger • Sep 1, 2020

"Solo. I’ve passed this trailhead a thousand times, so when I was trying to figure out what to climb for #199 & #200, I figured this would be a good pick. Not too long following the recent snowstorm, and smaller peaks. Just call me the strugglebus captain. I got on trail around 0830 to bright blue skies and blinding white fresh snow. The first part of the path had been moderately broken by local cross country skiers, but following that, it was just me against the snow. The lower elevation was a nice walk, maybe 6” to break trail over. I tried my best to go “point to point” - trail marker to trail marker, but some of them were spread out a bit too far & I did wander off trail a bit here and there. As I gained elevation, I started hitting the “double sink”- fresh powder, a layer of ice to break through, more powder under it. The trail breaking was really not fun at this point. I was slogging at a ~1MPH pace. When I hit the junction for the blue trail up Rooster Comb, I had a very hard time finding the trail. I broke out to Valley View Ledge and was extremely pleased with the incredible view! High winds, however. I went back the way I came, then broke out the .3 to the true sum..." — kellieirene • Feb 14, 2019