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Appalachian Trail – part 2

This hike occurred on August 16 & 17

Trail head:
395 Undermountain Rd (Rt 41), Salisbury, CT – Off of Rt 41, there’s a large parking lot with space for maybe a dozen cars. In addition, there’s also road side parking.

Length/Distance: According to the CT Walk book and the Appalachian Trail guide, the first section of trail we completed should have 3.6 and the second, 3.2. Our GPS tracking program said the first was 3.66 and the second was 3.42. However, it’s worth noting that we only traveled a few miles on the AT.

Summary: 
We parked at the base of Undermountain Trail. We hiked up Undermountain trail, past the intersection with Paradise Lane Trail. 

We eventually made it to the intersection with the AT, Riga Junction. 

   

We went to the right and climbed up Bear Mountain. 

The view from the top of the rock tower was great. 
 
We met two SOBO thru-hikers, talked, and gave them some of our beer. One of my friends went searching for blueberries (as they’re in season) and found a lot. 
From there, we descended the mountain, into Sages Ravine. 

 Shortly after that, we came to the campsite. 

We set up camp and then went swimming in the creek. 
 

Our campsite was quite nice, with a spring and privy nearby. 
We had dinner and then settled in for the night. It rained a little bit overnight but nothing major. In the morning, we made oatmeal and added fresh blueberries we’d picked the day before on the top of the mountain. 
After breakfast, we packed up and headed back to the parking lot, taking the AT to Paradise Lane to Undermountain Trail. We packed our stuff into the car and headed out. On the way home, we stopped for second breakfast at JDT’s Brickhouse in Thomaston.  


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