Oh that's exactly what it was - I was wondering why forestry would put a road up there above the tree line but the ski hill makes way more sense. I agree summer would be better to get to the top - it's pretty sketchy with the ice right now.
Your marker is right on the top of the trail, but the line to it is not correct - I think that path must be a hiking trail or something. Check out the marker position on Google Earth and you'll see the trail going to it - it comes in from the North, not the West.
Definitely not. It's a rough trail and even in good conditions would be difficult without lockers and tires.
*edit - to be clear, the first set of pictures and gps route are all stock friendly - the second set of pictures with the higher eleveation and loose rock trail is not.
Alright so apparently we missed the money spot our first trip up. Headed back up on the weekend and found this gnarly truck trail that goes way up the mountain ridge and gets some major elevation. This is the highest trail I've found on the Island so far and gets you right into the alpine layer. The trail is steep and loose and I didn't make it all the way to the top because it was icy as hell but I believe it's fully doable in dry/warm weather. This is now top of my list for high elevation camping once the warmer weather returns. It was a cloudy day so visibility was limited, but hey, we were above the clouds so who cares! Here are some pics.
Oh that's exactly what it was - I was wondering why forestry would put a road up there above the tree line but the ski hill makes way more sense. I agree summer would be better to get to the top - it's pretty sketchy with the ice right now.
If you're going to try it air down quite a bit - it's not that it's particularly high clearance, it's just really loose blast rock and fairly steep.
Your marker is right on the top of the trail, but the line to it is not correct - I think that path must be a hiking trail or something. Check out the marker position on Google Earth and you'll see the trail going to it - it comes in from the North, not the West.
Definitely not. It's a rough trail and even in good conditions would be difficult without lockers and tires.
*edit - to be clear, the first set of pictures and gps route are all stock friendly - the second set of pictures with the higher eleveation and loose rock trail is not.
Alright so apparently we missed the money spot our first trip up. Headed back up on the weekend and found this gnarly truck trail that goes way up the mountain ridge and gets some major elevation. This is the highest trail I've found on the Island so far and gets you right into the alpine layer. The trail is steep and loose and I didn't make it all the way to the top because it was icy as hell but I believe it's fully doable in dry/warm weather. This is now top of my list for high elevation camping once the warmer weather returns. It was a cloudy day so visibility was limited, but hey, we were above the clouds so who cares! Here are some pics.