Trails Used

Bushwack, Logging road

Trail Conditions

Notes

Following the logging road easy and it narrows as you get closer to the wooded area to the top. Once you cut into the woods it is riddled with cut down little pine trees that were a pain to work over and on top of. On the way up I did loose the trail and followed a fresh bear trail to the top where I found the trail again. On top it is also riddled with blow downs at the worst part as it was right before getting to the peak. At the peak the elephant nose is still there and was left soak from my own way there. On the way down I did stay with the trail was hard at one point but made it back to the road with even running into a giant moose that got spooked by my presents.

Parking

Parking is up to the driver I made it up to a junction point on the road as I felt that was a safe place to stop, as for lower areas not much of an area to park, did remove a large branch at the beginning of the road.

Water Crossings

A small one when you cross into the woods

Wildlife

Barely any with the fresh rain that just fell.

Trails Used

bushwhack, herd path

Trail Conditions

Notes

Headed up the Elephant Mountain Road to the junction at ~2300'. I parked the truck here and headed up the left fork to the traditional herd path up SW Elephant. This was well-defined to about 3200', but above that was wide open woods except for some thick stuff for the last 100 yards before the summit. From SW Elephant, I headed through old logging areas to NE Elephant which ranged from open woods to thick regrowth. There were some nice views from the logging area, which reach nearly to the summit of the NE peak. I then headed east and explored the ledges/cliffs above to AT. Some very neat geography here. I then bushwhacked back to the AT and headed south to the saddle, where I followed open woods back to the Elephant Mountain Road and the truck.

Parking

Elephant Mountain Road has recent maintenance from the last week. Take a truck, though.

Wildlife

Too windy, thankfully

Trails Used

bushwhack, herd path

Trail Conditions

Notes

Headed up the Elephant Mountain Road to the junction at ~2300'. I parked the truck here and headed up the left fork to the traditional herd path up SW Elephant. This was well-defined to about 3200', but above that was wide open woods except for some thick stuff for the last 100 yards before the summit. From SW Elephant, I headed through old logging areas to NE Elephant which ranged from open woods to thick regrowth. There were some nice views from the logging area, which reach nearly to the summit of the NE peak. I then headed east and explored the ledges/cliffs above to AT. Some very neat geography here. I then bushwhacked back to the AT and headed south to the saddle, where I followed open woods back to the Elephant Mountain Road and the truck.

Parking

Elephant Mountain Road has recent maintenance from the last week. Take a truck, though.

Wildlife

Too windy, thankfully. But there are clouds of blackflies.