As a side note this trail is not hiked by the masses which is great, but the trail is not well maintained and the markers are few and far in between or have faded to the point you can barely make them out. or so) timber rattlesnake at the top. I believe this would have added no more than about another mile to 1.5 miles. And all of a sudden, there they are. Just a quick thank – you . I added a little side hike along the way off to NY-MA-CT tri-point and to Mt Frissell summit, it didn’t add much distance, but did add another 450ft in elevation or so. It took us 40 minutes from the start of the Robert Brook Trail to reach the eponymous Robert Brook. For some reason, Everytrail made changes that removed the animations and stripped out the waypoint labels (hence the red pins with no text). Thank you that definitely helps with my decision, I have a hard time with those. Thanks for all of the great information. Just want to say thank you. Then take the other car and drive up Rt. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-york/alander-mountain I didn’t miss a single turn. (The snake didn’t even rattle as he gently nudged it off the trail with a long stick – he took a video of the proceedings, and the snake seemed awfully mellow about the whole thing.) It’s completely unclear which way you ascended and descended. That's cool, too. I did this hike yesterday, altho in the opposite direction.I got quite confused near the cabin by the sign pointing to the summit. Shortly after the culvert, the trail reminds you that you are, indeed, climbing a mountain. We crossed into three states with markers indicating state lines. Alander Mountain. Or just wear whatever you have already. Parking was easy and the trail was not too busy once passing Alander summit. Trail is wide throughout, we did it at 8 AM and didn’t see another person. You wisely tell folks to go right to continue the loop when they get to that junction. Perhaps I’m getting a little senile, at age 63 w 50 years hiking experience. I’ve added a warning at the top of this page accordingly, so hopefully you aren’t finding this out just now. We did the loop counter clockwise, which I'd recommend. Just curious if you know anything about it. Hope you get to see seven yourself. Alander Mountain Weather (Days 0-3): Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Just the intersection I gave in the “Sorta nearby address for your GPS” section above, which should work for putting into Google Maps or a GPS device, and will get you really close – the “Directions to the trailhead” section gives more details, too. Went for a hike instead on a sunny afternoon and there were at least 50 cars in the parking lot. I don’t plan on pushing it if the conditions look that bad. Map Widget, Facebook He asked if we could please take down those coordinates, with the understanding that both you and I would be hesitant to do so (you because you’re trying to help your fellow hikers, and me because I don’t want to mess with other people’s comments). I skipped it the last time I was here. If you were to do this hike in reverse (counter clockwise): I noticed that there’s a sign on the southern end of the blue, Alander Loop, trail where it ‘dead ends’ in step 20, saying that the trail is closed and advising to ascend Alander Mtn using the South Taconic Trail. Really appreciate your pictures and updates! • This table gives the weather forecast for Alander Mountain at the specific elevation of 682 m. The summit was a big tease as there was a breathtaking view after every big ascent we took however it was not the top so we kept going up and up forever. Enjoy it while you can. Mainly fresh winds. It sounds to me like you probably ended up on the Spur Trail to Nowhere mentioned in Step 4. Since there’s no camping allowed up here otherwise, the wooden bunks in this cabin look like the only option for sleeping on Alander Mountain. No, but seriously, don’t miss the turn. October (2)   Have fun out there if you check this one out! The Ashley Hill and Charcoal Pit trails back to Washington HQ are kind of long and boring, I didn’t see another soul on them either, but it is an easy return to the parking lot after all the climbing on the way out to Alander and Brace. Alander hike (the majority of the hike outlined below isn’t shown on that map, but it’s still a nice resource to have). Watch for traffic!