We parked at P3 (the first time for us), a medium-sized lot off Clinton Road and headed south to the reservoir on the Buckabear Pond trail. When the blazed trail turned west we continued south along the well-defined woods road, enjoying an amazing view of the reservoir before heading back north, then turned west on the red trail. We took this trail all the way to the southern bank of Buckabear Pond. Years ago we were able to continue west to the Beafort Waters Clinton trail. But the area is flooded now and was impossible to navigate. So we headed south on the white-blazed Clinton West trail. When the trail turned back south, we started the slow climb to the peak, with a limited view to the east. Continuing north, we crossed the intersection with Red to continue a bit further north to take in another limited view east. At this point we retraced our steps on Red all the way back to the car.

Total distance hiked today was 3 miles in two and a half hours. A permit is required for hiking in this area, which can be purchased at the office on Echo Lake Road.