Skiff Mountain Road to West Cornwall Road

Day Two
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Skiff Mountain Road to West Cornwall Road
13.1 miles

It is quite a bit warmer this morning at 61 degrees. Our 7:00 breakfast at Bearded Woods consisted of bacon and egg breakfast sandwiches and hashbrown casserole.

We were joined last night by a father and son team from Connecticut. Jag Happy moved on up to Salisbury. Greg is still here but going home today.

We started out hiking at 8:30 after staging our vehicle at West Cornwall Road and riding down to Skiff Mountain Road to start.  Highlights of the day were Caleb's Peak then St John's Ledges--boulder climbing going up and rock steps going down. Our first barefoot stream crossing was at Guinea Brook. A posted note told us that the stepping stones were no longer safe and advised us to use the detour route. Instead, we took off our boots and socks and waded through. It was cold but not dangerous.

We ended the 13.1 miles at 5:00.  We drove to Kent to a Chinese dine in/carry out restaurant for dinner. Falls Village would have been a lot closer.