Mt. Watatic, MA, 09/04

[threecy]

Mt. Watatic, MA

Date Hiked: 09/04

Trails(s) Hiked: Wapack Trail from Route 101

Total Distance: 2 miles

Difficulty: Moderate

Conditions: Rocky trail, mostly cloudy

Special Required Equipment: None

It's a fairly quick but nice hike - the views on top are excellent. The two open ledge peaks help handle the large amount of hikers. The signage uphill is definitely lacking - there are a few spots where I meandered from the trail - I could have easily backtracked and looked harder, but it actually ended up being faster and more peaceful bushwacking.

 

[thetrailboss]

Judging by the three trip reports, sounds like someone is trying to hike the Wapack Trail like Ms. Trailboss and I did from 2003-2005. It is a nice trail...Stony Top is really cool...as is North Pack from the north. Kidder Mountain is an easy hike with a cool perspective too.

 

[threecy]

Nope, it was actually coincidence...I had been planning to hike the ski area side of Watatic for a few weeks but couldn't find an easy acces point (saw a few but didn't know if I'd get in a scuffle with the locals)...I was told at Pack that the Wapack trail was a more challenging ascent, so I did that there, and then at Temple I decided to check out the ski area summit, and the Wapack trail seemed like the best bet since I was wearing shorts.