Billy Goat Trail Climber's Log
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| hightinerary | Ramnesia  | |
| I know I did this back in the 90s at least once... | |
| Posted Dec 2, 2011 3:35 pm | ||
| silversummit | Perfect hike on a perfect day Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2010 | |
| First good weather day after the metro area's huge 2 day record rainfalls. Not only was the hiking great although the trail got a bit busy by afternoon but views of the river were unbelievable! The water was rushing through the gorge at amazing speed and kayakers were ferrying across the river as well as many climbers strutting their stuff on the rock faces in front of the onlooking hikers and sightseers. This was my first time on the BGT (Section A) and though my energy and legs held up fine I just don't have the confidence to fly across the sharp ridges or boulder hop anymore, especially when the narrow ledge you are jumping down to has an edge which drops 20 or so feet straight down into the river! So I chose to do a number of butt-slides to get where I wanted to land. It is probably better to hike Section A from the north to south direction especially the one big traverse. And overall, for an in-shape, best weight in years, non-climbing 61 year old several of the stretches on this trail were a tough scramble. Oh, and I think those angled boulders were really hard too for all those guys who ended up carrying their unhappy 60 pound dogs! I'll be posting my images later including some of the river. | |
| Posted Oct 2, 2010 5:52 pm | ||
| thejknight | Good DC cardio Date Climbed: Mar 15, 2009 | |
| This is a nice trail for a quick hike. If I have nothing better to do with a few hours I'll bike in and lock the bike to the horse holders (since ive never seen them used), do a few miles and bike back out. | |
| Posted Apr 29, 2009 9:23 pm | ||
| tioga | Fun Trail Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2007 | |
| It was a crowded trail. I did it with a friend and it was a good hike for being so close to a major city. Did it a second time on February 16, 2008 with a few friends and it was less crowded. Still a lot of fun on all those rocks. | |
| Posted Sep 28, 2007 1:01 pm | ||
| tigerlilly | Crowded | |
| Labor Day wknd. Lots and lots of people. Good trail for kids 7+. They love the scrambling. Little kids don't hold up too well. | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2007 4:22 pm | ||
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