I climbed up Craner Thurs. 5/11. The road conditions getting there were very good, no problems. One railroad crossing does not have lights or arms, so take care when crossing. I didn't see anybody at the quarry, I made sure to stay on the north side and headed up the Craner access road, no problem.
I took the route recommended by this page since I'd rather hike a longer ridge that's flatter. You can drive farther up and make the climb shorter but the trade-off is that it's a lot steeper and more technical, I didn't want to do that.
I had to turn back 400 vertical feet from the top because the biting gnats suddenly got very bad. After proceeding down for a few minutes, a good wind whipped up and the bugs went away but I called it a day. I'll post the pics that I got. With the bugs, I'll wait until the fall to try again.
Looks like the no-trespassing signs have been removed from the quarry. The turnoff to Craner Spring is obvious once you're there. Do heed the warnings about snakes! I almost stepped on one myself.
1L-19 - May 14, 2017 6:26 pm - Voted 9/10
Watch out for gnatsI climbed up Craner Thurs. 5/11. The road conditions getting there were very good, no problems. One railroad crossing does not have lights or arms, so take care when crossing. I didn't see anybody at the quarry, I made sure to stay on the north side and headed up the Craner access road, no problem.
I took the route recommended by this page since I'd rather hike a longer ridge that's flatter. You can drive farther up and make the climb shorter but the trade-off is that it's a lot steeper and more technical, I didn't want to do that.
I had to turn back 400 vertical feet from the top because the biting gnats suddenly got very bad. After proceeding down for a few minutes, a good wind whipped up and the bugs went away but I called it a day. I'll post the pics that I got. With the bugs, I'll wait until the fall to try again.
Rendarth - May 14, 2017 9:06 pm - Hasn't voted
Easy AccessLooks like the no-trespassing signs have been removed from the quarry. The turnoff to Craner Spring is obvious once you're there. Do heed the warnings about snakes! I almost stepped on one myself.
1L-19 - May 17, 2017 12:42 pm - Voted 9/10
Re: Easy AccessYeah, I forgot to mention that! Do watch out for snakes.