We hit it when we did the loop. Continue past that monument you’ll reach Brace Mountain in upstate New York which has the best views of the whole hike. Then you descend and follow the road back to your car. 5 miles, 2 landmarks, 3 different peaks (round mountain before Frissell), and 3 different states. You can also do Bear Mountain while you’re at it.
I did this one, I did the loop and hiked Brace Mountain as well. You may as well because on your way past CT’s highest point is the tri-state marker. Personally I think Brace Mountain has the best views around there, although the cliffs on Frissell were nice as well. Frissell’s summit wasn’t much unfortunately.
Nice video. You've corrected some misinformation. I was told that the pyramid on Bear Mountain was the highest point in CT. That was in the 1960s when my Troop hiked sections of the AT. The pyramid collapsed in 1978. The piles of stones are called cairns. They are used to mark places and along trails. If you hike above the tree line on mountains, the trails are marked by cairns so that you can find the trail even in a foot of snow. Keep exploring, there are many interesting places to see in CT and the surrounding areas. Good Luck, Rick
Oh wow, that is incredibly interesting! I've never known this. What was the purpose of the pyramid? And thank you, I've wondered what the pile of stones were for.
@@kuba101 Some well off guy had the pyramid built in the 1800s. There are "heaps of stones" all over CT. Some were used to mark property boundaries. As people tried to farm, they dug up mountains of stones in the fields. They'd put them in piles to get them out of the way. In the winter, the piles were loaded onto sledges and moved to where they were used to build stone walls. In the back woods of my property there are still stock piles of stones but the walls were never finished. The summer that never was(1815) caused a lot of starvation and deaths. Many people abandoned their CT land and went west to Ohio where the soil was much better. The marginal lands became wood lots and just grazing land. History is interesting and CT has plenty. At UCONN, in grad school I studied stone wall dams for a little while. Unfortunately, most were destroyed in the floods of 1936 and 1938. CPTV has good shows about those floods. Have fun. Good Luck, Rick
Bear Mountain is the tallest mountain in CT. Mount Frissell has the highest point. Technically it’s only 30 feet higher than Bear’s summit, if you want my opinion Bear Mountain is a nicer hike with better views, but they’re both worth doing.
Each peak has a geodetic marker saying it's the highest point
Also the CT, MA, NY tri point monument less than 1/4 from there. Also The ATrail is 1/4 the other way from where he started!!!
I realized the Tri Point Monument was so close after the hike. Wish I went there!
We hit it when we did the loop. Continue past that monument you’ll reach Brace Mountain in upstate New York which has the best views of the whole hike. Then you descend and follow the road back to your car. 5 miles, 2 landmarks, 3 different peaks (round mountain before Frissell), and 3 different states. You can also do Bear Mountain while you’re at it.
Been there, done that!
I did this one, I did the loop and hiked Brace Mountain as well. You may as well because on your way past CT’s highest point is the tri-state marker. Personally I think Brace Mountain has the best views around there, although the cliffs on Frissell were nice as well. Frissell’s summit wasn’t much unfortunately.
@@matthewgallant3622 I’ll definitely have to hike Brace Mountain next time I’m in the area!
Kuba! Kuba! Kuba!
Have you been to the highest points in any other states?
Not yet, hope to do all 50 in my lifetime!
@@kuba101 Good Luck. Hope you will get them all. Also you’ll need a 4X4(Four Wheel Drive) for some of them.
@@RFE812 Oh I see, thanks for your advice mate!
Where is the Farmington river video?
Tommorrow!!! 👀
@@kuba101 let’s go!!!
Nice video. Love that hike. I went all the way the Brace on the hike.
@@outdoormusings7688 thank you mate! That's great, it is a lovely hike
Nice video. You've corrected some misinformation. I was told that the pyramid on Bear Mountain was the highest point in CT. That was in the 1960s when my Troop hiked sections of the AT. The pyramid collapsed in 1978. The piles of stones are called cairns. They are used to mark places and along trails. If you hike above the tree line on mountains, the trails are marked by cairns so that you can find the trail even in a foot of snow. Keep exploring, there are many interesting places to see in CT and the surrounding areas. Good Luck, Rick
Oh wow, that is incredibly interesting! I've never known this. What was the purpose of the pyramid?
And thank you, I've wondered what the pile of stones were for.
@@kuba101 Some well off guy had the pyramid built in the 1800s. There are "heaps of stones" all over CT. Some were used to mark property boundaries. As people tried to farm, they dug up mountains of stones in the fields. They'd put them in piles to get them out of the way. In the winter, the piles were loaded onto sledges and moved to where they were used to build stone walls. In the back woods of my property there are still stock piles of stones but the walls were never finished. The summer that never was(1815) caused a lot of starvation and deaths. Many people abandoned their CT land and went west to Ohio where the soil was much better. The marginal lands became wood lots and just grazing land. History is interesting and CT has plenty. At UCONN, in grad school I studied stone wall dams for a little while. Unfortunately, most were destroyed in the floods of 1936 and 1938. CPTV has good shows about those floods. Have fun. Good Luck, Rick
Bear Mountain is the tallest mountain in CT. Mount Frissell has the highest point. Technically it’s only 30 feet higher than Bear’s summit, if you want my opinion Bear Mountain is a nicer hike with better views, but they’re both worth doing.