I have been quite exhausted over the past week. Originally I planned to do half the Escarpment Trail on Thursday. I pushed it to Friday. Then I planned to do Overlook and Echo Lake on Saturday and then Sunday. Finally Ross told me of his plans to do Mt Beacon and run towards Breakneck.
This turned out to be a very quality training run. The Hudson Highlands provide adequate elevation gain and plenty of rugged trails. According to Ross, I logged in about 10.5 miles with 4,000 feet elevation gained. That's serious.
The trail from Beacon to the Casino is quite steep. If one's in great shape (Ben Nephew shape) the climb can be run entirely. If you're a mere mortal such as myself, you power walk or hike fast. After much effort, I made the 1,000 feet climb to the casino in 20 minutes and to the fire tower in 33 minutes. I was pleased with this though I don't have any recent comparisons. But I felt fresh and my effort was solid.
From Mt Beacon we ran towards Breakneck's summit. I apparently turned around slightly before reaching the summit. Still, I put in almost 4 hours of solid trail running and hiking with some serious elevation gains and some quality Escarpment Trail-like rock scrambling. I also afforded myself some time to appreciate the views and snap some fotos.
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