Mount Hunger via Skyline trail

In a fashion slightly similar to some of the more 'trailless' peaks in the Adirondacks, the narrow, lightly used but marked trail winds its way along the top of the Worcester Range, sometimes dramatically. If you are looking for solitude, this is a great trail. Most of the hike is protected by trees, but there are occasional social paths leading to delicious views of Camel's Hump, to the Sterling range and more. You can even see Lake Champlain and into the Adirondacks on a good day. Just before ending at Mount Hunger, the North summit offers better on-trail eastern views than Hunger. There is a bit of scrambling involved (climbing on rocks, but not rock climbing). If that is not something you adore, you might not want to bother with this one. Starting at the lower Pinnacle parking lot or at the Pinnacle Meadows parking lot, it's steep but simple walk up to the first junction below Pinnacle. After the Hogback/Pinnacle junction, it gets slightly more tricky: 700' in well under a mile. Once atop Hogback, there is a half mile or so of treed summit area walking to the Skyline trail. Here may be the first place you encounter mud; it will not be the last.