Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain — Attraction in Town of Chesterfield

One of the most high return on investment hikes.

We went on may 20th weekend I'm a group of 4. Great weather and temperature for you to climb without much fuss. Trail was clean (some patches here and there of mud)

This was only 3.75 miles up and down combined. Took us about 2 hours for a gorgeous view at 375m height.

The first 30 mins (red trail) was painful. Only steps to climb and pretty steep. Keep going as after that, it gets better and the view is definitely worth it. There is another trail (blue) which we hear is easier but longer - so make your call.

Watch out for mosquitoes on the way- don't stop and keep going and you will be fine.

There's a tower at the top, if you want to look at Canada :)

The overall hike up and back took us about 2.15hours and therefore easy to go for a great view. Better than a few 46ers

If you are lucky, you might come across a guy who has done this trail over 200 times and clicks great pictures for...

Amazing views and a good workout!

There are 2 trailheads for this peak which is 2,180' in elevation

The second parking lot past the old campground is the observer's trailhead, blue trail markers line the trail, easy to access, long slow inclines, about 4 really moderate steep inclines, but nothing that'll kill you, when you get passed the second pond, you'll next be greeted with an Adirondack Lean-To with a fire pit (use responsibly please) and an outhouse! follow the trail to the left , you'll a small outcropping with bare rocks after this you've got another 3/10 of a mile and you're at the top! Don't forget to bring a jacket, it'll be windy and colder at the summit- I took the same trail down, it took us 1hour and 33 mins, with a ton of breaks along the way, it took us longer on the way down, because its steep and my knees and ankles are beat-

Please Leave No Trace- pack it in,...

I took the more direct route up Poke-O, and it was a great workout. There are a lot of steep sections of the path, but overall not too bad. Check out the couple of ledges on the way up for some great views and water breaks. I needed to take more than a few breaks on the way to the summit, but all the effort was worth it when I reached the summit. Magnificent views overlooking the Champlain Valley with the line of mountains from NY's Whiteface to VT's Mansfield. Pretty buggy on the morning I hiked Poke-O, so have bug spray with you. The only criticism I have of this hike (and this isn't the mountain's "fault") is that the sounds of nature are drowned out by the expressway for over half of the hike. That aside, this hike is...