Back on September 9th I explored a bit of the Robert Frost Trail, over Bull Hill.  I ended up jumping off the Frost to loop back toward my car, figuring I'd leave the rest of the trail through Mount Toby for another day.  Today was that day.

I parked at the Ranger Station on Reservation Road, which is ideal for grabbing onto the Robert Frost Trail as it is very nearby.  The first mile and half climbed to Mt Toby Fire Tower, with half of that distance being nice wooded trail and wide-path and the other half being a grind up a power line (which wasn't all that bad on this cool day).  I remember doing this section with Keen-Eye one November with about 6" of snow on the ground, but that is a story for another day.

Tower was as I remember it from the Mt Toby Trail Race, which is coming up this weekend I believe.  I used the Frost By-Pass on my way out to get to my "end-point" from the prior run.  Grabbed the Robert Frost proper for the return, which included the spur to Roaring Mountain.

Once on the jeep road, I took many of the side trails back and forth to the bottom and my car.  Each of the trails was nice and memorable, including the Upper Link, Telephone, and Hemlock Trails.  The Upper Link and Hemlock really stood out and impressed me.  Ended the day with 7.3-miles of incredibly cool (temperature) running.

It may be ten or twelve years since I raced at Toby, so it was really neat to re-visit some of the sections used during the event.  I made my intended connection to my prior run here, and I now have a complete track of the Robert Frost Trail through Mt Toby State Reservation.  I also learned that there is an impressive cave in the forest, with a trail leading close to it.  And...  a couple potential waterfalls as well.  I'll be back.

Mount Toby Fire Tower

Top of Roaring Mountain

Remains of an old chimney

Cranberry Pond