lions head

You must know how to find this place. Drive up the hill from Salisbury, CT hanging to the left and find a marked parking area. Take the trial into the woods and then up some rather steep and rocky areas. Be careful to watch the signs at a trial intersection where the Appalachian Trail slips off to the right. Keep going up and then attack a rocky cliff face to find the view. This final effort is steep but does not require ropes etc, just careful hanging onto tree trunks as you balance on rocks. The view is wonderful for such a relatively short yet steep hike.

My friend and I decided to hike to Bear mountain summit via Lion's head. The hike will get the heart pumping at the beginning but the view from Lion's Head summit makes it worthwhile. From there we took AT (Appalachian trail) to Bear mountain summit. Most of the hike is pretty easy if you are in good shape. The hike seems to be quite popular among hikers with dogs. The hike was about 8.48 miles and we managed to finish it in 5 hrs. It can easily be done in 4 hrs by keeping a good pace.

Expected to see more lions on this hike, all things considered it was still a beautiful hike. When reaching the summit the view was incredible. My kids absolutely loved the hike, it was not too hard, not too easy.