Boston: Alander Mountain Loop
Head up to a ridge overlooking the Hudson Valley and Catskills, and return through beaver and berry country.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 13.9
Waypoints
ALD001
Location: 42.0863418579102, -73.4621887207031
Trailhead; head straight across meadow
ALD002
Location: 42.0867195129394, -73.4675750732422
Blueberry patch just off trail to R
ALD003
Location: 42.0879592895508, -73.4738693237305
R @ T-intersection onto Alander Mountain Trail
ALD004
Location: 42.0925331115723, -73.4859924316406
Side trail to L leads to campsites hidden back in the woods
ALD005
Location: 42.0910263061523, -73.4969100952148
R @ fire pit; ignore faint path that leads straight
ALD006
Location: 42.0879516601562, -73.5035400390625
R @ T-intersection just past dark, crumbling cabin; climb to summit
ALD007
Location: 42.0870552062988, -73.5052795410156
Alander summit; retrace steps to WPT 6 and go straight
ALD008
Location: 42.0807113647461, -73.5028762817383
L @ T-intersection marked “Gentz’s Corner”
ALD009
Location: 42.0823402404785, -73.5047607421875
R @ T-intersection on old carriage road through pleasant, open woods
ALD010
Location: 42.0657730102539, -73.4965515136719
L @ 3-way; or continue straight to reach Mt. Frissell, CT’s highpoint
ALD011
Location: 42.0679092407227, -73.4895324707031
Straight @ 3-way; begin following along Ashley Brook
ALD012
Location: 42.082950592041, -73.4827499389648
L @ 3-way to river camping; or go R to WPT 3, then R to trailhead