We went up to Hex Mountain hoping to get there before the weekend crowds arrived, and we did! If you start early enough, you should be able to find plenty of parking and be one of the first ones on the trail.
Walking along the road you'll notice people were nice enough to leave little arrows out of sticks pointing in the right direction for the trailhead. Make sure to follow these as some people that came up after us had gotten off track and took a 2 mile detour the wrong direction.
Once on the trail, it is pretty straight forward. There are wildflowers along the way, and the top is snow-free. There are a couple piles of snow before you exit the woods but those aren't a problem at all.
On a clear day you'll have amazing views from the top!
Here is a video of our trip https://youtu.be/yQpGFKcJebA and our full trip report at https://summitforwellness.com/day-hike-to-hex-mountain/
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alpinelakehiker on Hex Mountain
I saw others complain about the bugs so curious if you see any, thanks!
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alpinelakehiker on Jun 04, 2021 09:14 PM
BryanCarroll on Hex Mountain
We had a light breeze so didn't have any bug issues, but if it's not breezy then they will pop out. Also we've heard ticks are bad in that area but we didn't find any on us afterwards.
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BryanCarroll on Jun 04, 2021 11:06 PM
alpinelakehiker on Hex Mountain
Thank you!
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alpinelakehiker on Jun 05, 2021 07:37 AM
Cowpie on Hex Mountain
I enjoyed the video thx. I was smiling to myself as I watched your partner practically running downhill. At 58 years old those days are gone for me. My knees don't like going downhill anymore.
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Cowpie on Jun 05, 2021 08:29 AM