Type of Hike
Day hike
Index is a small town with ever going views of the tree filled Mountains. There was kind of an adventurous feel to this hike from the start. A short run down the railway, walk down on old trail and into a clearing where the fun begins. straight ahead is a small door in the base of the mountain with a picnic table out front. It looks so out of place yet it seems you would almost expect it to be there. There are huge pieces of rock that have fallen down from above. The trail is fairly steep from the bottom to the top, and a bit soggy near the beginning. There are many things to look at, moss and fungi cover most of the rocks and trees giving it a fern gully sort of feel. up through a few more rocks and you are almost there. you come to a cable sort of fence, the stream was almost dry so it was easy to get around. Follow the dry rocky creek bed up and you have made it. Its well worth the time as it is a fairly short hike for a one of a kind view. Standing tall over the tiny town of index,on the edge of a massive cliff! Hearing only the deep sounds of the rivers below. The hike took us 1.5 hours to get up and a half hour to get down.
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