You’ve heard«The Song that Never Ends», well this is the HIKE that never ends. The trail up Tecumseh winds around and up up UP(up the backside of the ski resort). Rocky footing and few glimpses of the landscape also make this trek particularly less gratifying considering the 5.1 mile roundtrip. The trail base is at the base of the ski resort. The head is difficult to find along the side of the road, you have to go off to the side and there is a weeeee little sign pointing into the woods. It is an easy start over relatively level ground, switchbacks and loops around, crossing water and then spitting you out at the base of a rocky scramble up the route to the top(this was exhausting and I was glad to have boots with ankle support). The ridge just kept climbing upwards(on and on) until you meet a fork which loops up to the 4,003 foot summit and back around. The peak offers a thin view from a narrow slab… and then you turn around. A necessary trail to tackle in order to bag all 48400-footers…but it’s a long, drawn out rummage that should be approached in the sunshine(otherwise you’ll have no view at all).
