With no competition for light, it grew into a spreading, bushy specimen. Now the forest is taking over and will eventually overshadow it. The trail passes through an impressive field of granite cliffs and boulders. A small, pure stand of eastern hemlock lies to the left of the trail at F. Borings of soil taken to the depth of the bedrock contain only plant remains from hemlocks, indicating that no hardwoods have grown here since the last ice sheet retreated northward about 15,000 years ago. This walk takes about 2 hours of moderate hiking.
Parts are very wet in spring.
Group camping is available in the park. For a botanist it is a bit strenuous. It took a little over an hour to get to the top. The trail zig-zags its way up to the top, zigging south at the bottom and zagging back to the north in the middle and top parts of the climb. The white trail intersects with a blue trail on the left that, after a short walk, leads to a lookout point.