
Starting along the Manning Trail, passing a little pond near the trailhead.

A junction, follow signage for the Holt Trail.

Pretty boring start to the hike, but it becomes excellent quickly.

A nicely-constructed footbridge.

Bailey Brook on the right once the Holt Trail narrows a bit.

Signage for the Holt Trail, with warnings included.

Ascending more steeply along the Holt Trail.

The base of the scramble, a nice mossy slab with a big crack.

Class 2 boulder-hopping within the trees.

Almost out of the initial boulder-hopping before getting onto a granite slab.

View back down shortly after starting up the slab.

Class 2/2+ fun on the Holt Trail.

Progress up the Holt Trail, blotches of paint on the rock serving as markers for the route.

View back down again.

Class 2.

Approaching the Class 3 crux.

View back at the first half of the crux.

Wide shot above the first half of the crux section.

Second portion of the crux.

Steep slab up to the summit of Mount Cardigan and its fire tower positioned there.

Mount Cardigan summit, view back the way I came. My car is down there on the right somewhere.

Mount Cardigan, view southwest toward the more popular approach trail.

Mount Cardigan summit, view north toward Firescrew.

Close-up of Firescrew.

Along the Mowglis Trail, heading along the unique, gorgeous summit ridge.

View back up toward Mount Cardigan.

Firescrew ahead.

View back along the ridgeline.

Cairns help with the paint blazes aren't as obvious.

View back toward Mount Cardigan from the minor summit of Firescrew.


Onward to the east along the Manning Trail.

Another shot back toward Mount Cardigan before I dip down and its out of view.

Gorgeous views to the east on the way down from Firescrew.


Entering theforest.

A nice trail leads back to the trailhead.

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