Cascade Mountain

Forgot to continuing recording before getting to the summit but what a gorgeous day and view! Nice and dry trail very few wet spots. Sun was shining. Wish I brought more water to head over to porter as well.

Incredible view at the top. 100% worth it but definitely on the more difficult side of moderate! Do-able but if you are out of shape expect almost 2.5 hr ascend. My dog loved it & took a nice nap once we reached the summit!

We went on a weekday & began around 230. On our way up the crowd was descending and once we reached the summit around 5, we had it ALL to ourselves. I highly recommend going later in the day it was amazing to have all that to yourself.

Great hike. A bit muddy, but the moderate difficulty made the view all worth it. There’s not a bad view when you’re at the summit:

Amazing 360 views with a fun rock climbing summit! We watched a rain storm move towards us in the distance - beautiful.

Rocky trail on the way up. It’s a little rough but very doable. The summit is an amazing pay off and makes the hike well worth the effort. Make sure you bring water along!

Beautiful Hike! Would love to go back on a nicer day to appreciate the 360 degree view

Alittle muddy and still has some ice.

Good trail, just very muddy in spring

Stunning 360 views.

Beautiful fall hike. Took Dad and I about 4.5 hours and we spent an hour or so at the top. Can see many of the high peaks from the top. Fell three times on the way down as it was more slippery once the temperature was warmer. This was a very popular hike with many kids.

If this is considered moderate, it's at the extreme end toward difficult. muddy, rocky, rooty, messy, not a typically moderate hike

Hiked after a rain storm and saw some snow on my way up. Brought my dog and she did well!

A great trail. It is moderate in terms of difficult.however, it is definitely doable.The view at the top is spectacular!

Hiked it on 8/12 and really enjoyed it. It had some strenuous uphill climbs. The trail is a ravine with mud and boulders. We went over to Porter and then finished Cascade. We're 50-ish - in decent shape - and got a great workout. Took us about 5 hours with some chilling on a ledge on Porter and the summit of Cascade.

Cascade is generally considered amongst the easiest of the high peaks, but I think it's important to state that it's still a high peak and there are definitely some areas along the trail, especially near the summit, that will be nerve wracking to people with little experience or those with little kids. Still, the trail is clearly marked and doesn't have any real dangerous spots. As usual, coming back down may be more difficult than going up.

We did this trail with five children, aged 4.5 to 10.5, and five adults, aged 39 to 66. The kids are all active, but the most difficult climb they'd done up to this point would probably be Gorham mountain in Acadia. This was considerably longer, but I'd say it was similarly complicated until the summit approach. Still, they handled it really well with a few stops up, 20 minutes or so at the top, and then a few stops down. All in all it took us just over five hours to complete the trail. The littlest kids were definitely hitting a physical wall with about an hour left, but they trudged through it.

In the end, everyone loved the hike, and the views at the top are absolutely spectacular. If your come prepared with hiking shoes, lots of water and snacks, and test your kids out on something a bit easier first, it's definitely ok for an active family.

Nice trail

Great view. Worth the climb

Beautiful view

Very muddy (hiked on 7/9/17) and very crowded. Top was beautiful but extremely windy

Great hike! Very rocky terrain and muddy. Strenuous/moderate level. Beautiful view at the top makes the 2+hour climb worth it.

Awesome view, moderate/strenuous hike. Tough if you're out of shape, but worth the time. Took about 6.5 hours with 2 kids.

Great hike. Muddy in many spots. Steep rocky terrain most of the trail.