Garnet Hill in Peru
June 24, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Garnet Hill in Peru 10:00 am to 2:00 pm June 24th 10:00 am
Parking along the side of Curtin Road
IMPORTANT: DCR has begun logging of the state forest, therefore we must park on Curtin Road and carpool hikers in. Please park on Curtin Road at the intersection of Curtin Road Extension GPS location for parking: 42.40902, -73.02843 Drive in on Curtin Road until you see a big brown moose #110, park on opposite side of the road from the moose. We will pick up hikers there. There will be a hike leader at that spot.
GPS 42.393374, -73.01535 trail head
Hike Rating: Moderate, approximately 4 miles in and back with a spur to the Garnet Hill Plane Crash Site.
On August 15, 1942 at 9:30 pm a large US Army transport plane crashed into Garnet Peak, killing 16 paratroopers. The plane was flying from Fort Bragg in North Carolina to Rhode Island and it lost its way during a storm. The path cleared was 60 feet wide and 180 feet long. Residents of Peru saw a flash of light and heard a crash. The people from around the area made their way through the dark, men came from neighboring towns to try to clear the brush to get to the site which was located on one of the most inaccessible summits in the state. Three men survived the crash. A stone monument was erected in 1950 with a bronze plaque listing the men who died. We will hike to the crash site and pay our respects and then continue up the mountain on the old woods road, part of the Peru State Forest to the summit of Garnet Hill with mountain views. The peak also contains a large amount or Garnets.
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