Mt. Abe Winter Ascent

Last weekend Isaac (my cousin-in-law) and myself hiked Mt. Abe.  Normally I take hike Mt. Abe by approaching up the Gap Road (~1mi) to the Long Trail TH and then hike up the ridge to the summit (~4.something miles).  This time, I decided to take an alternate route.  We hiked up the Battell Trail, which is only 2.9 miles to the summit, instead of over 5.  This way also halved my previous RT time.  We made it to the summit in about an hour and 45 and took about 50 minutes going back down (plus 10 min on the summit) for a total of 2:45 car to car.  It was cold on the summit, but a great day.