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The following is an account of day five of my epic hike from Wanakena, NY to Stillwater Reservoir, Cranberry Lake and then back to Wanakena. The entire trip required backpacking via trail into the heart of the Five Ponds Wilderness, a lengthy bushwhack to the northern terminus of the Red Horse Trail and another trail hike, and then a short bushwhack to Gun Harbor on Stillwater Reservoir. The trip back followed a similar route except heading to Cranberry Lake before returning to Wanakena. The fifth day consisted of traversing the entire Red Horse Trail from Trout Pond to its northern terminus at Clear Lake followed by an extensive bushwhack north to Summit Pond, Crooked Lake and finally Toad Pond.
