On the one hand, Colvin is the absolute best peak on the ridge, on the other hand, Blake is the worst by far and is not worth doing at all; which makes describing and recommending this climb difficult. 

If you’re taking this one for your 46, that first paragraph is good news and bad. As I basically highlighted, you’ll love Colvin, and you probably won’t stay on Blake form more than 90 seconds; the peak is completely wooded on offers no views to speak of.

If you’re doing this climb right after Dial and Nippletop it’ll be a hop skip and a jump, other wise you’re in for a long walk down Lake Road. This trail is particularly unremarkable, in the sense that it isn’t particularly difficult nor boring, just average and simple; there are a few scrambles and the dip between the two has it’s steep moments, but other than that it’s a very standard affair. 

Colvin has two distinguishable lookout areas, one is right to the opening of the peak, the other is to the left a few paces down the trial. Both of these lookouts are pretty great but the one on the right is larger and better for just hanging out on. When we talked this climb we stopped on Colvin briefly, went over to Blake and then backed to Colvin.

• Parking at the Ausable Club has become a subject of great contention and now (as of 2022) requires advanced parking reservations. Seek out information from the AMR below.
• The AMR people are pretty strict about the parking and the no dogs rule.
• These two mountains can be done in junction with the rets of the ridge (Dial and Nippletop).
• The walk out on Lake Road is never hard but can be longer than you think, try to factor that into your plan from whatever trailhead.