Five years ago, I broke my ankle maybe a mile south of The Imp shelter. After the ultimate slackpack down the mountain (carried on a kevlar litter by rescuers), I'd like to give it another shot, and am planning to pick up where I left off and head north to Stratton or Caratunk in late summer. Since this circuit would be the first two days of my section hike, I am looking for the easiest (yes. I know it won't really be easy) way to hike up to The Imp from Route 2 and return. One of the legs will be Route 2 to The Imp or vice-versa; the other could be the Carter-Moriah trail or the Stony Brook Trail to The Imp cutoff or something else entirely.

Could someone who knows the area and the side trails well suggest a solution? I'll be starting from either Hiker's Paradise or White Mtn Lodge and Hostel.