2017 Hiking Log
This year's distance hiked: 419.92 miles (7.78 miles average)
This year's elevation gained: 124057.00 feet (2297.35 feet average)
Dec 29, 2017 : Hogback
| Major peaks: | Hogback |
| Trails: | Upper Hawksbill |
| Distance: | 0.6 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 100 feet |
| People: | Sarah |
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Dec 29, 2017 : Hawksbill
| Major peaks: | Hawksbill |
| Trails: | Upper Hawksbill |
| Distance: | 2.1 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 520 feet |
| People: | Sarah |
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Dec 17, 2017 : Red Hill
| Major peaks: | Red Hill |
| Trails: | Red Hill, Cabin |
| Distance: | 3.6 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1318 feet |
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Dec 3, 2017 : Stratton
| Major peaks: | Stratton, North Stratton |
| Trails: | Long Trail |
| Distance: | 8.5 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1833 feet |
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Nov 23, 2017 : Waumbek
| Major peaks: | Starr King, Waumbek |
| Trails: | Starr King |
| Distance: | 7.2 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2917 feet |
| People: | Rik |
This completes my goal of the most elevation gain in a single year - over 120k’.
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Nov 18, 2017 : Belknaps
| Major peaks: | Rowe, Gunstock, Belknap |
| Trails: | Ridge, Brook, Saddle, Blue, Overlook |
| Distance: | 7 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1796 feet |
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Nov 12, 2017 : Whiteface
| Major peaks: | Whiteface |
| Trails: | Blueberry Ledge, Rollins, Dicey's Mill |
| Distance: | 9.8 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3356 feet |
| People: | Kaitlyn |
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Nov 4, 2017 : Cannon
| Major peaks: | Cannon |
| Trails: | Lonesome Lake, Hi-Cannon, Kinsman Ridge, Lonesome Lake |
| Distance: | 5.88 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2518 feet |
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Oct 22, 2017 : Slide
| Major peaks: | Slide |
| Trails: | Phoenicia-East Branch, Wittenberg-Cornell-Slide, Curtis-Ormsbee, Phoenicia-East Branch |
| Distance: | 6.5 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1696 feet |
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Oct 21, 2017 : Schunnemunk
| Major peaks: | Schunnemunk |
| Trails: | Sweet Clover, Jessup, Dark Hollow, Sweet Clover |
| Distance: | 6.2 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1427 feet |
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Oct 1, 2017 : Temple
| Major peaks: | Temple |
| Trails: | Wapack |
| Distance: | 4.58 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1200 feet |
Sep 16, 2017: Mt. Adams
| Major peaks: | Adams |
| Trails: | Amphibrach, King Ravine, Airline, Gulfside, Airline Cutoff, Airline, Upper Bruin, Valley Way, Lower Bruin, Brookside, Valley Way |
| Distance: | 9.7 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4621 feet |
| People: | Rik |
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Sep 9, 2017: Sandwich Dome
| Major peaks: | Sandwich Dome |
| Trails: | Algonquin |
| Distance: | 9 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2776 feet |
| People: | Rik |
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Aug 26, 2017 - Aug 27, 2017: Smarts & Cube
| Major peaks: | Smarts, Cube |
| Trails: | Lambert Ridge, J, Kodak, Mount Cube |
| Distance: | 13.9 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3997 feet |
| People: | Dad |
We backpacked from Lyme-Dorcester Road to NH 25A. I think this was the most interesting piece of AT south of Glencliff.
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Aug 17, 2017 : Katahdin
| Major peaks: | Katahdin, Hamlin |
| Trails: | Hunt, Saddle, Northwest Basin, Hamlin Ridge, Northwest Basin, Saddle, Baxter Peak Cutoff, Hunt |
| Distance: | 12.9 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 5181 feet |
| People: | Tim, Sarah, Rik |
We met up with Tim for his finish of an AT through hike. Long day. The Hunt trail is very steep once it reaches treeline, with lots of scrambling and iron rungs.
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Aug 13, 2017 : Dorset
| Major peaks: | Dorset |
| Trails: | old roads |
| Distance: | 6.7 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2317 feet |
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Aug 6, 2017 - Aug 11, 2017 : Long Trail
| Trails: | Long Trail |
| Distance: | 51.4 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 14933 feet |
| People: | Kaitlyn |
Six day backpacking trip of the northernmost piece of the Long Trail. We stayed at Laura Woodward, Hazen’s Notch, a hotel in Stowe, Corliss Camp, and Roundtop. Sarah resupplied us and hung out in Stowe on Tuesday night and Wednesday. Tuesday was extremely wet, rough, and fairly demoralizing. The trail is hard and good viewpoints are rare. Jay, Belvidere, and Laraway were the only real views. Devil’s Gulch was interesting. I did several CW-only activations.
Photo album
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Jul 22, 2017 : AT
| Major peaks: | Ore Hill, Mount Mist, Webster Slide Mountain |
| Trails: | Atwell Hill, Ore Hill, Wachipauka Pond, Webster Slide, Wachipauka Pond, Town Line |
| Distance: | 13.2 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3650 feet |
| People: | Dad |
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Jul 16, 2017 : Castle Ravine
| Major peaks: | Jefferson, Adams 4 |
| Trails: | Castle, Israel Ridge, Castle Ravine, Edmands Path, Gulfside, Mount Jefferson Loop, Gulfside, Lowe's, Gray Knob, Quay Path, Lowe's, Presidential Range Rail Trail |
| Distance: | 12.9 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4950 feet |
Castle Ravine is extremely wild, rough, and unrelentingly steep. It’s one of the most exciting trails I’ve been on. I got very close to hiking Adams too, but ran out of water.
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Jul 9, 2017 : North Pack & Pack Monadnock
| Major peaks: | North Pack Monadnock, Pack Monadnock |
| Trails: | Ted's, Cliff, Wapack, Summit Loop, Wapack, Cliff, Carolyn's |
| Distance: | 9.9 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2600 feet |
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Jul 3, 2017 : Osceolas
| Major peaks: | Osceola, East Osceola |
| Trails: | Mt. Osceola |
| Distance: | 8.4 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3186 feet |
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June 24, 2017: Carr
| Major peaks: | Carr |
| Trails: | Carr Mountain, Waternomee Falls Spur |
| Distance: | 6.2 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2534 feet |
| People: | Rik |
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June 17, 2017: Wilson & Bread Loaf
| Major peaks: | Wilson, Bread Loaf |
| Trails: | Clark Brook, Long Trail |
| Distance: | 9.95 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3211 feet |
| People: | Rik |
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Jun 15, 2017: Pack Monadnock
| Major peaks: | Pack Monadnock |
| Trails: | Raymond, Summit Loop, Spruce Knoll |
| Distance: | 3.8 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1000 feet |
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June 3, 2017: Morgan & Percival
| Major peaks: | Morgan, Percival |
| Trails: | Mount Morgan, Crawford-Ridgepole, Mount Percival, Morse |
| Distance: | 5.4 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1550 feet |
| People: | Jay, etc. |
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May 28, 2017: Kearsarge North
| Major peaks: | Kearsarge North |
| Trails: | Mount Kearsarge North |
| Distance: | 6.1 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2600 feet |
This was a fantastic early morning hike, before the crowds started showing up. The black flies are very active.
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May 21, 2017: Liberty
| Major peaks: | Liberty |
| Trails: | Bike path, Liberty Spring, Franconia Ridge, Liberty Spring, Whitehouse |
| Distance: | 8 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3250 feet |
| People: | Rik |
Trail maintenance followed by hiking to the summit.
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May 17, 2017: Belknap Range Traverse
| Major peaks: | Major, South Straightback, North Straightback, East Quarry, West Quarry, Anna, Mack, Rand, Klem, Belknap, Gunstock |
| Trails: | Mount Major, Belknap Range, Quarry, Marsh Crossing, Belknap Range, Mount Klem Loop, Quarry, Mount Klem Loop, Piper-Round Pond Link, Boulder, East Gilford, Blue, Brook, Ski Trails |
| Distance: | 14.5 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4750 feet |
| People: | Rik |
We intended to also hike Mount Rowe, but it was way too hot to do any extra credit today. The heat made all the climbs much harder. Overall, the ridge has some nice sections and feels very remote in many places.
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May 13, 2017: Mount Martha
| Major peaks: | Martha, Owlshead |
| Trails: | Cherry Mountain, Mount Martha Spur, Martha's Mile |
| Distance: | 5.4 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2450 feet |
| People: | Rik |
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Apr 28, 2017 : North Pack Monadnock
| Major peaks: | North Pack Monadnock |
| Trails: | Wapack, Cliff, Wapack |
| Distance: | 4.8 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1390 feet |
Quick after-work hike and SOTA activation. Black flies are out in force.
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Apr 23, 2017 : North Uncanoonuc
| Major peaks: | North Uncanoonuc |
| Trails: | Class 6 road, Blue |
| Distance: | 1 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 474 feet |
| People: | Sean |
Another slow activation on SOTA activity weekend, but still a very nice day.
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Apr 23, 2017 : Rose Mountain
| Major peaks: | Lyndeborough, Rose |
| Trails: | Helen's, snowmobile paths |
| Distance: | 4.8 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 630 feet |
| People: | Sean |
First activation of the day for SOTA activity weekend. It was a little slow, but the weather and trail conditions were great.
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Apr 22, 2017 : Piper and Whiteface
| Major peaks: | Piper, Whiteface |
| Trails: | Whiteface Mountain, Piper-Whiteface Link, Whiteface Mountain, Piper-Whiteface Link, Vista, Piper-Whiteface Link, Whiteface Mountain |
| Distance: | 5.3 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1316 feet |
| People: | Rik |
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Apr 14, 2017 : The Ossipees
| Major peaks: | Bald Knob, Turtleback, Shaw |
| Trails: | Shannon Brook, Bald Knob Cutoff, Bald Knob, Turtleback Mountain, Turtleback Summit, Turtleback Mountain, High Ridge, Oak Ridge Cutoff, Faraway Mountain, Turtleback Mountain, Shannon Brook |
| Distance: | 13.1 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2589 feet |
Another great weather day. Snow starts around 2000’ and becomes serious around 2500’. All the summits had great viewpoints. The basalt columns near Turtleback were very interesting.
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Apr 9, 2017 : The Moats
| Major peaks: | South Moat, Middle Moat, North Moat |
| Trails: | Moat Mountain |
| Distance: | 9.7 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3250 feet |
| People: | Lon |
There’s still a lot of snow on the mountains. We broke trail from South Moat almost to North Moat, though it was firm enough that the trail breaking wasn’t too difficult. Extremely clear day with views in all directions.
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Apr 8, 2017 : Saddleback
| Major peaks: | Saddleback |
| Trails: | Road, bushwhack |
| Distance: | 2.8 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 480 feet |
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Apr 8, 2017 : Fort
| Major peaks: | Fort |
| Trails: | Road |
| Distance: | 2.3 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 564 feet |
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Mar 26, 2017 : Tecumseh
| Major peaks: | Tecumseh |
| Trails: | Tecumseh, Sosman, Tecumseh |
| Distance: | 4.9 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2175 feet |
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Mar 18, 2017 : Pierce & Jackson
| Major peaks: | Pierce, Jackson |
| Trails: | Crawford Path, Webster Cliff, Webster-Jackson |
| Distance: | 8.02 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3145 feet |
I thought about going to Eisenhower, but Jackson sounded more fun. The trail from Jackson to Webster had only been broken out by one person so it was a lot of work.
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Mar 12, 2017 : Joe English Reservation
| Major peaks: | Plumb Top, Cricket Hill |
| Trails: | Plumb, P-H, Highland, Harding, Highland, Bacon, Old Brook Road, Timber, Bicentennial, Lorden, Arnold Loop, Bicentennial, Pine, Highland, Plumb |
| Distance: | 14.2 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1557 feet |
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Mar 5, 2017 : Pack & North Pack
| Major peaks: | Pack Monadnock, North Pack Monadnock |
| Trails: | Carolyn's, Cliff, Wapack, Summit Loop, Wapack, Cliff, Carolyn's, Crossover, Ted's, Crossover, Carolyn's |
| Distance: | 9.7 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2524 feet |
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Feb 26, 2017 : Temple
| Major peaks: | Temple |
| Trails: | Wapack |
| Distance: | 4.58 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1200 feet |
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Feb 25, 2017 : Uncanoonuc over & back
| Major peaks: | Uncanoonuc |
| Trails: | Unknown, Blue, White Dot |
| Distance: | 2.3 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 942 feet |
Rain up north meant I stuck close to home yet again. The trails were completely bare down low, and icy and sloppy up high. I went over the summit and down the other side and then back the way I came.
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Feb 23, 2017 : Watatic
| Major peaks: | Watatic |
| Trails: | Wapack, Midstate, Midstate Connector, Wapack |
| Distance: | 3.9 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 722 feet |
| People: | Rik |
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Feb 19, 2017 : Monadnock
| Major peaks: | Monadnock |
| Trails: | White Dot, Cascade Link, Red Spot, Pumpelley, White Cross, White Dot |
| Distance: | 4.6 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1733 feet |
Very sloppy trail conditions today.
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Feb 11, 2017 : Horse Hill
| Trails: | Various |
| Distance: | 3.94 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 620 feet |
Not enough time between storms to go up north, but enough time to do some trail breaking over Blodgett Hill and Horse Hill.
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Feb 10, 2017 : Grater Woods XC
| Trails: | Various |
| Distance: | 3.19 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 463 feet |
Quick loop around Grater Woods after a huge snowstorm with enough climbing to make it count.
Feb 4, 2017 : Jackson XC
| Trails: | Various XC trails |
| Distance: | 14.7 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1960 feet |
| People: | Lon |
I don’t typically count skiing at groomed XC centers towards hiking, but this was such a huge trip that it should count. We did a clockwise loop involving the Glen Ellis and Hall Trails, with parts of others.
Jan 29, 2017 : Livermore Road XC
| Trails: | Livermore Road |
| Distance: | 4.6 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 280 feet |
| People: | Rik |
Jan 29, 2017 : Welch and Dickey
| Major peaks: | Welch, Dickey |
| Trails: | Welch-Dickey Loop |
| Distance: | 4.4 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1900 feet |
| People: | Rik |
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Jan 28, 2017 : Horse Hill
| Trails: | Loop |
| Distance: | 4.26 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 533 feet |
| People: | Sarah |
Jan 15, 2017 : Pack Monadnock
| Major peaks: | Pack Monadnock |
| Trails: | Wapack, Road |
| Distance: | 2.8 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 772 feet |
Just like yesterday, but less ice because I was on the south side.
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Jan 14, 2017 : North Pack Monadnock
| Major peaks: | North Pack Monadnock |
| Trails: | Wapack, Cliff, Wapack |
| Distance: | 4.9 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1406 feet |
Trails on the north side of the mountain were completely iced over, while trails on the south side were bare. There’s very little snow in the woods either.
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Jan 2, 2017 : Mt. Garfield
| Major peaks: | Garfield |
| Trails: | Garfield |
| Distance: | 11.82 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3195 feet |
| People: | Rik |
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