New Hampshire AT Section Hikes

I finally got back to the White Mountains on Sunday after a 4 week hiatus and did a short 2.6 mile hike from Crawford Notch to Ethan Pond. This was a little section of the Appalachian Trail that I had missed and wanted to catch up. It was a surprisingly …

This past Saturday, I finished hiking the last section of the Southern Presidentials on the New Hampshire Appalachian Trail. The weather was incredible, with bright sunshine. However, winds on the western, exposed sections of Mt Washington (above) reached 40 miles an hour, necessitating extra layers and gloves. Total mileage for …

I had a magnificent hike last Sunday, completing the lower half of the Southern Presidential Range in the White Mountains. During this hike, I completed another 9.0 miles of the AT. Total distance for the day was 13.1 miles over 9 hours with a total elevation gain of about 3,000 …

Chris and I attempted to complete a 5.3 mile segment of the Appalachian Trail on Saturday from Mt. Wolf (3,498 ft)  to South Kinsman Mountain (4,358 ft). But mid-August weather conditions were typically atrocious with very high humidity,  nearly continuous rain, and a passing hurricane, so despite hiking 12 miles …

The weather was perfect on Saturday for a traverse of Franconia Ridge, a very exposed section of the Appalachian Trail in the New Hampshire’s White Mountains that runs from Mt. Liberty to the northern shoulder of Mt Lafayette. Total mileage for this hike was 15.7 miles and I covered another …

My friend Chris and I drove up from Boston on Saturday morning to hike a short section of the AT up on Kinsman Ridge, just west of Franconia Notch. This was another one of those sections where I got to hike 10 miles in order to get to and hike …

I just got back from the hardest hiking I’ve done in the past year, hiking southbound on the notorious Mahoosuc trail section of the Appalachian Trail, from Grafton Notch in Maine to Gentian Pond in New Hampshire. This section ranks right up there in difficulty with the northern section of the …

My friend Chris and I drove up to the Whites this morning looking for a therapeutic hill to climb. I picked her up at North Station in Boston, just a few miles from my house, and we arrived at Franconia Notch by 8:45 AM. We had been planning to hike …

This is a report of the third and final day of my Zeta Pass to Mt Washington section hike of the Appalachian Trail. Here are the write-ups and photos from day 1 and day 2. This was probably one of the best backpacking trips of my life. Day 3: I …

This post details day 2 of my AT section hike from Zeta Pass to Mt Washington. You should read about day 1, if you haven't already. Day 2: I woke up at 6:00 AM on Saturday, in time to see the mist rising from Lost Pond. I started up my …

  I spent an incredible 3 day weekend hiking from Zeta Pass to Mt. Washington on the Appalachian Trail this weekend, including a traverse of the Wildcats and the Northern Presidentials in New Hampshire.  It was hard hiking, with 11 miles of full exposure, but I'd have to rate this …

I finished the last section of the New Hampshire Appalachian trail south of Kinsman Notch this past weekend, climbing Mt Cube (2,909 ft) on Saturday with my friends natureGirl and Mark. We started at the trail head off of NH-25A and climbed up the steep northern side of Cube, walking …

I just got back from hiking a 44 mile section of the Appalachian Trail, starting in Hannover New Hampshire and finishing at Sherburne Pass, just below Killington Mountain, in Vermont. It was a challenging hike that I packed into 3 days, taking off Monday to do it over a long …

I always make a point to go on a backpacking trip in April, even though it’s a chancy time for an overnight trip in New England. Winter is officially over but its remains still linger. Spring is officially here on the calendar, but you only catch glimpses of its bounty. …