Ethan Pond Trail Archives

Backpacking a Willey Range Lollipop

October 19, 2020 4000 Footers, Backpacking Trips, Loop Hikes, White Mountains

Pungent. That’s the best way to describe the smell on the Zealand Trail as you approach the Beaver Ponds. They’re an essential part of the Zealand Valley ecosystem providing open space for migrating flocks of birds to land and rest while accelerating …

AT Section Hike: Crawford Notch to Ethan Pond Shelter

October 6, 2009 New Hampshire AT Section Hikes, Trip Reports, White Mountains

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 …