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Post by cweston on Mar 20, 2016 13:35:52 GMT -8
Looks like we're taking a car-camping trip to New England in late June/early July. This is not a hiking trip, but I can probably get one substantial day hike/climb in.
We have not planned the details of the trip yet, so recommend a hike anywhere in New England--I can plan around the destination (probably). The Adirondacks would probably be an option, too.
Long and gonzo is OK. Scrambling is OK. Big views are a plus. Solitude, to the extent it is possible, would also be a plus, but I'm ok with crowds if that's where the best hike is.
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Post by null on Mar 21, 2016 8:24:53 GMT -8
Monadnock is pretty iconic but there's zero chance of solitude. However you can avoid most of the crowds if you avoid the White Dot and White Cross trails. Try the Spellman/Pumpelly trail.
I'm also partial to Welch-Dickey but I wouldn't plan a vacation around it.
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Mar 21, 2016 8:59:09 GMT -8
Indian Pass - Adks Pyramid and Gothics - Adks Algonquin or Colden via Avalanche Pass - Adks Rocky Peak Ridge from New Russia - Adks Mt Washington - NH
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Post by tomas on Mar 21, 2016 9:02:54 GMT -8
Where in NE are you thinking about setting up as base camp? Reason I ask is because there is great stuff in Maine that could be tough to access if you are based out of western Mass.
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Post by cweston on Mar 21, 2016 9:28:54 GMT -8
Where in NE are you thinking about setting up as base camp? Reason I ask is because there is great stuff in Maine that could be tough to access if you are based out of western Mass. It's all negotiable at this point. I think the only givens are that we will visit Lake Champlain and Acadia National Park. Maine locations should be good possibilities. Thanks.
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Post by JoeinCT on Mar 27, 2016 18:55:01 GMT -8
The Knife Edge Trail, Mt. Katahdin (sp.?), Baxter State Park, Maine.
With an early start, you probably could do it as a day hike from Acadia/Bar Harbor area.
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Post by cweston on Mar 28, 2016 5:22:54 GMT -8
The Knife Edge Trail, Mt. Katahdin (sp.?), Baxter State Park, Maine. With an early start, you probably could do it as a day hike from Acadia/Bar Harbor area. Wow! I researched that route some, and I honestly have to admit, I had no idea that terrain like that existed in the eastern US. Looks pretty exciting. A bit of a logistic challenge on a trip, since it is a highly weather-dependent route. But my curiosity is distinctly piqued.
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Post by crawford on Mar 28, 2016 17:19:48 GMT -8
Smugglers Notch in VT, BUT SOLITUDE WILL BE LACKING. It has some amazing views and a good walk up.
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Post by Westy on Mar 29, 2016 19:21:33 GMT -8
Monadnock via Pumpelly Trail or Dublin Path - Primo views, glacial features, 600 foot deep picture perfect lake - former hometown Mount Isolation - Presidential Range - via Dry River - You did say solitude Bond and Bondcliff - Two approaches - in center of the Pemi (Pemigewasset Wilderness) Madison in the Presidentials via Kings Ravine - Visit an AMC hut and enjoy the alpine ascent In a hurry..don't worry, Mount Chocura, iconic peak above beautiful lake and on the way to Maine
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Post by cweston on Mar 30, 2016 11:41:20 GMT -8
Madison in the Presidentials via Kings Ravine - Visit an AMC hut and enjoy the alpine ascent Thanks. That route looks like a lot of fun--have you done it? I could have my wife drop me off at the trailhead and pick me up at the top of Mt Washington.
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Post by Westy on Mar 30, 2016 18:41:18 GMT -8
Yes, did King Ravine in the summer of 1985 not sure if it was hiking Mount Adams or Madison. I know I enjoyed it. Last summer my brother-in-law fell (probably more like tripped) while hiking it, hit his head, bleed profusely and needed stiches.
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Post by absarokanaut on Apr 23, 2016 1:58:35 GMT -8
It will have crowds but one of the greatest dayhikes in the country let alone New England is the Franconia Ridge and Falling Waters Loop just two hours from Boston. It is the second highest ridgeline of the Whites and AWESOME. Views of the Pemi and Kinsmans are exquisite.
Bond Cliffs would be a HUGE day. Well worth it but certainly LONG. The view of them from Lafayette across the Pemi is great.
Katahdin kicked my posterior more than MOST 14ers. Really special.
East Osceola from Greeley Ponds is another great one, lungbuster for sure. If you could get shuttled from ca car camp on Tripoli Road you would have a BLAST. Thoise sites are hard to come by, hoping that siutation hasn't changed to a ban. Russel Pond is a cool Frontcountry place.
Welch and Dickey: Great hike but a lot less than what you are looking for. Great if you're in Waterville Valley with limited time.
Great Island National Seashore: Gawd bless Kennedy. Great Cape Cod getaway. I hiked like a dozen miles, some of it in waist deep water.
My favorite dayhike in the Eastern US is Mt. Moosilaukee ['Moose-hill-ock"]from Dartmouth's Ravine Lodge near Plymouth. NH's tenth highest peak but the most isolated of all 4kers with AMAZING views to the NE of the Kinsmans, Franconias, Presdidentials, etc. I saw NO one on the Asquam Ridge trail aside from Moose. Looping that with Snapper and Gorge Brook is INCREDIBLE. I've got pics on facebook man, gallery is The Appalachians.
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Post by Westy on May 5, 2016 7:34:35 GMT -8
And finally a most challenging Hike - Great Gulf to Six Husbands to Summit of Jefferson. This is making me homesick!
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Post by JoeinCT on Jul 21, 2016 3:58:13 GMT -8
Did you go? Where? How was the hike?
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Post by cweston on Jul 23, 2016 17:58:36 GMT -8
Actually, no. Our daughter got married and that preempted the trip.
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