Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Mt. Pierce via Mizpah Hut - a Chapter Hut Weekend Hike

TRIP DATE:      September 20, 2014            
             
TRIP LOCATION:  Mt. Pierce in Crawford Notch, NH
            
MEETING TIME:  8:45 am
                  
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 13
        
TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): app. 6 hours
          
LENGTH IN MILES: app. 8.2 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):  app. 2,500 ft.

DIFFICULTY:  moderately strenious     (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)

LEADER NAME(S):  Paul Miller, Leslie Carson
          
CO-LEADER NAME(S):

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Parked at the Highland Center as part of annual Chapter Hut Weekend and crossed Rte. 302 to Crawford Path trailhead. (Typically, we would park at the large hikers parking lot off Mt. Clinton Rd. and use the Crawford Connector to get to the Crawford Path...)
CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:       No                TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  Yes
      
BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED: Hiked Crawford Path from its true trailhead (opposite Highland Center) up to Mizpah Connector to Mizpah Hut, then took Webster Cliff Trail up to summit of Pierce and then back down to Highland Center via Crawford Path.  All trails were in fine condition.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Breezy and cloudy with temps in the 50s and 60s



OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.):  No views on that particular day.  “In the clouds” on higher summits, including Mt. Pierce

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