Mt. Carrigain, June 18, 2016

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE: June 18, 2016    

                                    

TRIP LOCATION: Mount Carrigain   

          

MEETING TIME: 8:45am for a 9:00 start  

                  

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):         8    

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): 8 hrs.  

  

LENGTH IN MILES: 10.2   

     

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 3712 feet   

    

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

LEADER NAME(S): Ken Carson  

      

CO-LEADER NAME(S):            Leslie Carson

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Mt. Carrigain Parking Lot. Sawyer Rd. Livermore N.H. 

  

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:

The crew hiked to the summit via the Signal Ridge Trail. The trail conditions were good. Water crossings posed no difficulty, The trail’s first two miles were easy and the last three miles more difficult. The terrain was flat pine and rock.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Weather conditions for the hike were good

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.) Only real problem was the bugs, mainly the black flies!

IMPORTANT: Contact Hike Committee Chair ASAP with any medical emergencies or other serious incidents.