Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Fall Foliage Hiking Series - Morgan-Percival Loop

TRIP DATE:      October 11, 2014                               

TRIP LOCATION:    Mounts Morgan and Percival, Holderness, NH              
MEETING TIME:   8:45 am                 

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 8         
TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):  5  

LENGTH IN MILES:      app. 5.5 miles
TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):   app. 1,575       

DIFFICULTY:   C (moderate)              (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)
LEADER NAME(S):       Paul Miller, Len Ulbricht, Anne Duggan

CO-LEADER NAME(S):
TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Mt. Morgan trailhead parking area off Rte. 113.   Note: Good thing that we arrived early, since this was prime “leaf-peeping” season and two local police officers were on hand to make sure any cars that might overflow from the small Mt. Morgan parking area and the slightly larger Rattlesnake Mountain parking area across the road did not park on the road.

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:     No            TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:
WAS TRIP WITHING WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?   No   

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:   Hiked Mt. Morgan Trail up to Crawford-Ridgepole to the summit of Mt. Morgan and then across to summit of Mt. Percival.  Then down the Mt. Percival Trail to the connecting trail that took us back to the Mt. Morgan Trail just above the trailhead.
WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Partly cloudy with temps in the high 50s to low 60s with a light breeze.

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.) – We appeared to have timed this “Fall Foliage Hike” just right, since the foliage conditions were near peak in central NH at this date.  Wonderful views over nearby Squam Lake from both summits, with some views into the Pemi Wilderness from the summit of Percival.

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