Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail Backpack, June 11-12, 2016

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE: June 11-12, 2016

TRIP LOCATION:  Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail (MSGT), Sunapee, NH

MEETING TIME:  11:00 am

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 11

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): 9 hrs.

LENGTH IN MILES: 12.3 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): ~800 ft.

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

LEADER NAME(S):  Leslie Carson

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Joshua Tefft, Brian Duane

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: We met at the Sunapee Ski Area parking lot. Leaving a few cars in the lot, we drove to Half-moon Pond Road where we started our hike.

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:    Yes                TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS: 30 minutes

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  No

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED: We began at the Half-moon Pond parking lot and hiked along the MSGT for approx. 4.4 miles to the Steve Gilpin Shelter at Moose Lookout where we camped for the night. The next day we continued along the MSGT over Lucia’s Lookout, along the Sunapee Ridge to the summit of Mt. Sunapee then down to the parking lot. Trails were damp but not too muddy or slippery. Some steep, rough spots, lots of ups and downs.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Mostly overcast with some light rain Saturday afternoon. Sunday started out sunny but then clouds moved in and it became windier and colder.

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.) A beautiful view along Sunapee Ridge on Sunday where we ate lunch before the clouds came.

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

Blue Hills - Woodland End2End, April 23, 2016

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE: 04-23-2016   

                                          

TRIP LOCATION:         Blue Hills – Woodland End2End  

MEETING TIME:         8 am  

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):         21

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    6 hrs 20 mins

LENGTH IN MILES:     12.3 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 100 feet

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

LEADER NAME(S):      Paul Brookes, Cathy MacCurtain

CO-LEADER NAME(S):            Pat Acorn

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Fowl Meadow Parking (intersection of Brush Hill Rd and Neponset Valley Parkway)

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:        Yes                 TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:  30 mins

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?         No

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

This was the first year of what I am planning as a new annual tradition in SEM, the Woodland End-To-End.   The hike skirts around all the summits and sticks to the wooded lowlands.  It was held the week before the Skyline End2End and was perfect distance training for some that were preparing for next weeks’ Skyline End2End (which is shorter but hilly).

Skunk Cabbage was everywhere in the wetlands but much of the understory was still in winter hibernation.  Being a woodland hike I like a good spring understory so next year I will run this hike a few weeks later when there is more going on.

The group met at Shea Ice Rink and loaded their gear and themselves into as few cars as possible where we car-pooled over to the small parking pull off at the Northernmost end of Fowl Meadow in Canton.  Since there is not much parking space here we kept most of our cars at the larger capacity Shea Parking and hiked back to our cars.

RLBH, April 28, 2016, Nike Base & Horse Bridge

AMC SEM POST-HIKE TRIP REPORT

TRIP DATE:         April 28, 2016   

TRIP LOCATION:    Blue Hills Reservation   

WAS TRIP CANCELLED? (y/n):  No

MEETING TIME:     5:45 PM   

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):    32

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    2 Hour 10 Minutes

LENGTH IN MILES:     4.3

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):     605

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

LEADER NAME(S): Joe Keogh, Paul Brookes

CO-LEADER NAME(S):, Jerry Yos

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Donovan School

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:      no         TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?      No

IF YES TO ABOVE, DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Overcast, cool.  

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)

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

Email to: hikingchair@amcsem.org and Cc hikingvicechair@amcsem.org

RLBH, April 21, 2016, Unquity Rd

AMC SEM POST-HIKE TRIP REPORT

TRIP DATE:         April 21, 2016   

TRIP LOCATION:    Blue Hills Reservation   

WAS TRIP CANCELLED? (y/n):  No

MEETING TIME:     5:45 PM   

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):    34

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    1 Hour 54 Minutes

LENGTH IN MILES:     3,25

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):     481

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

LEADER NAME(S): Joe Keogh, Paul Brookes

CO-LEADER NAME(S):, Jerry Yos

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Unquity rd.

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:      yes         TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS: 10 minutes

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?      No

IF YES TO ABOVE, DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Clear skies, cool.  Almost full moon. Great night to hiket

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)

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

Email to: hikingchair@amcsem.org and Cc hikingvicechair@amcsem.org

RLBH, April 14, 2016 Horse Farms and loops

AMC SEM POST-HIKE TRIP REPORT

TRIP DATE:         April 14, 2016   

TRIP LOCATION:    Blue Hills Reservation   

WAS TRIP CANCELLED? (y/n):  No

MEETING TIME:     5:45 PM   

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):    31

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    1 Hour 58 Minutes

LENGTH IN MILES:     4.2

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):     666

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

LEADER NAME(S): Joe Keogh, Walt Granda, Bob Vogel, Maureen Kelly

CO-LEADER NAME(S):, Jerry Yos

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Donovan School

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:      no                    TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?      No

IF YES TO ABOVE, DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Clear skies, cool.  partial moon. Great night to start RLBH

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)

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

Email to: hikingchair@amcsem.org and Cc hikingvicechair@amcsem.org