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.
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