WLBH 1-10-2017 - Eliot Tower

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE: 01-10-2017

TRIP LOCATION:         Blue Hills     

MEETING TIME:         10:00 am    
   

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):         16

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    4 hrs  40 mins

LENGTH IN MILES:     6.86 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 480 feet

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

LEADER NAME(S):      Paul Brookes, Cathy MacCurtain, Pat Achorn

CO-LEADER NAME(S):            N/A

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Houghton’s Pond Parking

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:        No                 TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS: N/A

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?         No

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

Climbed Houghton’s Hill and then over to Hancock Hill (great view), on to Great Blue Hill using the North Skyline.  Lunched at Eliot Tower. Returned to our cars via Wolcott, Eustis and Hancock Hill path.  Hike was a little more challenging that intended for this series, folks were tired but everyone did fine.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Dry, sunny, mid-20’s.  Frozen snow and patches of ice on the hills.  Microspikes were used by all the hikers.  

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

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