AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip
Report
TRIP
DATE: July 18 2016
TRIP
LOCATION: Hancock Loop Hike
MEETING
TIME: 8:45
NUMBER OF
PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):
13
TOTAL HIKING
TIME (IN HOURS): 7-1/2 hours
LENGTH IN
MILES: 9.8 miles
TOTAL
ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 2700 feet
DIFFICULTY:
B
(A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)
LEADER
NAME(S): Ken Carson
CO-LEADER
NAME(S): Len Ulbricht
TRAILHEAD
PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Hancock Overlook Parking area
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: “Hancock Notch Trail”. Under canopy, soft
pine trail. A few water crossings. “Cedar Brook Trail.” Followed a peaceful
brook, water crossings Easy elevation. “Hancock Loop Trail.” Rocky, Quite steep
and rough!
WEATHER
CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Sunny, warm and humid.
OTHER
COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)
IMPORTANT:
Contact Hike Committee Chair ASAP with any medical emergencies or other serious
incidents.
