Mt. Eisenhower & Mt. Pierce Hike

TRIP DATE:      August 22, 2015                                             

TRIP LOCATION:          Mt. Eisenhower/Mt. Pierce, White Mountains National Forest, NH

MEETING TIME:          8:30am           

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):             4

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       7.5 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:      10.5 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    2,780’

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Maureen Kelly

CO-LEADER NAME(S):             John Pereira

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Parking was at the Edmand Path Trailhead off Mt. Clinton Road. It’s a developed site that can accommodate about a dozen or so cars. Parking area is just passed the third culvert/bridge (guard rails used) along Mt. Clinton Road.

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:        Began hiking along Edmands Path. In about two hours we began to enter into the alpine zone. At the junction with Crawford Path we took the trail up to the summit of Mt. Eisenhower. We spent a few minutes on the summit to enjoy the views and then headed back down the summit to Crawford Path. At the junction we had lunch at some rock slabs. Once done, we hiked along Crawford Path to the junction with Mt. Pierce. After quick hike to the summit of Mt. Pierce, we were heading down the mountain on Crawford Path. Once we reached the Mt. Clinton Road we walked along it to the trailhead.

Trail conditions were great! Not many folks were seen when hiking on Edmands Path and Crawford Path up to Mt. Pierce. The section of trail between Mt. Pierce and Mt. Clinton Road had a lot of folks hiking up and down the trail.  

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:    Mostly cloudy, mild (in the mid-60’s) and a very light breeze.

Mt. Pierce via Mizpah Hut - a Chapter Hut Weekend Hike

TRIP DATE:      September 20, 2014            
             

TRIP LOCATION:  Mt. Pierce in Crawford Notch, NH
            

MEETING TIME:  8:45 am
                  

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 13
        

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): app. 6 hours
          

LENGTH IN MILES: app. 8.2 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):  app. 2,500 ft.

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

LEADER NAME(S):  Paul Miller, Leslie Carson
          

CO-LEADER NAME(S):

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Parked at the Highland Center as part of annual Chapter Hut Weekend and crossed Rte. 302 to Crawford Path trailhead. (Typically, we would park at the large hikers parking lot off Mt. Clinton Rd. and use the Crawford Connector to get to the Crawford Path...)
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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: Hiked Crawford Path from its true trailhead (opposite Highland Center) up to Mizpah Connector to Mizpah Hut, then took Webster Cliff Trail up to summit of Pierce and then back down to Highland Center via Crawford Path.  All trails were in fine condition.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Breezy and cloudy with temps in the 50s and 60s

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.):  No views on that particular day.  “In the clouds” on higher summits, including Mt. Pierce

2013-14 Winter Hike #3 - Mt. Pierce

TRIP DATE:  Feb. 1, 2014                                           

TRIP LOCATION: Mt. Pierce, Crawford Notch, NH             

MEETING TIME:   8:45 am                 

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 16       

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): 6.5 hours  

LENGTH IN MILES: app. 6.6 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): app. 2,400 feet

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

LEADER NAME(S):  Paul Miller, Mike Woessner, Wayne Anderson, Chris Pellegrini, Bill Pellegrini           

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Anne Duggan

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: large Crawford Path parking lot off Mt. Clinton Rd. (at Crawford Connector trailhead)

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:        No

WAS TRIP WITHING WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  Yes

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

Well-packed snow on Crawford Path, Mizpah Cutoff, and Webster Cliff Trails with a few icy spots on the Crawford Path and a little deeper snow on Webster Cliff toward the summit of Pierce

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Beautiful weather, with temps in the high 20s/low 30s and no wind.  Got a little cloudy in the afternoon on the way down...

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.):  excellent views from summit of Pierce toward Ike, Monroe, Washington, and even the Northern Presidentials

Mt. Pierce Winter Hike

TRIP DATE:            2/1/2013                   

TRIP LOCATION:            Mt. Pierce, Crawford Notch, NH      

WAS TRIP CANCELLED? (y/n):  N

MEETING TIME: 8:45 AM     

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):            14       

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):            app. 5 hrs.

LENGTH IN MILES:             6.19 mi.

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 2,553 ft.        

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

LEADER NAME(S):             Leslie Carson, Wayne Anderson

CO-LEADER NAME(S):            Maureen Kelly, Paul Miller

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Parked at hiker’s lot at beginning of Mt. Clinton Rd.  WMNF parking sticker or $3.00 daily fee required  

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:    N                      TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:

WAS TRIP WITHING WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?              Yes

IF YES TO ABOVE, DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED: Hard-packed snow on Crawford Path and Mizpah Cutoff with ice on short stretch of Webster Cliff Trail leading from Crawford Path to summit of Pierce

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Cold with temps in single digits but little wind.  Sunny at start leading to clouds and light snow.

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