Hiking The Twins and Galehead to Grid Out May

Summits: North Twin Mountain (4,761'), South Twin Mountain (4,902'), Galehead Mountain (4,024')

Trail route: North Twin Trail, Twinway, Garfield Ridge Trail, Gale River Trail

Trail conditions: Spring conditions with wet trails, mud, slick rocks and roots, rotting monorail, some water crossings slightly high

Weather: Cool start turning warm with full sunshine

Total miles: 12

Total time:  8:48

Gridding Out Mount Garfield

Summits: Mount Garfield (4,500')

Trail route: Gale River Loop Road, Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail

Trail conditions: Spring conditions with dry trail, wet trail, some mud, ice, solid monorail with loose upper layer

Weather: Blue sky, sunshine and warm temps

Total miles: 12 

Total time:  6:30

Gridding Out the Carters

Summits: Carter Dome (4,832') South Carter (4,430'), Middle Carter (4,610')

Trail route: Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, North Carter Trail, Imp Trail, Bushwhack from Imp Trail to 19MBT

Trail conditions: Spring conditions with dry trail, wet trail, mud, frozen packed snow and ice

Weather: Cool start to cold and breezy on the summits and warm toward the end of the hike

Total miles: 12

Total time:  8:37

Whiteface and Passaconaway for #11

Summits: Mount Whiteface (4,020'), Mount Passaconaway (4,043')

Trail route: Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Dicey's Mill Trail

Trail conditions: A variety of Spring conditions including dry trail, hard-packed snow, ice, wet, mud

Weather: Warm, sunshine and blue sky

Total miles: 11.9

Total time:  7:12