52 With a View Finish on Mount Roberts

Summit: Mount Roberts

Trail route: Mount Roberts Trail

Trail conditions: About one to two inches of snow on the trail with some icy sections 

Weather: Cold with a partly cloudy sky

Total miles: 5.2

Total time:  3:30 

Mount Shaw

Summit: Mount Shaw

Trail route: Mt Shaw Trail, Black Snout Trail, Italian Trail

Trail conditions: Dry with some wet and muddy sections, 

Weather: Cool start, cold and windy on the summit, with sunny start and cloudy finish

Total miles: 7.2

Total time:  4:44

Loop Hike on Smarts Mountain

Summit: Smarts Mountain

Trail route: Up Lambert Trail, Down Ranger Trail

Trail conditions: Dry with wet and muddy sections

Weather: Warm and sunny with hazy sky

Total miles: 7.8

Total time:  5.28

Mount Kearsarge (South)

Summit: Mount Kearsarge (south) (2,935')

Trail route: Winslow Trail, Barlow Trail

Trail conditions: Mostly dry with some muddy sections

Weather: Cold and sunny with a few clouds, a cold wind on the summit

Total miles: 2.7

Total time:  2:15

Up White Dot and Down White Cross on Mount Monadnock

Summit: Mount Monadnock (3,170')

Trail route: White Dot Trail, White Cross Trail

Trail conditions: Mostly dry with some muddy sections

Weather: Cool and sunny, cold and windy on the summit

Total miles: 4

Total time:  3:39

Mount Cube via Cross Rivendell Trail

Summit: Mount Cube (2,909')

Trail route: Cross Rivendell Trail

Trail conditions: Mostly dry with some muddy sections

Weather: Cool and sunny with temps in the 30's

Total miles: 5

Total time:  3:35

Mount Israel

Beautiful Fall weather was in the forecast and I thought it would be a good day for another 52 With a View summit. Today would be a long drive for a short hike to Mount Israel. The drive was two hours and the hike was four miles round trip.

Hiking Magalloway Mountain

After hiking Table Rock in Dixville Notch we continued to drive north to Magalloway Mountain for our second hike of the day. This mountain is on the 52 With a View list. On our way we stopped briefly in Colebrook to pick up some sandwiches for lunch.

Mount Paugus

Summit: Mount Paugus (3,100')

Trail route: Kelley Trail, Lawrence Trail, Old Mast Road 

Trail conditions: Mostly dry with some wet sections

Weather: Warm and cloudy

Total miles: 8.2

Total time:  5:04

Middle Sister via Carter Ledge Trail

Summit: Middle Sister (3,340')

Trail route: Carter Ledge Trail, Middle Sister Trail 

Trail conditions: Mostly dry with some wet sections

Weather: Cool, crisp, dry with sun to clouds

Total miles: 8.6

Total time:  5:18

Eagle Crag

Summit: Eagle Crag (3,030')

Trail route: Baldface Circle Trail, Bicknell Ridge Trail 

Trail conditions: Dry trails, some wet areas, wet ledges to Eagle Crag, dry ledges down Bicknell Ridge 

Weather: Warm, humid, sunny

Total miles: 8

Total time:  4:44

Loop Hike to Mount Cardigan

Summits: Firescrew (3,064), Cardigan (3,155'), South Peak (2,864'), Orange/Gilman (2,684')

Trail route: Manning Trail, Mowglis Trail, Clark Trail, South Ridge Trail, Skyland Trail, Vistamont Trail, Holt-Clark Cutoff, Holt Trail, Manning Trail

Trail conditions: Mostly dry with a few wet/muddy sections

Weather: Warm day with lots of sunshine and cool breeze on the summits

Total miles: 7.4

Total time:  7:28

A Hike to Mount Parker

I took a break from hiking a 4,000 footer today and added another peak to my 52 With a View list. I would be joining Jill, Marty and Brent for a hike to Mount Parker. A warm day was in the forecast.

Triple Summit Hike to Crawford and Stairs and Resolution

Summit: Mount Crawford (3,119'), Stairs Mountain (3,463'), Mount Resolution (3,400')

Trail route: Davis Path, Mt Parker Trail

Trail conditions: Dry trail

Weather: Warm to hot, a breezy wind with sunshine and cumulus clouds

Total miles: 10

Total time:  6:55

A Hike to Eastman Mountain

Summit: Eastman Mountain (2,939')

Trail route: Baldface Circle Trail, Slippery Brook Trail, Eastman Mountain Trail 

Trail conditions: Dry trail, some insignificant mud easy to avoid

Weather: Warm day with sunshine and cumulus clouds

Total miles: 8.4

Total time:  4:44

Hiking to Black and Blueberry Mountains

A beautiful Spring day was in the forecast. I wanted to take a break from hiking the 4,000 footers with their nasty Spring trail conditions of snow, ice and slush. I decided to hike a couple of lower elevation summits on the 52 with a View list. I would be joining Larry for a hike to Blueberry Mountain and Black Mountain, two separate but short hikes.

Percy Peaks Loop Hike

I was joining Amy, Robin and Jill for a hike to Percy Peaks today. This was going to be the final summit of the 52 With a View List for Amy and Robin.

Foliage Hike to Pine Mountain

No serious hiking for me in over a month. So I needed to get the hiking legs working again. Pine Mountain is close by and it is a short, easy hike. I have done this hike from the other direction but not from Promenade Street so it would be a new route to this summit for me.

Stinson Mountain Hike

After hiking the Welch/Dickey loop I drove over to Stinson Mountain for my second hike of the day. This would be a 3.6 mile round trip hike and is on the 52 With a View list.

Welch and Dickey Loop Hike

My plan for today was to do two hikes. The first hike would be the Welch/Dickey loop. This is a long drive for me so since I was going to be in the same area of the state I would do a second hike to Stinson Mountain. All three of these mountains are on the 52 with a View list.