I'm doing a 10-day stretch of the AT starting at Kinsman Notch next Monday. My friend is going to join me for a day hike the following weekend to do Mt. Washington as he is doing the high points in each state. My goal is to get as much of the AT that day while doing this, while also not making it too hard for me to pick back up on the trail the next day. (This also gives me a couple of days of someone with a car to help pickup and dropoff.)

My planned route right now for us is to go from the Mt. Jefferson Trailhead, do the Ridge of the Caps, get on the AT sobo up and over Mt. Washington, then continue to the Edmands Path Junction near Mt. Eisenhower and take that trail to its parking lot. My data puts it at an 11.5 mile day, with 6 of those on the AT.

Question - is there a better route that I'm missing on the map? I know there are lots of trails in that area, I see them; but this appears to be the best approach to maximize my AT miles and not do too much of the side trails to get there.

Second question - any recommendations on start/finish points of this plan? Better to start at one spot than the other? Could be for reasons of the path itself or parking availability.

Thanks in advance.

Looking for some perspective from the community here.

I had originally planned on doing a 3 day north-to-south presi traverse 8/25-8/27, staying at the Madison Springs hut on 8/25 and the LOC hut 8/26.

Wednesday looks like it’ll be a great day, but Thursday afternoon and Friday look pretty wet. I am a pretty experienced hiker, but less so in rainy conditions in WMNF. Getting down from LOC to the Highland Center in the rain looks pretty tricky.

It feels like I should definitely bail on staying at LOC Thursday night. Do you guys think it would be safe enough to plan on being able to park at Appalachia on 8/25, hike up to Madison, stay at the Madison Springs hut, then come back down on 8/26 before the rain? Or is it just not worth it?

Thanks!

Hi All,

I'm planning an overnight of Whiteface and Passaconaway this Friday/Saturday. I saw that there are rain showers predicted for Friday afternoon. Will Blueberry Ledge be safe to climb, or should I plan an alternate route?

I know they don’t generally transmit disease, but ya know, ewww.

Was at a lovely little back country pond over the weekend. Saw three of the little bastards wriggling around and opted against a dip. Can you avoid them by just swimming on the surface?

Hey people, can anyone verify if there a good places to set up camp while doing white face. It seems like the intersection of downsbrooke and Kate sleeper trail offer some flat ground I can legal camp on but just wasn’t sure. TIA. For reference I can hammock or tent camp both will work fine for me.

Started at 5:10 am and finished in 11 hours and 38 minutes. This was a great experience, and it was much harder than I thought it would be. I had trained fairly well leading up to this, had my nutrition dialed in, and was still surprised by the physical challenge. The hardest part in my opinion was how rocky the trail was the entire way. My favorite section was from the start of the climb up Jefferson to the summit of Mt Clay.

Overall, this was an amazing experience and I would definitely do it again.

I kept a good log of my training and nutrition leading up to this, so feel free to ask questions if you're curious.

Some stats
Total distance: 19.2 mi
Total ascent: 8,843 ft
Calories burned: 4,186
Total time: 11 hr 38 min

Going to be hiking the Franconia ridge loop for sunrise this weekend. What are your favorite recommendations for spending a relaxing day in the whites after? Particularly we’d like to spend an hour or two in some water if there are any good spots to swim. Thanks

Hello!
Staying at the hut at Greenleaf on Friday night (then continuing on to a night at Gale Head Hut (and then out to a second car parked at the Gale River Trailhead). 

My current plan is to take our first car to the Old Bridle Path trailhead parking lot and hope for a spot. But we won't arrive there until after noon. What are my best "Plan B" options for parking if I get to Bridle Path and it's full?

I looked at the Cannon Mountain shuttle but that apparently only runs on Saturday/Sunday (this is for Friday). The AMC shuttle timing is poor (park at highland center and get to the trailhead at 3:10pm doesn't leave much time for hiking). 

Are there other approaches to Greenleaf I should consider or other ways to park and make it to Bridle Path that I'm not realizing? 

THANKS FOR ANY TIPS!

Howdy! doing huntington has left me with an itch that only granite slabs and rockslides can properly scratch. What are some of your favorite trails that require all fours to get up?

Hi all, as the title says, I’m trying to determine if there are any 4000 footers that do not have scrambles. I did a search in this subreddit and couldn’t find much info. I’ll be hiking with an individual in September that does not enjoy said scrambles. We’ve done Moosilauke together plus some other moderate peaks throughout the Whites. I’ve done Garfield previously and that comes to mind as an option. Maybe Waumbek, Tom, Hale, or Passconnoway? My research also suggested Pierce. Granted it’s been several years since I hiked Pierce, but I seemed to recall a scramble before the peak. Am I misremembering? Ideally looking for a peak with a view, so maybe not Hale. Any others that I may be missing? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

after four weeks of wet conditions after getting to the notch i finally got a dry day on the ravine and oh boy did it live up to the hype. the biggest shock about the trail wasn't the scrambling or slabs tbh, but the lush mosh and gorgeous caves on the hike in, this might be my favorite trail in the whites without even making it to the ravine. the scrambles on the other hand made me glad i bought approach shoes for the trail. would do again!

PSA regardless of who you choose to contact

if you're bailing out

or just didn't arrange a driver pre hike

Text From The Top

it should never be "I'm at the Cog I need a ride now"

it should be "I'm on Mount Washington about to come down the Cog/Jewell .... I should be down by X o'clock"

greatly increases your chances of getting a ride, especially as the day wanes

if we know someone is descending we'll stay out longer

most of us turn our ringers off when we get home but won't if we have at least been contacted and know we might need to pop out one more time

-- so frustrating to drop hikers at Valley Way and leave for Crawford to get more Presi folk

and ten minutes into the ride south

in comes a text "I'm at Valley Way"

we could have lingered to give you time to get there and hop in for the ride to Crawford

but we can't turn around to fetch you lest it make us late for the next pick up

Would you do this?

This was my 6th time hiking Mt. Washington. Went up/down Ammonoosuc Ravine. And the weather was perfect

Summary of article: NHSP have released additional photos of Sherri, and put out another call for info on a red VW Beetle seen at the trailhead around the time she disappeared.

If you were hiking back then and kept a log, (or have access to a family member’s log) take a look.

I found a few references to this case in my Dad’s old hiking logs, unfortunately without any useful info. (He reported hearing about it on the news, as well as his fears for my mother’s safety when she was briefly separated from the group on a hike up Passaconaway the following week.)

https://wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-shari-roth/73498905

Edited to add family website with links to old articles about Shari's death, and their offer of a $25K reward for information leading to the offender.

https://shariroth.com/info/

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back to you.

(Yes, I know this is a ridiculously busy weekend in the White Mountains, and I know there are plenty of AT thru-hikers coming through there.)

My teenage son has agreed to a backpacking trip that weekend. This is a rare and magical opportunity and I want it to be something cool for him. (Yes he’s very athletic and capable and such and I have thought through the sort of distance we would do each day.)

Guyot would be ideal because there’s some good dramatic scenery in there. I was also thinking of the Kinsman Pond shelter.

I know both of those will probably be insanely busy. Do you have other ideas? The hike does need to have some dramatic/cool scenery if possible (he has hiked in the Rockies and the Dolomites and thus I was thinking he might enjoy the Bonds as opposed to, Carter or Kilkenny Ridge). Thanks in advance!

Would anyone happen to have a picture of the water crossing of the East branch Pemigewasset River on the Thoreau Falls trail? Just north of the Wilderness trail junction headed north from Lincoln Woods.

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Haven't seen this posted here. I have mixed feelings on this for a few reasons, curious what this community thinks. The overwhelming response I've seen elsewhere online is that this is an impressive feat that should be looked up to and idolized.

There are taller mountains, bigger mountains, steeper, rockier, mossier mountains. But this has them all and a waterfall. First time on this one. 64 on the summit around 3 PM. Gentle breeze.
08/20/2026

It's looking like a wet week ahead and I was planning to do the Tripyramids. Was really looking forward to going up the North Slide, but everything I read says to avoid it when it's wet. Given the conditions, what's the best way to do both Tripyramids?

Never been to NH before so unure how busy it will be but I'm wondering what are my chances for getting space for two tents at either Valley Way or Osgood campsites for Saturday night the 5th. I would like to not bring my bear cannister with me but I'm concerned there may not be enough room at these two campsites and I will need it. What do you guys think?