Also on this trip
Trails Used
Beaver Brook Trail, herd path, Carriage Road, South Peak Spur, Glencliff Trail, Road Walk, Warren Recreational Rail Trail, Wachipauka Pond Trail, herd path
Trail Conditions
Notes
Epic day to grid out Moosilauke! We started hiking at BB at 5AM and finished around 12:30. Skies opened up within a minute or two of us finishing hike-perfect timing. We stayed dry all morning and had great views on Moosilauke summits. Much less snow than anticipated. Was glad to have boots but trailrunners would be okay already if you lean that way and don't mind soggy feet. Carried spikes, only a few very short sections where snow was unavoidable. Also carried trailrunners which we swapped to at 4200' on Glencliff for rest of day. First traces were at 4K'. Slightly breezy and chilly but pleasant in the alpine. Waterfalls were gorgeous on way up. Snuck up on a snowshoe hare just past main summit sitting right on the trail. Only 4th time I've seen one in 11 years of Whites hiking and two of those sightings were in the last ten days! Mt. Blue herd path is obvious to find as you pass it and easy to follow to summit with good footing. We road walked to skip the wide crossing on Town Line trail. Jumped on the rail trail we saw on the map and saw many bags of trash that had been dragged from the adjacent neighborhood and shredded in the woods and on trail. Saw one overflowing dumpster might have been the culprit... That's a bummer that's how bears get habituated and we end up with pemi situations:(. Enjoyed a snack break at pond for a few minutes before the mosquitoes appeared and we bugged out. Took the herdpath at north end of pond and it is in good shape. Spits you out at the south end to avoid any out-and-backs. Awesome spot. Really fun traverse and we saw a 1:1 ratio of hikers (section hiker) to snowshoe hares on one of New Hampshire's finest 4K peaks over fifteen miles-so that's a great Sunday!!!
Parking
Fee lot at BB trailhead. car spot by powerlines on 25C
Water Crossings
easy rock hops
Wildlife
nonexistent until we reached the pond. Mosquitoes appeared at the pond. Was tolerable without a net or spray but in a few days this section of AT between Glencliff and 25C is going to be horrendous with skeeters