Trails Used
Webster Jackson Trail, Webster Cliff Trail
Trail Conditions
Equipment
Notes
This is a tricky hike. There are relatively good times to go and there are times you wouldn't want to go on this hike. If conditions are wet or the snow is soft, it wouldn't be recommended to go. That is because there are a few areas where scrambling is required or during the general winter season, something like scrambling. About 1/2 mile into the hike, a large section of the Webster Jackson trail was covered in thick ice. Because of this part and the steep up and down by the waterfall on the Webster Branch of the trail, I used crampons to supplement micro spikes. With those, things went well. Although difficult from a technical standpoint, this hike is rewarded with excellent views at the top. You get to look almost straight down the notch like a birds eye view (not in the way you look down the notch in the direction of the road from something like Mt Willard). More info on this hike and others in the White Mountains can be found on summitsmarts.com
Parking
Plenty of parking off Rt 302 in Crawford Notch
Water Crossings
Still bridged as of hike date, but will change fast with warming weather and snow melt.