Saturday, March 8, 2025 Summits: Moriah Start/Finish: Bangor St TH Miles: 8.9 Elevation gain/loss: 4485′ Since I only had one peak for the day, I took my time getting started. I helped Eric spot a car for a Wildcats/Carter Dome traverse, and then got started up the trail by 8:30am. The trail was very firm … Continue reading Moriah – March
Sunday, July 14 Summits: Wildcat A-D, Carter Dome; South, Middle, North Carter; Moriah Start: Wildcat ski area Finish: Carter Moriah TH Miles: 17.88 Elevation gain/loss: 7077/8107′ I started from Wildcat ski area at 5:30am and enjoyed the cooler and less humid weather. After the wildcats, I dropped down to Carter Notch and went by the … Continue reading CCM Traverse – July
Saturday, June 1 Summits: Carter Dome; Hight; South, Middle, North Carter; Moriah Start: 19 Mile Brook TH Finish: Carter-Moriah TH (with bike-back to start) Miles: 16.3 Elevation gain/loss: 6335’/6969′ After a quick Cabot hike and a drive around dropping my bike on the way, I started from 19 Mile Brook TH at 10am. Some bugs … Continue reading Carters/Moriah – June
Sunday, April 14 Summits: Wildcat A & D, Carter Dome, South, Middle, and North Carter, Moriah Start: Wildcat Mountain parking lot C Finish: Carter-Moriah TH Miles: 17.02 Elevation gain/loss: 7644’/8770′ Eric and I started from the Wildcat trailhead at 7:30am with temps in the mid-30s with clearing into sunny skies. We climbed to the first … Continue reading Cats, Carters, Moriah Traverse – Apr
Saturday, December 23 Summits: Wildcat A-D; Carter Dome; South, Middle, and North Carter; Moriah Start: Wildcat ski area Finish: Carter-Moriah TH Miles: 17.84 (+9.41 bike ride) Elevation gain/loss: 7280′ (+1237′ bike ride) After dropping off my bike at the trailhead last night, I slept out in my car and was at the Wildcat ski area’s … Continue reading WCM Traverse – Dec
Friday, February 17, 2023 Miles: 8.5 Start/End: Carter-Moriah TH Elevation gain/loss: 3714′ Peaks: Surprise, Moriah For this ascent, I wore my snowshoes both for the temperatures (low 40s in the valley) and to prevent straining my heel further. The temperatures dropped by ~20 degrees during my hike, and the wind was blowing the light snow … Continue reading Grid: Moriah
Saturday, November 26, 2022 Start: Glen Ellis Falls TH End: Carter-Moriah TH Miles: 17.2 Elevation Gain/Loss: 8484′ Peaks: Wildcat A, B, C, D, E; Carter Dome; South Carter; Middle Carter; Lethe; North Carter; Moriah; Surprise. I took my time this morning, getting coffee and breakfast in Gorham before heading to the Moriah trailhead at 7:30am … Continue reading The Grid: Wildcats->Moriah traverse
Sunday September 4, 2022 Start: Carter-Moriah TH, Gorham End: Glen Ellis Falls TH Miles: 16.9 (+11.05 bike shuttle to close the loop) Elevation gain/loss: 8219’/7093 After a late night out on the Pemi, I looked at the Mt Washington weather and decided a Presi Traverse wasn’t in the cards. It was predicted to be socked … Continue reading The Grid: Moriah-Carters-Wildcat Traverse
Monday, Oct 12, 2020Start/end: Carter-Moriah trailheadMileage: 8.3Elevation gain/loss: 3192′GaiaGPS track After an early start, we packed up the rest of our site, and headed into town to buy a quick breakfast. We were the first car at the Moriah trailhead parking area and headed up the smooth trail. We reveled in the beautiful views from … Continue reading The Grid: Moriah
Monday, January 20, 2020 Start/end: Carter Moriah trailhead Mileage: 9.33 Elevation gain/loss: 3134′ GaiaGPS track After a few days of overcast and snowy weather, it was nice to be rewarded with a beautiful bluebird kind of day. It was cold, single digits with windchill around -15 at the summit, but the sun made it worth it. … Continue reading Winter 48: Moriah
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