Sunday, March 7, 2021 Start/end: Rt-27 AT parking lot Miles: 17.0 Elevation gain: 4369′ I left from the parking lot at 6:30am, ready for my final Winter 67 hike. Per the ME ATC chapter, I parked at the Rt-27 parking lot rather than at the end of Stratton Brook Pond Rd. On my way out, … Continue reading Winter 67: Bigelows-West, Avery, South Horn
Saturday, March 6, 2021 Start/end: Sugarloaf golf course/West mountain parking lot Miles: 15.86 Elevation gain: 3025′ I was up early but I took my time heading out to the trailhead, since I knew that it was going to start in the low single digits and be windy all day, so I wanted to give the … Continue reading Winter 67: Redington
Sunday, February 21, 2021 Start/end: Pine Bend Brook trailhead Miles: 9.28 Elevation gain: 3451′ I parked my car in the Sabbaday Falls lot and the other 3 folks I was hiking with picked me up and we drove the mile down the road to the Pine Bend Brook trailhead. We weren’t certain if we could … Continue reading The Grid: Tripyramids
Saturday, February 20, 2021 Start/end: Greeley Ponds XC Ski trailhead, since Greeley Ponds trailhead isn’t being plowed this year Miles: 8.17 Elevation gain: 3267′ After our quick hike up to Tecumseh, we drove over to the Greeley Ponds XC trailhead. We were able to get the one open space remaining (perhaps from some early morning … Continue reading The Grid: Osceola, East Osceola
Saturday, February 20, 2021 Start/end: Waterville Valley ski area Miles: 4.87 Elevation gain: 2217′ We started out early, leaving the trailhead by 6:45. We hiked up to the summit and then headed back down. On the way up, we had some nice views, with blue sky and sun. By the time we made it to … Continue reading The Grid: Tecumseh
Monday, February 8, 2021 Start/end: Appalachian Trail crossing, Stratton, ME Miles: 12.74 Elevation gain: 3970′ After a day of remote work, I headed to the trailhead and hiked out from the AT trailhead nearby Stratton. There’d been a group of 4 hikers who had broken out the trail the day before, so snowshoes were needed … Continue reading Winter 67: North & South Crocker
Sunday, February 7, 2021 Start/end: Saddleback ski resort Miles: 9.58 Elevation gain: 2971′ Saddleback was a wonderfully easy experience compared with Sugarloaf. The parking lot was close to the lodge, with portable toilets in the parking lot by the lodge. I quickly bought my ticket at the window, and the uphill access signs started right … Continue reading Winter 67: Saddleback & The Horn
Saturday, February 6, 2021 Start: Sugarloaf golf course/West mountain parking lot End: Fish Hatchery Rd, Kingfield, ME Miles: 16.95 Elevation gain/loss: 4781’/5423′ After some frustrating experiences with Sugarloaf’s uphill policy and needing to change parking lots, Kallie and I hiked up the ski trails, starting at the golf course/West parking lot, perhaps 15 minutes behind … Continue reading Winter 67: Sugarloaf, Spaulding, Abraham
Friday, February 5, 2021 Start/End: Appalachian Trail crossing, Grafton Notch, ME Miles: 7.02 Elevation gain: 2762′ There was 2-3 inches of snow this afternoon, so the roads were a bit slick and sloppy so my drive to the trailhead took a bit more time than I’d anticipated. The parking lot in Grafton Notch was plowed, … Continue reading Winter 67: Old Speck
Sunday, January 31, 2021 Start: Appalachia trailhead End: Crawford Notch, Jackson trailhead Miles: 20.88 Elevation gain/loss: 9196’/8615′ I met up with another hiker at Crawford Notch at 4:30am; we left a car there and then drove over to Appalachia trailhead together. We hit the trail at 5:15am, but took a few minutes to get our … Continue reading The Grid: Presidential Traverse
