1. Mt. Monadnock
  2. 2018

10-20-2018 Climb

For this morning's hike up Mt. Monadnock, I used the Pumpelly Trail. With early afternoon plans, that meant and early start to get this hike in using the longest trail on the mountain. Today's forecast was for clouds early in the day with some clearing later. That proved to be accurate as I hiked in the clouds a lot once gaining elevation and could only see 100-200 feet most of the time. The temperature at the summit was 42 degrees, but the 27 mph average wind (31 mph gusts) made for a wind chill of just 29 degrees. Overall the hike was 8.63 miles with a total of 2,867 feet of elevation gain
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A good look at just some of the nice stone stairs that have been added on the trail
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A good look at just some of the nice stone stairs that have been added on the trail

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  • A steep scrambly section of the trail.  Luckily there are lots of edges to step on making it pretty easy to get up/down
  • Some ferns and trees growing out of the rocks
  • Moss and lichen growing on the rocks
  • A good look at just some of the nice stone stairs that have been added on the trail
  • Smooth sailing now that I am back onto the gentle section of the trail
  • Passing some large oak trees and a stone wall
  • Google Earth representation of the hike.  Out and back from the lake to the summit
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