1. New England 4000+ ft Mountains

Mt. Carrigain (27 of 48)

The 27th mountain would be Mt. Carrigain at 4,700 ft.
This hike was approximately 9.2 miles in length and had an overall elevation gain of 3,768 ft. Plus, being winter, Sawyer River Rd is closed and required another 4.0 miles of hiking. It was hiked on 2-4-12 on a day where it snowed on the way to the trail head, and then cleared off to a mostly sunny sky in the afternoon. The temperature was 5 degrees on the summit with a windchill of -17 degrees. The wind was averaging 10 mph and gusting up to 22 mph. This was a great hike in good conditions.
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Sawyer River Rd groomed nice and smooth for snowmobiles
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Sawyer River Rd groomed nice and smooth for snowmobiles

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  • Sawyer River Rd groomed nice and smooth for snowmobiles
  • Looking up into the trees next to the road
  • The bridge on Sawyer River Rd just after the Signal Ridge trailhead
  • Looking back down the road
  • Start of the Signal Ridge Trail
  • Map at the trailhead kiosk
  • The Whiteface Brook crossing was well bridged
  • After crossing Whiteface Brook, the trail follows alongside it for a while
  • The trail running next to the brook
  • After turning away from the brook, the trail stays very gentle with long straight sections
  • Another long straightaway
  • Looking back at the Carrigain Notch Trail junction
  • The crossing of Carrigain Brook
  • Pretty easy to walk across the rocks, but some had ice on them
  • Finally starting to get to the "climb"
  • Heading uphill more after about 4 miles of gentle gain
  • Heading up into thicker trees before the first set of switchbacks
  • The trail follows the sidehill like this for quite some distance
  • A peak through the trees at Mt. Lowell on the other side of Carrigain Notch
  • Still more sidehill trail
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