158 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - NEW HAMPSHIRE - Sección 3.4 - De la ruta US-302, Crawford Notch, a Mt. Webster, y Mizpah Spring Hut
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,150 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 735 ft
- Max elevation
- 4,065 ft
- TrailRank
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85
5
- Min elevation
- 1,273 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 6 hours 39 minutes
- Coordinates
- 849
- Uploaded
- August 10, 2016
- Recorded
- August 2016
near Notchland, New Hampshire (United States)
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Stage 158
⇐ Link to the previous stage: 157 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - NEW HAMPSHIRE - Section 4.1 - From Zeeland Falls Hut to Crawford Notch State Park - Route US-302
⇒ Link to the next stage: 159 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - NEW HAMPSHIRE -Section 3.3 - Mizpah Spring Hut, to Mt. Eisenhower, Mt. Monroe and Lakes of the Clouds
Tour of the Appalachian Trail ( Appalachian Trail ), as it passes through the state of New Hampshire (United States), from south to north, from the intersection of the trail with US-302, at the height of Crawford Notch State Park, to the Mizpah Spring Hut.
The stage runs entirely inside the immense White Mountain National Park, and except for a short section at the beginning, it is also part of the so-called Presidential Range - Dry River Wilderness. higher-altitude group of mountains along the entire northern part of the Appalachian Trail.
Following its intersection with US-302, the AT crosses the Saco River via a new bridge, built in 2008, and begins a rapid, steep, and stony ascent toward the rocky cliffs that form the eastern slope of Crawfton Notch, with the Webster Mountains (3,910 feet), Jackson (4,052 feet) and Pierce (Mt. Clinton, 4,312 feet), coinciding in its route with the layout of a minor trail, called Webster Cliff Trail, which to the confusion of many hikers, is mentioned on the sign boards at some intersections, instead of the name of the main trail.
As we ascend, the ascent becomes increasingly steep and rocky, with some sections of some difficulty, which require the use of feet and hands to climb the rocks. Certainly, the climb with load also makes the progression of the march slower.
These rocky cliffs (Webster Cliffs), spread over successive ledges, offer a spectacular panorama to the west, and higher up, also to the north and south, dominating the bed of the Saco River valley and surrounding mountains.
Having reached the top of Mt. Webster, the trail runs for two kilometers through the fairly flat ridge that joins this peak and that of Mt. Jackson (named like that, not in honor of the President of the United States Andrew Jackson, as it might thought for the proliferation in this area of peaks that are named after different presidents, but in memory of the New Hampshire geologist, Charles T. Jackson).
The final stretch of ascent to the top of Mt. Jackson is also steep and rocky, with some small stone walls that require the use of hands and feet to follow the trail. At the very top the AT intersects a branch of another minor trail, called the Jackson Branch (of the Webster-Jackson Trail).
The descent of Mt. Jackson is short, but equally steep and rocky, followed by a long 2 km stretch. through the relatively flat ridge to the Mizpah Spring Hut, a hostel at the foot of Mt. Pierce (Mt. Clinton), managed by the Appalachian Mountain Club, which offers food service, lodging and a small store for supplies . There the day ends.
IBP Index: 73 HKG
Total distance: 9.31 Km
Desn. accumulated ascent: 992.79 m
Desn. cumulative descent: 230.91 m
Maximum altitude: 1235.21 m
Minimum altitude: 395.47 m
Total time: 6:39:34 h
Moving time: 4:27:32 h
Stopped time: 2:12:02 h
Total average speed: 1.4 Km / h
Average speed in motion: 2.09 Km / h
IBP index. IBP index is an automatic assessment system that scores the difficulty of a traveled route
⇐ Link to the previous stage: 157 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - NEW HAMPSHIRE - Section 4.1 - From Zeeland Falls Hut to Crawford Notch State Park - Route US-302
⇒ Link to the next stage: 159 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - NEW HAMPSHIRE -Section 3.3 - Mizpah Spring Hut, to Mt. Eisenhower, Mt. Monroe and Lakes of the Clouds
Tour of the Appalachian Trail ( Appalachian Trail ), as it passes through the state of New Hampshire (United States), from south to north, from the intersection of the trail with US-302, at the height of Crawford Notch State Park, to the Mizpah Spring Hut.
The stage runs entirely inside the immense White Mountain National Park, and except for a short section at the beginning, it is also part of the so-called Presidential Range - Dry River Wilderness. higher-altitude group of mountains along the entire northern part of the Appalachian Trail.
Following its intersection with US-302, the AT crosses the Saco River via a new bridge, built in 2008, and begins a rapid, steep, and stony ascent toward the rocky cliffs that form the eastern slope of Crawfton Notch, with the Webster Mountains (3,910 feet), Jackson (4,052 feet) and Pierce (Mt. Clinton, 4,312 feet), coinciding in its route with the layout of a minor trail, called Webster Cliff Trail, which to the confusion of many hikers, is mentioned on the sign boards at some intersections, instead of the name of the main trail.
As we ascend, the ascent becomes increasingly steep and rocky, with some sections of some difficulty, which require the use of feet and hands to climb the rocks. Certainly, the climb with load also makes the progression of the march slower.
These rocky cliffs (Webster Cliffs), spread over successive ledges, offer a spectacular panorama to the west, and higher up, also to the north and south, dominating the bed of the Saco River valley and surrounding mountains.
Having reached the top of Mt. Webster, the trail runs for two kilometers through the fairly flat ridge that joins this peak and that of Mt. Jackson (named like that, not in honor of the President of the United States Andrew Jackson, as it might thought for the proliferation in this area of peaks that are named after different presidents, but in memory of the New Hampshire geologist, Charles T. Jackson).
The final stretch of ascent to the top of Mt. Jackson is also steep and rocky, with some small stone walls that require the use of hands and feet to follow the trail. At the very top the AT intersects a branch of another minor trail, called the Jackson Branch (of the Webster-Jackson Trail).
The descent of Mt. Jackson is short, but equally steep and rocky, followed by a long 2 km stretch. through the relatively flat ridge to the Mizpah Spring Hut, a hostel at the foot of Mt. Pierce (Mt. Clinton), managed by the Appalachian Mountain Club, which offers food service, lodging and a small store for supplies . There the day ends.
IBP Index: 73 HKG
Total distance: 9.31 Km
Desn. accumulated ascent: 992.79 m
Desn. cumulative descent: 230.91 m
Maximum altitude: 1235.21 m
Minimum altitude: 395.47 m
Total time: 6:39:34 h
Moving time: 4:27:32 h
Stopped time: 2:12:02 h
Total average speed: 1.4 Km / h
Average speed in motion: 2.09 Km / h
IBP index. IBP index is an automatic assessment system that scores the difficulty of a traveled route
Waypoints
Intersection
1,315 ft
Inicio de la etapa. Intersección del AT con la ruta US-320, Clawford Notch y Saco River
Start of the stage. Intersection of the AT with the route US-320, Clawford Notch and Saco River
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Fountain
Panorama
3,045 ft
Roca y vista despejada en la subida por la ladera del Mt. Webster
Roca y vista despejada en la subida por la ladera del Mt. Webster
Panorama
3,044 ft
Magnífica vista panorámica desde uno de los acantilados, en la subida al Mt. Webster
Magnificent panoramic view from one of the cliffs, on the ascent to Mt. Webster
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Panorama
3,318 ft
Roca y acantilado, con magníficas vistas, en la subida hacia la cima del Mt. Webster
Rock and cliff, with magnificent views, on the climb to the top of Mt. Webster
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Panorama
3,414 ft
Otra plataforma rocosa en la subida a la cima del Mt. Webster, y vistas
Another rocky platform on the rise to the top of Mt. Webster, and views
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Summit
3,500 ft
Otra zona más de roca con vistas. El sendero continúa su subida, con algunos pasos difíciles
Another area of rock with views. The trail continues its climb, with some difficult steps
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Photo
3,816 ft
Pedregoso, muy empinado e irregular tramo final de subida al Mt. Webster
Stony, very steep and irregular final section of ascent to Mt. Webster
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Intersection
3,857 ft
Intersección del AT con el Webster-Jackson Trail
Intersección del AT con el Webster-Jackson Trail
Photo
3,831 ft
Sendero bastante llano, por la cresta, salpicado con algunos pequeños desniveles de roca
Pretty flat trail, along the ridge, dotted with some small rock slopes
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Photo
3,976 ft
Subida a la cumbre del Mt. Jackson. Tramo final, muy empinado y rocoso
Climb to the summit of Mt. Jackson. Final section, very steep and rocky
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Summit
4,066 ft
Cima del Mt. Jackson (4.052 pies) y descenso. Vistas panorámicas
Cima del Mt. Jackson (4.052 pies) y descenso. Vistas panorámicas
Intersection
3,844 ft
Intersección del AT con el desvío a Mizpah Cutoff
Intersección del AT con el desvío a Mizpah Cutoff
Mountain hut
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Nice trail. Beautiful pictures!!
Magnífico itinerario. Toda una aventura.
Muchas gracias
Muchas gracias, René y Arturo.
Efectivamente, es un itinerario extraordinario. Vale la pena.