Peak Above the Nubble
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.08 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,077 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 2,031 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,825 ft
- TrailRank
- 37
- Min elevation
- 1,754 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 5 hours 22 minutes
- Coordinates
- 941
- Uploaded
- May 31, 2010
- Recorded
- May 2010
near Twin Mountain, New Hampshire (United States)
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Itinerary description
Only 4 miles round trip, but it can be difficult negociating the spruce and the 8-15' cliffs that ring the mountain at about 2500'. The climb up got us into the worst spruce and they are labled as waypoints. We also had to deal with the slight burning in our throats, eyes and lungs from the forest fires burning in Quebec. By the time we reached about 3500' we were above much of the smoke. On the way down we managed to find mostly open woods, and herd paths. Read Marty's touching tribute to Ray Loring in the cannister. Highly recommend eye protection and removing the snow baskets from your hiking poles.
All standard disclaimers apply: IIRC. YRMV. IMHO. FWIW. HYOH. No warrenties, expressed or implied, are made that any information in this post is accurate, reliable, or appropriate for any particular situation. Attempting to follow tracks or examples provided here may lead to dismemberment, other serious injury, loss of life, and damage to, or loss of property.
All standard disclaimers apply: IIRC. YRMV. IMHO. FWIW. HYOH. No warrenties, expressed or implied, are made that any information in this post is accurate, reliable, or appropriate for any particular situation. Attempting to follow tracks or examples provided here may lead to dismemberment, other serious injury, loss of life, and damage to, or loss of property.
Waypoints
Waypoint
2,511 ft
Cliff A
31-MAY-10 8:51:37AM
Waypoint
2,763 ft
Cliff 002
31-MAY-10 12:27:08PM
Waypoint
3,500 ft
Hp!
31-MAY-10 10:28:31AM
Waypoint
2,039 ft
Logging Road
31-MAY-10 8:12:34AM
Waypoint
0 ft
Nasty Spruce 1
Nasty Spruce 1
Waypoint
2,680 ft
Nasty Spruce 2
2680 ft
Waypoint
0 ft
Nasty Spruce 3
Nasty Spruce 3
Waypoint
0 ft
Nasty Spruce 4
Nasty Spruce 4
Waypoint
0 ft
Open Forest
Open Forest
Summit
3,821 ft
Peak Above the Nubble
31-MAY-10 11:08:04AM
Waypoint
0 ft
Rasberry Brambles
Rasberry Brambles
Waypoint
0 ft
Spruce (not bad)
Spruce (not bad)
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We went up and didn't follow this but followed the "herd Path", stupid move!! Came down dead on the tracks and it was perfect! No scrub and thick spruce if you stay on this track!! Especially on top of the ridge!! right in the beginning you will see that this track goes to the left, follow it! You will avoid an eye slapping experience if you do!! Read the trip reports about staying left.....they mean to stay way left at the beginning!! And get up on that ridge! There is a herd path like 93 right up the middle of this ridge. It looks like a bomb went off up there but this path will send you up a really nice path!
We went up and didn't follow this but followed the "herd Path", stupid move!! Came down dead on the tracks and it was perfect! No scrub and thick spruce if you stay on this track!! Especially on top of the ridge!! right in the beginning you will see that this track goes to the left, follow it! You will avoid an eye slapping experience if you do!! Read the trip reports about staying left.....they mean to stay way left at the beginning!! And get up on that ridge! There is a herd path like 93 right up the middle of this ridge. It looks like a bomb went off up there but this path will send you up a really nice path!