July 4th hike: Mount Monadnock
July 4th Hike on Mount Monadnock
Details
This is a big hike, but at 3.9 miles and 1,774’ of elevation gain, it is doable for anyone active throughout the spring. We will do the most common ascent & descent, White Dot Trail up & White Cross down. For those who have not climbed Monadnock before, the views are spectacular. Trekking poles can be helpful for this hike. We can check on trail conditions to see if microspikes will be needed when we go. We will start at 9 am, and this hike will take about four hours. Bring lunch for when we hit the summit.
You will need to make a reservation to park a car. The rates increased to $15 a few years ago, but this covers everyone in a vehicle. I recommend finding others who are signed up to go and carpool. The address for the Monadnock State Park Visitor Center is 169 Poole Rd, Jaffrey, NH 03452. I hope you can join us!
AllTrails map: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-hampshire/mount-monadnock-via-white-dot-and-white-cross-trails
Directions
You will need to make a reservation to park a car. The rates increased to $15 a few years ago, but this covers everyone in a vehicle. I recommend finding others who are signed up to go and carpool. The address for the Monadnock State Park Visitor Center is 169 Poole Rd, Jaffrey, NH 03452.
About this event
This is a big hike, but at 3.9 miles and 1,774’ of elevation gain, it is doable for anyone active throughout the spring. We will do the most common ascent & descent, White Dot Trail up & White Cross down. For those who have not climbed Monadnock before, the views are spectacular. Trekking poles can be helpful for this hike. We can check on trail conditions to see if microspikes will be needed when we go. We will start at 9 am, and this hike will take about four hours. Bring lunch for when we hit the summit.
You will need to make a reservation to park a car. The rates increased to $15 a few years ago, but this covers everyone in a vehicle. I recommend finding others who are signed up to go and carpool. The address for the Monadnock State Park Visitor Center is 169 Poole Rd, Jaffrey, NH 03452. I hope you can join us!
AllTrails map: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-hampshire/mount-monadnock-via-white-dot-and-white-cross-trails
Directions to the trailhead
Get directionsYou will need to make a reservation to park a car. The rates increased to $15 a few years ago, but this covers everyone in a vehicle. I recommend finding others who are signed up to go and carpool. The address for the Monadnock State Park Visitor Center is 169 Poole Rd, Jaffrey, NH 03452.
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SUSTAINING Questions about this event?
Reach out to the host, Carl, for route details, carpooling, or what to bring.
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Event discussion
https://www.nhstateparks.org/find-parks-trails/monadnock-state-park
Also I'll probably just go straight to the trail head just in case I need to cut out early (I have a slight chance of an early afternoon commitment that I might need to cut my hike short for depending on how long we go for; hopefully not, but flagging just for transparency).
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