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Mt. Washington via Ammo trail

Mt. Washington & Mt. Monroe

Saturday, August 16, 2025

Bretton Woods, NH

Very Strenuous

Hosted by Bobcat

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Written by Bobcat

Trip Report: Great trip to Mt. Washington! Sunny & warm with light winds. Hiked up the Ammonusuc Ravine Trail to the Lake of the Clouds Hut, then tagged Mt. Monroe, and headed back to summit Mt. Washington. After lunch, headed down along the Cog Railway. Enjoyed an apres-hike Potluck at Bear Pond.

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HIKE CHANGED TO Sat Aug 16. Join GO for a hike up the iconic Ammonoosuc Ravine trail up to the summit of Mt Washington. We will ascend about 3800 ft to the summit. On route, we will stop at the Lake of the Clouds Hut. After lunch at the Mt. Washington State Park Cafeteria, we will descend along the Cog Railway path. We will be hiking at a relaxed moderate pace and take breaks to enjoy the amazing views. The hike is about 7 miles long & will take about 8 hours. Hikers are welcome to stay/camp out at my house near Franconia on Friday or Saturday night if desired.

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Bobcat

Upton, MA

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Carrijo

Lowell, MA

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Don59

Townsend, MA

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Twigs

Townsend, MA

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beyoungyu

Harrisburg, PA

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StarrySky

Sheffield, MA

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Bobcat · Apr 28, 2025

Please ignore the "waiting list" - Everyone on the "waiting list" can come on this trip.

Bobcat · Jun 4, 2025

I decided to switch the hike to Sunday because Saturday will be rainy. On Sunday the weather should be much better. I will send out the Mt. Washington forecast on Friday evening so you can be prepared. Hikers are welcome to stay overnight on Saturday night at my house in Sugar Hill NH if desired. We can do a Potluck or Pizza Saturday eve. Please take yourself off the hike if you cannot do the hike on Sunday.

Twigs · Jun 4, 2025

Thanks for the update. I wish you all to have fun as I'll be dropping off the hike.

Carl · Jun 4, 2025

I can't make Sunday, unfortunately. Have fun everyone!

Rob Bonney · Jun 4, 2025

I can't make Sunday either, bummer!

A member · Jun 4, 2025

Not able to make this one either. Hope you all have a great time

baezfred · Jun 4, 2025

Mo and I are still in. Bring it on, baby!

Twigs · Jun 5, 2025

I'm back for August 16th tho! Yay

baezfred · Jun 5, 2025

Sorry we can't make it. We have a wedding.

Bobcat · Aug 15, 2025

Weather is looking great for the hike tomorrow. Reminder: We are meeting at the Cog Railway Hiker Parking Lot at 8AM. It costs $10/car. If you want to save money, you can park at the Ammonoosuc Trail Parking Lot about 0.5 miles down the road & then hike up the road & meet us at the Cog Hiker Parking Lot. It is $5/car or free if you have a parking pass. After the hike, everyone is invited to my house for a pot luck dinner & swim in the pond.

Bobcat · Aug 15, 2025

Reminder: Since this is a group hike, I would like to try to keep the group together for the entire hike- so we will take breaks along the way to keep everyone together. The hike will take about 4 hours to the summit, 30 minutes for lunch, and 2 hours back down - so about 7 hours
If this time line is significantly slower or faster than you would like, please reconsider hiking this trip.

Helvetic Hiker · Aug 15, 2025

Hi Bob. I probably would hike at a faster pace. I'll join you again on the next one

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