Distance: 16.5 miles Elevation Gain: 7,800 feet Trails Used: Valley Way, Osgood, Star Lake, Lowe’s Path, Gulfside, Jefferson Loop, Clay Loop, Crawford Path, Monroe Loop, Ammonoosuc Ravine Trails masquerading as rivers? Check. Deceptively slippery...

Distance: 14.4 miles Elevation Gain: 4,750 feet Trails Used: Nineteen Mile, Carter Dome, Carter-Moriah People are often surprised to hear that the Carters (not just one, but all three) are my favorite 4ks in the Whites. In all honesty, I can’t even...

Distance: 7.6 miles Elevation Gain: 2,400 feet Trails Used: Gorge Brook Moosilauke has been high on my list of peaks to climb at night. Its domed, bald summit is easily approached by a variety of moderate trails, and on an ideal day, one has the...

Distance: 7.6 miles Elevation Gain: 3,100 feet Trails Used: Greeley Pond, Mount Osceola I have a confession to make – there’s a trail in the Whites that I’m downright afraid of. The Mount Osceola trail, as approached from the Greeley Ponds junction,...

Distance: 10 miles Elevation Gain: 3,100 feet Trails Used: Mount Garfield, Garfield Ridge The forecast for 10/18 called for terrible conditions (which strangely never materialized), so Adam and I decided that a shorter hike was in order. Garfield it...