ferrisjrf
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Saturday: Big Ball, Flagg, Shaw, Faraway, Roberts
The first part of the day couldn’t have been more different than the second part. From the Fields Brook trailhead, over to McDuffee Rd, and then back up over Flagg and onto Shaw…pretty much all new single-track with tons of rock and tricky footing. Then, from Shaw over Faraway to Roberts…big, well-graded, woods roads that made for good running, but I imagine kinda boring hiking. Great views of the Belknaps to the south and Whites to the north. We closed the loop by heading east on 171, from the Shannon Brook trailhead back to our car at Fields Brook. The trip took us 6 hours. It wasn’t cool enough for me to engage interest from anyone except Farmer, so it was just the two of us.
Sunday: Major, Straightback, Anna, West Quarry, Rand, Klem, Mack, Suncook, Piper, Whiteface, Belknap, Gunstock, Rowe
This one was a little more interesting, cause the idea was to create a bit of a new take on the whole “Belknaps in a day” thing. Rob and I had been doing some recon this spring, and we figured we had a pretty good plan. Farmer and Dr. Wu were both Belknap virgins, but when they heard the plan, they knew they wanted a piece of the action. So the four of us met at Gunstock and left a car there, before driving around to the Mt. Major trailhead, and starting the day. Weather was nearly perfect, trails were in great shape, and we pretty much just cruised along enjoying ourselves most of the day. We spent lots of time on the open summits, and besides running low on water towards the end, it was pretty much trouble free. We finished in 6 hours 31 minutes. It could definitely be done a lot faster...or slower, depending on your tastes.
The first part of the day couldn’t have been more different than the second part. From the Fields Brook trailhead, over to McDuffee Rd, and then back up over Flagg and onto Shaw…pretty much all new single-track with tons of rock and tricky footing. Then, from Shaw over Faraway to Roberts…big, well-graded, woods roads that made for good running, but I imagine kinda boring hiking. Great views of the Belknaps to the south and Whites to the north. We closed the loop by heading east on 171, from the Shannon Brook trailhead back to our car at Fields Brook. The trip took us 6 hours. It wasn’t cool enough for me to engage interest from anyone except Farmer, so it was just the two of us.
Sunday: Major, Straightback, Anna, West Quarry, Rand, Klem, Mack, Suncook, Piper, Whiteface, Belknap, Gunstock, Rowe
This one was a little more interesting, cause the idea was to create a bit of a new take on the whole “Belknaps in a day” thing. Rob and I had been doing some recon this spring, and we figured we had a pretty good plan. Farmer and Dr. Wu were both Belknap virgins, but when they heard the plan, they knew they wanted a piece of the action. So the four of us met at Gunstock and left a car there, before driving around to the Mt. Major trailhead, and starting the day. Weather was nearly perfect, trails were in great shape, and we pretty much just cruised along enjoying ourselves most of the day. We spent lots of time on the open summits, and besides running low on water towards the end, it was pretty much trouble free. We finished in 6 hours 31 minutes. It could definitely be done a lot faster...or slower, depending on your tastes.
