Have you ever wondered where the pot of gold coins is stored? It is in the brain of your leader’s hiking pack! Come join us this Saturday for a beautiful hike up Mt Garfield in NH to get gorgeous views and gold coins of chocolate deliciousness.

Distance is about 9.5 miles (round-trip) with a road walk for about a mile each way to get to the trailhead for about 11.5 miles total. ~3000 ft elevation gain, gradually over the miles. Here is the trail: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-hampshire/mount-garfield-trail

You are strongly recommended to have previous winter hike experience and to be a strong hiker. Specifically, experience on similarly difficult 3-season or winter hikes and fitness commensurate with a steep ~3,000 ft of elevation gain are a must. Feel free to reach out to the trip leaders (Adam - agberger@mit.edu, Samantha - samantha.a.mandel@gmail.com, Nathan- nhuey@g.harvard.edu) if you have any questions about whether or not you are prepared for this hike.

The current weather forecast (https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mt-Garfield/forecasts/1372) shows cloudy to partly cloudy, fresh snow Wednesday and Thursday, chance of light snow., very windy, and cold (wind chill near -10F at the summit). It is highly likely that this forecast will change as we approach the actual hike day.

You'll need warm layers, microspikes, and potentially snowshoes. All of the equipment can be rented from MITOC! Keep an eye out for the final list before the lecture on Thursday.

Pre-trip meeting will be at MIT before the WS lecture on Thursday (5:30PM) outside the student center (W20) near the bike racks.

If you can drive your own car or are willing to drive a rental car, edit the “Lottery preferences” on your MITOC profile to show this.