Moose Hill (was modified from Mt. Paugus, Shelburne Moriah)
- Leaders
- Bjorn Poonen (Leader)
- WIMP
- Rebecca Engelke
- Program
- 3-season hiking
- Type
- Hiking
- Trip date
- Saturday, July 8th, 2023
- Difficulty rating
- Moderate
- Prerequisites
- Hiking boots or trail runners. Physical condition for a hike of this length and elevation gain.
[UPDATE 2: Because of thunderstorms in NH, we are going to Moose Hill in Sharon, MA instead.]
[UPDATE: We decided to hike Shelburne Moriah Mountain instead: 11 mi, 3100 ft. gain, point-to-point via Shelburne, Kenduskeag, and Rattle River Trails.]
We'll hike up to Mt. Paugus, one of the 52-With-A-View peaks. On the way down, we'll summit a second mountain, Mt. Mexico, and enjoy a cave! The hike should be possible even if wet, but if it's really bad, we might consider hiking Sunday instead of Saturday. Depending on participants' interests, the weather, and number of cars, we might consider a longer hike too.
Route: 8.2 miles and 2600 ft. elevation gain. We'll hike at a comfortable pace.
We will have a short pre-trip meeting on zoom Thursday, July 6 at 5:30pm.
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Signup
- Algorithm
- first-come, first-serve
- Maximum participants
- 4
- Signups opened at
- July 5, 2023, 12:19 p.m.
- Signups closed at
- July 6, 2023, noon
- Notes
1) Which of Sat July 8 and Sun July 9 are possible for you (list all)? 2) If you have enjoyed a hike recently, describe it (length and elevation gain, if you remember them). 3) Do you have hiking boots or trail runners? 4) Are you OK with hiking in the rain if it comes to that? 5) Would you be open to doing a longer hike if the weather is good?