Mt. Cardigan via Holt Trail
- Leaders
- Aaron Scheinberg (Leader), Bjorn Poonen (Leader)
- WIMP
- Carolina Warneryd
- Program
- 3-season hiking
- Type
- Hiking
- Trip date
- Sunday, September 15th, 2024
- Difficulty rating
- Advanced
- Prerequisites
- Hiking boots or trail runners with good grip, experience climbing or hiking slabs
Warning: Although our route is not long, the Holt Trail is one of the most difficult trails in New England. This is due to very steep rock slabs, including a short Class III scramble. Not for those with a fear of heights!
Join us on a day hike to the bare summit of Mt. Cardigan, which has a 360-degree view, one of the finest in New Hampshire. On the way down we'll make a brief detour to visit Grotto Cave and hit a second summit, Firescrew.
Distance: 5.7 mi. Elevation gain: 2100 ft. (These numbers include the side trip to Grotto Cave.) Map.
The drive is only ~2 hours. We'll stop for a quick breakfast along the way.
Participants will share car costs. If you can drive your own car or are willing to drive a rental car, please edit the lottery preferences on your MITOC profile to show this.
Signup
- Algorithm
- first-come, first-serve
- Maximum participants
- 8
- Signups opened at
- Sept. 10, 2024, 1:50 p.m.
- Signups closed at
- Sept. 12, 2024, 9 a.m.
- Notes
- Do you have hiking boots, or trail runners? (Regular running shoes don't have the grip you'll need.)
- Describe a hike you have enjoyed recently (length and elevation gain, if you remember them).
- Do you have experience rock climbing or hiking on steep rock slabs?