Wildcat traverse
- Leaders
- Bjorn Poonen (Leader), Luca Perrig (Co-Leader)
- Program
- 3-season hiking
- Type
- Hiking
- Trip date
- Sunday, November 8th
- Difficulty rating
- Difficult (L4)
- Prerequisites
- Physical condition for a hike of this length and elevation gain.
We’ll hike the Wildcat Ridge, including Wildcat peaks A, B, C, D (and optionally E), all above 4000’. Wildcat D has a great view of Mt. Washington, just 4 miles away, directly across Pinkham Notch!
Hike: 8.9 miles, 3650 ft. elevation gain: up Nineteen-Mile Brook Trail (scenic brookside trail), along Wildcat Ridge Trail, then down Polecat ski trail (with nearly constant views of Mt. Washington). Wildcat Ridge Trail is challenging, and has several steep sections.
Our required pre-trip meeting will be Thursday at 6:30pm on Zoom.
We’ll leave Cambridge very early Sunday morning (perhaps 4:45am) and stop for a quick breakfast along the way. We'll hike at a moderate pace.
Participants will share car costs (about $30-50/person). 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
- Nov. 3, 2026, 7:55 p.m.
- Signups close at
- Nov. 5, 2026, 11 a.m.
- Notes
- Do you have hiking boots, or trail runners?
- Describe a hike you have done before (location, length, and elevation gain, if you remember them).
- What is your weekly exercise routine?