12/14/22
Day Seventy-Nine

I’ve hiked all of these trails once before back when I was still in active treatment and something that I am beginning to slightly enjoy is redoing hikes that I did while sick to see just how strong I am now versus then. I remember the blue trail was really steep. I remember being too tired to do all the trails in one hike. And I remember feeling proud of myself for even taking on a 4 mile day. Now, I cruised up the red trail, out to Judson’s Pond, and then down the blue. Although I made a slight adjustment to the plan it wasn’t because I wasn’t strong enough, it was because I got such a late start and didn’t have enough daylight to do the whole set of trails nestled into the base of the Mahoosucs in Shelburne, NH. This just gives me an excuse to revisit this area again. This area feels so much like a throwback to many other sections of the whites that aren’t as heavily traveled - such as the Blueberry Mountain area in the Speckled region or the Randolph Town Forest trails that don’t see nearly as much traffic as the trails across the street at Appalachia. Hidden gems. They are everywhere. And I want to see them all.

Daily Miles: 10.22

Daily Vert: 2277’

Overall Mileage: 871.99

Overall Vert: 256,000’

Trace: 38.2% -> 38.6%

Trails:

White Trail

Orange (Wiggins Rock)

Blue Trail

Red Trail

Yellow Trail

Ingalls-Cabot Connector