1/14/23
Day 92

Today I purposely woke up late because the roads were icy and I didn’t want to risk getting in an accident on the way to hiking. I had three hikes planned for the day, and have done all three before. First up was Rattlesnake Mountain Trail (Rumney, NH). This short loop is steep and the loop going counterclockwise is poorly marked. Thankfully I’ve done it before and relied on Gaia for the one spot that was above treeline and the blazes were covered by snow drifts. Second up was Stinson Mountain which was very heavily tracked. I didn’t remember that it was Saturday and there were a ton of cars in the parking lot. A snow squall blew through as I pulled up to the trailhead but it was a nice hike and I got it done fast. Finally, I had an out and back on Peaked Hill Pond Trail. This is the second time I’ve done this trail and it leaves much to be desired. Following mainly along old logging/forest roads and snowmobile trails it was heavily chewed up and surprisingly a lot of people have recently hiked it. Despite being the easiest hike in terms of elevation, it was the hardest because the trail was so chewed up from bare booters.

Daily Miles: 10.06

Daily Vert: 2870’

Overall Miles: 987.51

Overall Vert: 282,999’

Trace: 42.7% -> 43% 

Trails:

Rattlesnake Mountain Trail

Stinson Pond Trail

Peaked Hill Pond Trail