Thank you for showing what this trail is really like bottom to top. I’ve been putting this one off bc what I read suggests that the erosion makes it an unpleasant or especially difficult hike. I think you showed a few challenges, but that the summit views are well worth it. Tremont has moved up a bunch of positions on my “soon” list.
My pleasure, it was a beautiful trail, especially the lower portion with all the cascades. Yes I've definitely heard a few people putting it off until later for that reason, for me it's been more the long car ride for a "shorter" hike. Usually I try to be hiking as long as the car ride at least. I've been wanting to save it for the end of an overnight trip or something but finally just decided to go for it. I've definitely heard many tales of this hike being quite the punch but I really didn't think it was as much of a grind as some people make it out to be...maybe I was just in a good hiking mood that day. The views were fantastic, I really lucked out because all of Crawford Notch was totally clouded as I drove up and the rest of the higher summits were clouded on the way back home from the Presis to Franconia Notch. Thanks for watching and glad it bumped up Tremont on your "soon" list, happy hiking!
Thank you for showing what this trail is really like bottom to top. I’ve been putting this one off bc what I read suggests that the erosion makes it an unpleasant or especially difficult hike. I think you showed a few challenges, but that the summit views are well worth it. Tremont has moved up a bunch of positions on my “soon” list.
My pleasure, it was a beautiful trail, especially the lower portion with all the cascades. Yes I've definitely heard a few people putting it off until later for that reason, for me it's been more the long car ride for a "shorter" hike. Usually I try to be hiking as long as the car ride at least. I've been wanting to save it for the end of an overnight trip or something but finally just decided to go for it. I've definitely heard many tales of this hike being quite the punch but I really didn't think it was as much of a grind as some people make it out to be...maybe I was just in a good hiking mood that day. The views were fantastic, I really lucked out because all of Crawford Notch was totally clouded as I drove up and the rest of the higher summits were clouded on the way back home from the Presis to Franconia Notch. Thanks for watching and glad it bumped up Tremont on your "soon" list, happy hiking!