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GET FIT HIKE #2: BURTON & HOLT PEAKS/TEMPLE MOUNTAIN HIKE

Our second of four GetFit Hikes to get fit for summer hiking!

GET FIT HIKE #2: BURTON & HOLT PEAKS/TEMPLE MOUNTAIN HIKE

Our second of four GetFit Hikes to get fit for summer hiking!

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Our second of four GetFit Hikes to get fit for summer hiking! We are taking it up a notch from our last hike with a hike on the Wapack Trail to Burton Peak [2,010'] with panoramic views of Mounts Watatic and Monadnock, Holt Peak [2,055'] and finishing at Temple Mountain Ledges [1,770'] where rock cairns create an otherworldly landscape. The hike is about 7 miles round trip with 1,500 elevation gain. The

There may be a few spots with snow and mud. Temple Mountain ledges offer a great ridge walk with majestic views of neighboring Mount Monadnock and an almost surreal environment of rock ledges decorated with 10-foot-tall rock cairns and chairs constructed from rocks and boulders! 

Wear clothing suitable for exposed ledges and summits...no cotton or blue jeans. Bring along water, lunch, snacks and anything else you may require for a day hike. Join us on this four hour hike in the great outdoors for some fresh air and some much needed camaraderie!  

Directions

The trailhead is located on Temple Road in Sharon, New Hampshire. It is NOT the trailhead off Rte. 101!

  • If you are driving from Manchester, take Rt. 101 West, pass the height of land where the trailhead for Pack Monadnock and Temple Mountain is, and as you descend to Peterborough take a left onto Rt. 123 South. 
  • Travel on Rt. 123 South for 4.0 miles and then turn left onto Temple Road.
  • Drive for 0.7 mile on Temple Road then park on the right in a small dirt parking area.
  • We'll be driving a blue Toyota Tacoma truck.
Saturday, May 7, 2022
Sharon, NH · Directions
Meet at 10:00 AM
Hosted by Gandalf
11/12 signed up
GET FIT HIKE #2: BURTON & HOLT PEAKS/TEMPLE MOUNTAIN HIKE

About this event

Our second of four GetFit Hikes to get fit for summer hiking! We are taking it up a notch from our last hike with a hike on the Wapack Trail to Burton Peak [2,010'] with panoramic views of Mounts Watatic and Monadnock, Holt Peak [2,055'] and finishing at Temple Mountain Ledges [1,770'] where rock cairns create an otherworldly landscape. The hike is about 7 miles round trip with 1,500 elevation gain. The

There may be a few spots with snow and mud. Temple Mountain ledges offer a great ridge walk with majestic views of neighboring Mount Monadnock and an almost surreal environment of rock ledges decorated with 10-foot-tall rock cairns and chairs constructed from rocks and boulders! 

Wear clothing suitable for exposed ledges and summits...no cotton or blue jeans. Bring along water, lunch, snacks and anything else you may require for a day hike. Join us on this four hour hike in the great outdoors for some fresh air and some much needed camaraderie!  

Directions to the trailhead

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The trailhead is located on Temple Road in Sharon, New Hampshire. It is NOT the trailhead off Rte. 101!

  • If you are driving from Manchester, take Rt. 101 West, pass the height of land where the trailhead for Pack Monadnock and Temple Mountain is, and as you descend to Peterborough take a left onto Rt. 123 South. 
  • Travel on Rt. 123 South for 4.0 miles and then turn left onto Temple Road.
  • Drive for 0.7 mile on Temple Road then park on the right in a small dirt parking area.
  • We'll be driving a blue Toyota Tacoma truck.

Who's going (11)

Gandalf SUSTAINING
Gandalf
Thornton, NH
Attended
benj58 SUSTAINING
benj58
Waltham, MA
Attended
DaveSchumaker GUEST MEMBER
DaveSchumaker
Manchester, NH
Attended
regularguyma SUSTAINING
regularguyma
BOSTON, MA
Attended
A member
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A member
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Joel02139 SUSTAINING
Joel02139
CAMBRIDGE, MA
Attended
Carl SUSTAINING
Carl
Leominster, MA
Attended
J GUEST MEMBER
jconroy
Beverly, MA
Attended
R GUEST MEMBER
russneal
Harrisville, NH
No-show
Krzysztof SUSTAINING
Krzysztof
Newfane, VT
No-show

Waiting list (5)

PaceAlong GUEST MEMBER
PaceAlong
Bristol & Isla Bastimentos, Bocas del Toro, Panamá, NH
chkhuber GUEST MEMBER
chkhuber
Hampton Falls, NH
A member
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fredthys GUEST MEMBER
fredthys
Weymouth, MA
AnthemAsh GUEST MEMBER
AnthemAsh
Spring, TX

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Event discussion

vtfred · May 6, 2022
Gentlemen, I'm reluctantly withdrawing from this hike, hope another can jump in! Look forward to trip report.

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