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Cannon Mountain Crew

Sunday, October 20, 2024
Franconia, NH
Moderate to Strenuous
Hosted by Nick

The trip report

Written by Nick

Had a great time ticking another one of the 48 off our list. We started at ~8:45am and finished ~1pm. The weather was perfect, views were beautiful, and we got to chill for a bit at the summit cafe. 

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About this event

Full discloure: I have never done this hike! I've only done a couple of the 4k footers, so I'm putting this activity out there because I'd really like to add another one to the list.

The link to the hike is here: Cannon Mountain via Kinsman Ridge Trail. It's ~4 miles and there's 2,263 ft elev. gain.

I put 8:30am for a meetup time, but I am definitely flexible on that---I just have a ~2.5 hour drive to the trailhead, so that's my primary consideration. 

I'm also open to grabbing lunch after if there is interest in that---but also fine without!

Who came along (4)

Nick GUEST MEMBER
Nick
Worcester, MA
Russell SUSTAINING
Russell
Newtonville, MA
Jamie GUEST MEMBER
Jamie
Florence, MA
Helvetic Hiker SUSTAINING
Helvetic Hiker
Barre Town, VT

Comments

Helvetic Hiker · Oct 14, 2024
I'm interested but I may do a loop and return via the Upper Ravine trail instead of an out-and-back.
Nick · Oct 14, 2024
Sounds good, Frank!

And Jamie, please feel free to bring your dog. I just reviewed the GO guidelines and it looks like they leave it up to trip leaders to decide on an ad hoc basis. I love dogs, so yeah please do.

Nick · Oct 19, 2024
Hey guys, looking forward to tomorrow. It looks like this hike, on average, takes ~3-4 hours to complete. Of course, we can take as long as we need. Also, according to AllTrails—the temperature should be ~40 when we start and ~60 at the average completion time. Finally, it turns out there’s a cafe at the summit—so we can definitely stop there for food if people want before heading back. See y’all tomorrow.
Russell · Oct 19, 2024
Thanks for the update and leading this trip. See you all in the morning!
C
CandPenny · Oct 19, 2024
Looking forward to joining tomorrow, I will have my dog with me as well. Thank you!
C
CandPenny · Oct 19, 2024
Looking forward to joining tomorrow, I will have my dog with me as well. Thank you!

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