Fatpacking Itinerary,
Friday, July 24, 2009 - Friday, July 31, 2009
Last Updated 12/26/2009
Note: All hikes subject to change depending upon weather, hiker safety, or
participant capabilities.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Drive to North Conway, NH or fly into Manchester, NH. (You may prefer to fly into Boston,
but call first to arrange ground transportation).
We will shuttle you from the airport to the Hotel.
Check into Cranmore Mountain Lodge,
859 Kearsarge Road, North Conway, NH 03860-1194, (800) 356-3596, (603) 356-2044
Equipment shakedown
Buy last minute and forgotten items at EMS, Main St. North Conway, 603-356-5433, or
LL Bean Factory Store, Rt 16, 603-356-2100, or International Mountain Equipment, 2733 Main St.,
603-356-7013
Trail mix distribution
"Before" measurements taken
Go out for opening dinner
View from Mt. Washington
Saturday, July 25, 2009
"Before" measurements taken
Breakfast at Cranmore Lodge
Drive to the Welch-Dickey Trail
Hike the 4.8 mile loop to Welch Mt. and Dickey Mt.
Drive to Drake's Brook Trail
Hike 3.2 miles up and back to the waterfall. Total, 8.0 miles.
Hike 1.1 miles to Franconia Falls, swimming and diving available
Hike 2.9 miles to Lincoln Woods Parking Lot
Shuttle to Sabbaday Brook Trail
Sabbaday Falls
Hike 0.6 miles round trip to Sabbaday Falls
Total today, 8.0 Miles. Cumulative 16.0 miles
Drive back to Cranmore Lodge
Go out to dinner in town (TBD)
Monday, July 27, 2009
Breakfast at Cranmore Lodge
Drive to Champney Falls Trailhead
Hike 3.9 miles to the summit of Mt. Chocura
Hike 3.9 miles back down to the trailhead
Total today, 7.8 Miles. Cumulative 23.8 miles
Drive back to Cranmore Lodge
Go out to dinner in town (TBD)
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Breakfast at Cranmore Lodge
Day of Canoeing or Rafting. Details TBA
Cathedral Ledge View
Drive back to Cranmore Lodge
Go out to dinner in town (TBD)
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Breakfast at Cranmore Lodge
Drive to Pinkham Notch
Hike 4.1 strenuous miles up Tuckerman's Ravine to the summit of Mt. Washington, 6288'. Summit temperatures
can drop as low as freezing.
Please note: Mt. Washington is an extraordinarily strenuous hike. Some previous participants have successfully
summitted the mountain, but if you are unsure of your ability to do so, there is a turnaround point halfway
that you will certainly be able to reach.
Take Mt. Washington shuttle back to the parking lot
Tuckerman's Ravine
Total today, 4.1 Miles. Cumulative 27.9 miles
Drive back to Cranmore Lodge
Go out to dinner in town (TBD)
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Breakfast at Cranmore Lodge
Drive to the Davis Path
Hike 2.5 miles to the summit of Mt. Crawford, 3119'
