Fatpacking

Drive to North Conway, NH or fly into Manchester, NH (MHT). We will shuttle you from the airport to the Hotel. You may prefer to fly into Boston, (BOS) but call far in advance to see if we can arrange ground transportation. If you drive, there is plenty of secure parking all week.

Check into Cranmore Mountain Lodge, 859 Kearsarge Road, North Conway, NH 03860-1194, (800) 356-3596, (603) 356-2044

Cranmore is a full service facility that provides amenities such as a full country breakfast, wireless internet, a swimming pool, and a hot tub.

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

Opening dinner suggestion: Flatbread Company

"Before" measurements taken

Breakfast at Cranmore Lodge

Drive to Sabbaday Brook Trail

Hike 0.5 miles up and back to Sabbaday waterfall.

Drive 1 hour to the Welch-Dickey Trail

Hike the 4.8 mile loop to Welch Mt. and Dickey Mt.

Drive to Sabbaday Brook Trail

Mileage today: 5.3. Total trip mileage: 5.3 miles.

Head to Crawford Notch Campground & General Store 1138 US Route 302, Harts Location, NH 03812-4226, 603-374-2779 and set up camp, sites TBD.

Dinner at camp

Drive the Kancamagus Highway to Lincoln Woods

Hike 2.6 miles to Black Pond Trail

Hike 0.8 miles to Black Pond

Hike 1.1 miles to Franconia Falls, swimming and diving available

Hike 2.9 miles to Lincoln Woods Parking Lot

Total today, 7.4 Miles. Cumulative 12.7 miles

Drive back to campground

Dinner at camp

Drive to Champney Falls Trailhead

Hike 3.9 miles to the summit of Mt. Chocorua, elevation 3475'

Hike 1.3 miles to the summit of Middle Sister

Hike 3.7 miles back down to the trailhead

Total today, 8.9 Miles. Cumulative 21.6 miles

Drive back to campground

Dinner at camp

Kayak the Androscoggin River with Great Glen Outfitters. Expect Class II & III rapids, however if participants are novices, we can scale this back to Class I & II where no experience is necessary.

Optional: Drive to Glen Ellis Falls

Optional: Hike 0.4 miles round trip to the waterfalls

Total today, 0.4 Miles. Cumulative 22.0 miles

Dinner at camp

Pack up gear in anticipation of checking out in the morning

Wake up at 5:30AM and have breakfast

Check out of campground at 6AM and stop at the Irving 24 Hour Convenience Store on 302

Drive to Pinkham Notch

Hike 4.1 strenuous miles up Tuckerman's Ravine to the summit of Mt. Washington, 6288'. If Tuckerman's is still impassable due to snow, we'll hike up the Lion's Head, Boott Spur or Huntington Ravine. Summit temperatures can drop below freezing any day of the year.

Please note: Mt. Washington is an extraordinarily strenuous hike. Many 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 our shuttle vehicle back to the parking lot

Total today, 4.1 Miles. Cumulative 26.1 miles

Drive back to Cranmore Lodge and check in

"After" measurements taken

Go out to dinner at Moat Mountain Smokehouse and Brewery

Full country breakfast at Cranmore Lodge

Check out of lodge

Airport Drop