"With temperatures beginning just below zero, and warming up to only the mid-teens, this was easily the coldest hike I’ve ever embarked on. Setting off from the Lincoln Woods Trailhead at 7:45am we were treated to sunny skies and no wind, which made managing the cold quite easy. We only encountered one other brave soul throughout the entire hike, and it was a man returning from a quick morning walk with his dog. Roughly six inches of snow had fallen three days prior, and it was evident that very few people had gone down Lincoln Woods since then. Although we started the hike bareboot, we put on microspikes near the Osseo Trail junction because we kept slipping in the powdery snow. The scant tracks we were following turned onto the Black Pond Trail which is where we stopped to put on snowshoes. We reached the frozen Black Pond, which had a nice view of Bondcliff, then set off on the Black Pond Bushwhack. Despite not being an official trail, the Bushwhack seemed just as well-maintained as the marked section of the Black Pond Trail. In any event, it was more easily traversable than our next section of trail. The tracks turned left onto the Lincoln Brook Trail and we followed. This is wh..." — JCalautti • Dec 5, 2025

"Great weather to climb Cannon. The summit is always a little fickle, but we mostly had sunshine, lower 30s for a temp. We used spikes but above 3000 feet there is enough snow for shoes. The rime ice and recent snows have left the place looking like a winter wonderland." — Alohabuffy • Nov 19, 2025

"32 yrs since long trail thru hike! Very different conditions compared to last time when we gunned it under an incoming thunderstorm. Explored new trails on this rhike. ran up CCC road to maple ridge, then hiked up to the forehead. Took detour to The Nose and then found an exciting descent on rock ledges back to the Long Trail. Ran from there to the summit, then decided to add on adams apple as a bonus peak. Aptly named profanity trail was a total ball buster. Finished off with a slow run down the classic sunset ridge. Total classic. " — scott • Oct 17, 2025

"A great experience. This was my first time hiking in New Hampshire, first time hiking before the sun, first time sleeping over night in my car and my first time doing a big solo hike. A lot of first times haha. I started off at the Ammonoosuc ravine trail. The hike in the forest was pretty good, tho I got lost since it was dark and there’d be times I’d miss the markers. But I found my way with the help of other hikers. It was a breeze till the incline, to be honest I had a grand time rock climbing the tall inclines. But at some points there was hidden ice so you had to be careful. Unfortunately tho by the time I got to the lake of clouds cabin, I started to get cramps in my inner thighs so I had to stop a lot along the way. I was still able to reach the summit of Mount monroe and Washington. I wasn’t going to do Monroe but a couple hikers convinced me especially since I was right there. It was an adventure. Also I really got lucky with such beautiful weather. I just want to say shoutout to all the hikers that helped along the way, I couldn’t have done it you all. I’m still a newbie who recently got addicted to hiking 3 months ago but I feel blessed to be in the hiking community tha..." — CTprest • Oct 11, 2025

"A great experience. This was my first time hiking in New Hampshire, first time hiking before the sun, first time sleeping over night in my car and my first time doing a big solo hike. A lot of first times haha. I started off at the Ammonoosuc ravine trail. The hike in the forest was pretty good, tho I got lost since it was dark and there’d be times I’d miss the markers. But I found my way with the help of other hikers. It was a breeze till the incline, to be honest I had a grand time rock climbing the tall inclines. But at some points there was hidden ice so you had to be careful. Unfortunately tho by the time I got to the lake of clouds cabin, I started to get cramps in my inner thighs so I had to stop a lot along the way. I was still able to reach the summit of Mount monroe and Washington. I wasn’t going to do Monroe but a couple hikers convinced me especially since I was right there. It was an adventure. Also I really got lucky with such beautiful weather. I just want to say shoutout to all the hikers that helped along the way, I couldn’t have done it you all. I’m still a newbie who recently got addicted to hiking 3 months ago but I feel blessed to be in the hiking community tha..." — CTprest • Oct 11, 2025