Mount Field

"2 semaines solo de pure plaisir à faire du hiking à différentes places dont les Whites Moutains. Pour cette série je voulais faire Avalon, Willey, Field et ensuite arriver sur Tom pour le coucher du soleil. La journée était parfait pour cela. Aucun nuage, ni rien! Et finalement, à mon arriver sur Tom, des gros nuages se sont mis de la partie. Donc je suis repartis sans avoir de photo de coucher de soleil.... Mais j'ai mes 4 sommets! :)" — fsoucy76 • Sep 27, 2018

"Solo. 8/48. See Willey log for the beginning of the climb report. After I hit the summit of Willey I quickly picked my way over to Field. The trail was narrow with lots of things brushing me on the sides of the trail, kind of claustrophobic. Footing was tricky and rocky, along with lots of exposed roots, and still soaking wet. When I was about to hit the summit of this, Field, I heard voices. And more voices. And more voices. WTF? As soon as I got to the cairn about 30 folks were turning up, almost all of whom were loudly speaking French. Not wanting to join the weird group for any length of time as it was now crowded as hell, I quickly moved on (after noting there was again no damned view at the viewpoint). Mileage & gain on this log are just for Willey > Field. Full trip mileage will be found in the text of my Tom log. See continuation. " — kellieirene • Aug 27, 2018

"AH - MAZING day in the whites! No clouds...just sun and no wind either! Throw in feeding the gray jays and we were happy as pigs in slop. Got Tom, Field and Willey on the books for April." — shay-shay • Apr 23, 2018

"Nice winter day, near 30 at base of mountains. Hiked up the Avalon Trail to Avalon, then up to Mt. Field and over to Tom. Lots of packed snow on trail, mirco spikes up to Avalon and Mt. Field. From Field to Mt. Tom put on snowshoes." — blackwolf_03278 • Feb 19, 2018

"Columbus Day weekend. We chose the best day weather wise but still ran into light rain and drizzle for a good portion of the hike. We ascended via the Avalon trail to the A-Z trail to the Mt Tom Spur. Then we hiked across to Mt Field. The descent down the Avalon trail was very steep tricky and wet as rain continued. A truly beautiful hike despite the limited views and diminished visibility. We skipped the Mt Avalon spur due to time." — Amero4k • Oct 7, 2017

"After a failed attempt trying to cross the Little River to climb the Twins we made our way over to Crawford Notch and set our sights on Willey, Field and Tom. The trail to Willey starts off as part of the AT for the initial 1.6 miles as we climb over some nice rock stairs and log stairs to reach 2600'. At ~ 1.6 miles in the AT splits off and heads towards Zealand Falls and the Willey Range trail starts up - REALLY up as we will climb only 400' over the next 0.6 miles and then 1300' in the last 0.5 miles before the summit - heavily eroded and a little slick in the rain at the top but a very fun trail. Although Willey is treed in there is a view toward the Presidential's just below the summit. From Willey we drop through 2 cols (-320 / +450) over the next 1.4 miles to Field - really enjoyed the woods along this portion. The hike over to Field is fun, fast and mild - also treed in at the summit but there is a viewpoint nearby. From Field to Tom we will -650 / +360 over the next 1.5 miles - some fun little blocky climbs and another nice trail. On this portion the Gray Jays came by and asked for lunch - we obliged :) Again, the summit is treed in but if you continue past the ca..." — deb-and-rob • Jun 9, 2017

"A very wet day hiking up to hit tom, field and avalon....the snow was steaming and created quite a fog! We hit Avalon first, and didn't get any views due to the heavy clouds and then went to Field. As I hit the summit and went to the side I saw the most incredible view! The presidential all open with an undercast below...by the second the clouds were rolling in...it was amazing! We then enjoyed lunch with the gray jays!! After the most incredible lunch break we finished up the loop on foggy Tom and headed back to Crawfords. An amazing day in the clouds!" — shay-shay • Jan 22, 2017

"Picture perfect day in the Whites! Took the Avalon trail (don't skip Avalon - it's a fantastic summit) to the Willey Range Trail to the A-Z Trail (and Mt. Tom Spur Trail). This was a great way to hike these 4 peaks (instead of just an out & back)." — PJSelmer • Jul 24, 2016

"Winter conditions for sure! This was my third hike with Bitty. We parked a car at the Willey end of the range and left another at the AMC parking area. The hike up Willey required snowshoes and the ladder section was sketchy for Bitty. We had to circumvent the actual trail, opting for the deep snow through the trees instead of the icy path worn over the ladders. " — ne4kclimber • Apr 2, 2016

"Birthday weekend, and so obviously I wanted to spend as much time as I could in the Whites! Despite it being November, it was definitely shorts and t-shirt weather as we bagged Whiteface and Passaconaway today! A bit earlier of a start than usual, (on the trail by 7am) but what a beautiful day to be hiking!" — matt-beard • Nov 8, 2015

"2nd stop on my hike to do Avalon, Field & Tom all in one day. This was my 5th 4000 footer and my dog's first. The views at the top were so-so at best. It was a heck of an uphill trek from Mt. Avalon to Mt. Field, but a peakbagger's gotta do what a peakbagger's gotta do." — HikeLikeMike • Jun 7, 2015

"The last weekend of training for the Long Trail - did a 17 mile loop around Crawford Notch. Willey just about kicked my butt after going up Pierce, Jackson and Webster and then down to 302. Bring on the Long Trail. http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip/2384520" — markst-john • Aug 17, 2013

"2nd Peak of the day. Bagged this after Tom. Cold and very windy. Most of the trail was packed down really well but some parts had been covered by snow drifts. Excellent day of winter hiking in the white mountains!" — Selrahc2nd • Jan 27, 2013

"hiked to Mt. Field in combination with Mt. Tom and Mt. Avalon. My second summit here. First time seeing it with snow, and it was COLD up there. Brrrr... Terrible weather, but great company made this a great escape! " — CiccheMariti • Dec 2, 2012

"i hiked up mt tom to mt field, then to mt willey. just before mt willey's summit i met up with two friends. we summited willey, then hiked back up field and down by avalon trail." — Hufflepuff • Apr 3, 2012

"Hiked Mt. Tom, Field, Willey, and Avalon. Field and Willey were winter 4000 footers and Willey was a Trailwright peak. Overcast all day, Jays were present on Field and Willey, as usual." — DMOutdoors • Feb 18, 2012

"Solo hike. Trailhead of Avalon trail at 10am. A-Z trail junction at 10:35am. Tom spur junction at 11:10am. Mt. Tom summit 11:35am. Left Tom at noon and reached Mt. Field at 12:50pm via Willey Range Trail. Reached Willey at 1:40pm, had some lunch with two hikes at the outlook. Left Field at 2:10pm. Was back to car at 5pm after visiting Mt. Avalon on the way back via Avalon Trail. Mt. Avalon offered the best views of the hike today from its bare summit. Spent there about 20 min taking some pictures of Presidentials." — iddayhiker • Aug 7, 2010