Mount Field

"Embarked from the trailhead at the AMC Highland Center around 7:45 am. Microspikes weren't enough, had to put on snowshoes right away to pack down the freshly coated trail. Steep ascent from the start to hit the first peak (Avalon). A hazy and cloudy morning led to limited views at each of the peaks, albeit plenty of lookouts at each of the summits. The sun came out eventually, but the lower clouds remained all day. After Avalon, we made our way through Field to Willey, back through Field and over to Tom. Plenty of hikers on the trail today, fed a few Gray Jays along the way too. Sliding down the steep parts on the way back to the trailhead made the return easier (and fun). Gained 4200 ft in elevation in 9.9 miles over 7 hours." — gregoryskiba • Jan 22, 2023

"A hike with Molly and Denise for their Grid's. We went up Tom first, then over Field, then Willey. We doubled back over Field, and down the Avalon Tr. I took a butt injury while butt sledding down Avalon Tr. " — newenglandwarrior • Mar 14, 2021

"A Tom, Field, Willey kind of day to help out a couple of friends with their needs. We hiked up Tom first from Crawford Notch, then went over to Field and Willey, then doubled back to Field and down the Mt Avalon Tr. While butt sledding down the Mt Avalon Tr, I hit a tree route, making my butt cheek sore. Not the best day for views but still a good hike. " — newenglandwarrior • Feb 6, 2021

"A nice sunny day in the mountains. Zero degrees at the trailhead but around 20 atop the ridge. But no wind was a really nice deal. Not quite enough snow to wear snowshoes on all the terrain. So some shoes and some spikes. Great views from Willey, Field and Avalon." — Alohabuffy • Dec 19, 2020

"The three of us visited the summits of these three peaks to bring Tom up to 18 of the 48, working his way toward completing the 115. A glorious day despite a low cloud cover, canceling all views, and the occasional light rain. With recent rain and the melting of earlier snowfall the trails were turned into mini-streams and we had numerous little “ponds” to navigate through. Red lined the Kedron Flume and Willey range trails in the process." — Nimblefoot • Oct 20, 2020

"Couldn't have asked for a better first hiking trip into the Whites. Everything was perfect from the mountains to the weather and especially the company. I will be returning and I will be returning often." — Right-On • Aug 1, 2020

"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