"After the viewless, joyless summit of Waumbek, decided to add another of my missing 4000ers to the day. I’m guessing the Kendron Flume trail isn’t the best way up, stick with the AT. The last 1.1 miles to the summit was gnarly — water flowing down over steeeep rocks and slippery roots. Several steps in the ladder section have rotted out. Going down took just as long as going up. 41/48" — scott • Sep 21, 2023

"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

"Ladders... some missing steps. Consistent uphill climb. 5.4 miles, and it felt like it was probably the longest hike I have ever done. I would have connected Tom, and Field with it last week....." — Bucky • Aug 24, 2021

"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. 7/48. As I was driving to the trailhead this morning, big angry grey clouds were looming over the mountains I decided to bite the bullet & just go for it, hoping it would clear off. I started my hike around 0815, (& later learned this is considered the “hard way” to do it!). I passed three AT thru hikers in the first half mile of climbing. After that, it leveled out a bit, but the trail was absolutely saturated, it must’ve rained overnight. Thankfully it didn’t rain at all while I was out. Footing was tricky and after the first 1.6mi, my legs finally succumbed to their fate and stopped being so tight, thankfully, as the next 1.1mi was something to write home about. Holy. Elevation. Gain. It dragged ass. The ladders were a very cool feature I didn’t realize I missed about the Daks until I was on them though! Finally after what felt like forever, I topped out on Willey, first scooting over to the viewpoint (there was no view, I was totally socked in). I met a guy about my age with his father, and we played leap frog all day following this. I stopped to take a quick photo of the summit cairn before continuing on over to Field. Elevation gain & milage denoted below is JUST to get..." — kellieirene • Aug 27, 2018