Post by percypeaks on Aug 11, 2009 12:23:03 GMT -5
What would you say if the Cohos Trail were to move a bit at the southern end and add more miles, some fantastic new terrain, another lean-to, an AMC hut, and perhaps even the summit of Mt. Washington?
Here's a thought. Say the Cohos Trail were to move off the southern end of the Davis Path, or that route would remain a secondary option for those who want to reach the fine summit of Mt. Crawford. Instead, the southern terminus would move to Bartlett just a bit below the very southern tip of big Coos County. There, the CT would ride the Mt. Langdon Trail to a junction with an eastern path where there resides the Mt. Langdon lean-to.
From there the trail would continue to strike north as the Mt. Parker Trail, going over Langdon and Parker, both open summits with panoramic views. Going progressively higher, the route would cross over big Mt. Resolution with its fine open ledges and then descend to the junction with the Davis Path in the vicinity of the Resolution Shelter.
The trail would ride the Davis Path, as it does now, to Giant Stairs, Mt. Davis and Isolation. Once beyond Isolation a mile, the CT drops west down into the Dry River Valley. But what if the trail continued northbound instead of cutting down the Isolation Trail to the west. The route would stay high on the Montalban Ridge, skirt Oakes Gulf to one's left, and soon reach the Camel Trail on the "lawns" at 5,000 foot elevation just below the summit cone of Mt. Washington. The Camel Trail cuts directly west and makes for the AMC's Lake of the Clouds Hut.
From there, hikers could go in one of two directions. If they wanted to get the 6,280-foot prize, they could turn north to the summit of Mt. Washington. Or they could turn south on the Crawford Path and walk the ridge over Monroe and Franklin to the junction with the Edmands Path, then drop down into the valley of the Ammonoosuc River.
That description above would be a substantial route change, certainly. It might add a little extra spark to the CT. Or it may be much to do about nothing. Your feedback would be welcome.
percypeaks
Here's a thought. Say the Cohos Trail were to move off the southern end of the Davis Path, or that route would remain a secondary option for those who want to reach the fine summit of Mt. Crawford. Instead, the southern terminus would move to Bartlett just a bit below the very southern tip of big Coos County. There, the CT would ride the Mt. Langdon Trail to a junction with an eastern path where there resides the Mt. Langdon lean-to.
From there the trail would continue to strike north as the Mt. Parker Trail, going over Langdon and Parker, both open summits with panoramic views. Going progressively higher, the route would cross over big Mt. Resolution with its fine open ledges and then descend to the junction with the Davis Path in the vicinity of the Resolution Shelter.
The trail would ride the Davis Path, as it does now, to Giant Stairs, Mt. Davis and Isolation. Once beyond Isolation a mile, the CT drops west down into the Dry River Valley. But what if the trail continued northbound instead of cutting down the Isolation Trail to the west. The route would stay high on the Montalban Ridge, skirt Oakes Gulf to one's left, and soon reach the Camel Trail on the "lawns" at 5,000 foot elevation just below the summit cone of Mt. Washington. The Camel Trail cuts directly west and makes for the AMC's Lake of the Clouds Hut.
From there, hikers could go in one of two directions. If they wanted to get the 6,280-foot prize, they could turn north to the summit of Mt. Washington. Or they could turn south on the Crawford Path and walk the ridge over Monroe and Franklin to the junction with the Edmands Path, then drop down into the valley of the Ammonoosuc River.
That description above would be a substantial route change, certainly. It might add a little extra spark to the CT. Or it may be much to do about nothing. Your feedback would be welcome.
percypeaks
