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| lambpasty | White Dot to Cascade Link to Spellman to Pumpelly  Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2009 | |
| One of my favorite trail combinations to use for this peak, you begin to get some views of the surrounding hills and valleys shortly after you branch off onto the Cascade Link which follows a runoff stream the majority of the way up. Spellman is a fun scramble up to Pumpelly, and from there to the top you get periodic breaks in the trees along the ridgeline all the way to the summit. As an alternate, this is an incredibly fun experience to do at night. Start the climb at 1-2am and you can easily make it to the top for some stargazing before the sunrise. | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2010 3:30 pm | ||
| Tahawus | Mount Monadnock Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2010 | |
| Climbed via the Parker Trail from the Monadnock State Park Headquarters. It was nice to check out such a popular mountain on a relatively quiet day. The rugged, rocky terrain near the summit is quite spectacular. Had several glimpses of the White Mountains from Monadnock's higher slopes. | |
| Posted Jun 7, 2010 7:25 pm | ||
| TinMan61 | Nice Climb Date Climbed: May 15, 2010 | |
| Got started around 8:00 and saw a few people, mostly passing me as they went up. Climbed the White Dot and descended the White Cross. A surprising amount of scrambling for so small a mountain. Wind was ferocious on top. As I came down, it seemed like there was a parade going up. Glad I got there early. | ||
| Posted May 16, 2010 12:57 pm | ||
| RockOn | Perfect Fall Day Date Climbed: Oct 12, 2009 | |
| Took the family up on a perfect fall day. I think there were millions of people on the mountain that day but it didn't bother us too much. Lots of rookies... | |
| Posted Jan 16, 2010 1:53 pm | ||
| chilkoot | Icy! Date Climbed: Dec 30, 2009 | |
| Beautiful view and visibility from the Boston Skyline to the Presidential Range. Thin snow cover on top of thick layer of ice. Katoohlas were good enough to gain traction and enjoy a nice walk to the summit and down via the White Dot and White Arow trails. | |
| Posted Jan 3, 2010 10:21 pm | ||
| PaulRomano | Nice hike up pumpelly Date Climbed: Nov 21, 2009 | |
| Surprised how many people were on top of Monadnock considering it was late November! Great panoramic views on top with clear skies and temperatures in the 50s. | |
| Posted Nov 29, 2009 3:51 pm | ||
| mmcguigan | day hike Date Climbed: Nov 1, 2009 | |
| Fun day. Nice mountain with some great views. Found our own trail up from the tree line. | |
| Posted Nov 1, 2009 8:57 pm | ||
| chugach mtn boy | White Dot Date Climbed: Sep 10, 1978 | |
| A memorable place--would like to return. | |
| Posted Sep 9, 2009 8:55 pm | ||
| iditarod81 | Nice hike in '07 | |
| Fortunately, it wasn't too crowded. | |
| Posted Jun 29, 2009 7:40 pm | ||
| Bcorc216 | 2 times Date Climbed: Apr 22, 2009 | |
| I'm in a class at my school that goes for weekend long trips with equipment from 1974 and during the winter we spent three days on the monadnock sunape greenway and recently we climbed monadnock and found a cliff for rock climbing. Aparently I'm afraid of dangling from a rope | ||
| Posted May 14, 2009 11:40 am | ||
| hike765 | Boy Scouts | |
| I first climbed this while I was in Boy Scouts. It was nice, not alot of traffic. I did it 2 other times with my youth group. Defintely one of my most memorable mountain hikes. | ||
| Posted Feb 26, 2009 12:17 am | ||
| daw37 | Couldn't see a thing Date Climbed: Apr 23, 2005 | |
| Weather was awful, but I was up there with a friend so it was still fun! | |
| Posted Feb 17, 2009 3:48 pm | ||
| dpryan999 | Red Spot to the Top Date Climbed: Nov 9, 2008 | |
| Meandering hike to the top along the Red Spot trail, breezy lunch and quick descent on the White Dot. | |
| Posted Dec 9, 2008 9:43 am | ||
| Athos791 | Trip # 7 Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2008 | |
| Took my seventh trip up Mt. Monadnock. Ascended the White Dot trail and descended the White Cross trail. Had beautiful conditions the entire time, hardly any wind on the summit. Alternatively i would suggest the cascade link trail, leading to the red spot trail, and then meet up with the pumpelly trail to take to the summit. | |
| Posted Nov 9, 2008 10:26 am | ||
| Chinigo | My first mountain Date Climbed: May 1, 1978 | |
| I first climbed this as a school field trip in 7th grade (I think - it was a long time ago) by going up the White Dot and back down the White Cross. Since then I have enjoyed hiking up and down several (6 or 7) times more, most recently in 2007 via the Marlboro. It was the first mountain I ever climbed. | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2008 10:51 am | ||
| Sam Page | 5x Date Climbed: May 20, 2008 | |
| Last climbed via the scenic Pumpelly Trail. I had the summit to myself for about 15 minutes on a sunny but crisp morning. | |
| Posted Apr 20, 2008 10:56 am | ||
| WickedRugged | White Dot Trail | |
| Climbed this guy twice, don't remember exactly when. It was my first hike in NH way back when I was a kid, and I loved it. My second trip was also great, but I did feel like there were just too many other people on the trail for my liking. I would recommend trying to find a time when there are fewer people, but it is enjoyable all the same. | |
| Posted Dec 4, 2007 10:46 am | ||
| tigerlilly | Good Memories | |
| Golly. I grew up climbing this hill. Good hike for kids. Can be quite popular and busy in the summer. Wait till the fall. I went to school nearby, so I must have climbed this literally, a dozen times! ha ha | |
| Posted Sep 23, 2007 6:10 pm | ||
| RockOn | My Son's first mountain | |
| Did it with my wife and our 1 year old (ish) son. I had to wear him most of the time but I'm sure he loved it. We did. | |
| Posted Aug 15, 2007 9:07 pm | ||
| Lips74 | Memorial Day Crowds Date Climbed: May 28, 2007 | |
| Up the White Dot down the White Cross. Very crowded trail. Perfect conditions, 70 degrees and sunny. Solid wind at the summit, upwards of 30mph. Fun Hike/Scramble. | |
| Posted May 29, 2007 8:46 pm | ||
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