This weekend I lucked out with a free stay at the Carter Notch Hut for 3 from someone who had members of their party back out. Decided to take that opportunity to knock off Carter Dome and The Wildcat Mountains.
We took the 19 Mile Brook Trail up to the hut on Saturday and spent the night. Very chilly temperatures overnight with very high winds. The "Hut" has the one main building but the sleeping quarters are in a different building and has separate rooms with 4 bunks. We had our own little room which was unexpected but awesome!
We hit Carter Dome in the AM a very straight up climb from the Hut which seemed more difficult than it should have been. I believe its because I woke up, didnt eat, got dressed and just immediately started on the trail. Either way reached the summit of Carter Dome quickly. Not much of a view on top but there was a GREAT viewpoint off the Carter Moriah trail heading up to the summit.
We came back to the hut had a little snack and then headed up the Wildcats. A fairly steep but relatively quick hike to the first view point right before the summit of Wildcat A. We passed over A,B, & C and did not even realize it. There are no real markings indicating where they are. You can only really tell be the differences in elevation. Wildcat D has the nice platform on top with a great view of the Presidential Range. There are also great views on the trail on the way down to the Glen Ellis Parking Area. The trail gets pretty tricky near the last mile which slowed our pace a little but nevertheless we did ok.
Hitched a ride back to 19 Mile Brook Parking lot quite easily.
All around a great trip!
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15 сен 2024
