Name: Moving on Moose Mountain
Start: 2024-11-16T09:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-16T13:00:00-05:00

Please join us for a marvelous day on Moose Mtn. Bring your favorite munchies or beverage beginning with M (mints, M&Ms, etc). This is sheltered hike most of the way up in the trees and opens up to a nice view from the South Moose mountain peak.

This group is for hikers aged 50-70+ (most of us are 55-65) who haven't given up on their love of hiking and being in nature despite their age or level of physical conditioning. We hike at a pace 50% slower than the AMC Trailguide book time. Hike ratings: easy, moderate, strenuous,very strenuous. We start as a group, we hike as a group and we end as a group. Our goal is to stay fit while enjoying the camaraderie of hikers who have similar skills and goals. This is a dog free hiking group. Everybody must join the group and have a picture up to be on a hike.

Directions:
From I-89 take exit 17 for US 4 towards Enfield/Canaan.
After 2.6 miles turn left on to Rudsboro Road.
After 3.8 miles turn right on to 3 Mile Road.
Go 1.3 miles to where the AT crosses the road.
Then go about 200 yards further and park in the parking area on the right.
We don't hike the AT, but start on another trail that takes us over to join the AT further up.

The Dartmouth Outdoors website tells us:
In 1968 a Northeast Airlines plane crashed on the south ridge below the summit. As part of the rescue effort, a bulldozer drove up from the Harris Trail and cleared the summit for a helicopter landing area. Subsequently, a caterpillar infestation killed much of the remaining timber on the upper mountain, creating a surprisingly open view from this otherwise forested summit.
For more information:
http://outdoors.dartmouth.edu/activities/hiking/hikes/moosemountain.html
There is more information about the trail on the Hike New England Website.
http://www.hikenewengland.com/Moose070426.html

Distance: 4.0 miles
Elevation Gain: 1100 feet.

\-\-\-\-\- Dave & Michelle \-\-\-\-\-\-

Disclaimer:
As a condition of your voluntary participation in this activity you acknowledge and agree to the following: this activity involves inherent risks that can cause property damage, injury, illness, disability, and/or death to participants and/or others; you assume all risk associated with this activity; you are responsible for having the necessary knowledge, skills, abilities, clothing, and equipment to safely participate in this activity; you know and will follow the Hiker Responsibility Code described at www.hikesafe.com; the leader(s) of this activity are volunteers; and you release, hold harmless, and indemnify the leader(s) and all members of this group from any and all claims for property damage, injury, illness, disability, and/or death - including those caused by negligence and/or other reasons.

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