Tony, Gary, Damien and myself went off to hike Mount Monadnock. Gary is still working up to a 4000' footer and this was Damien's first ever hike so even though we just did Monadnock a few weeks ago we decided to do it again. This time we went up Pumpelly Trail. I have not done all the trails on Monadnock, but to date this is my favorite. Pumpelly runs along the ridge/edge of the mountain and is 4.5 miles to the summit with some very nice views along the way. The temps were in the 60's and clear skies, a very nice day for a hike.
Trailhead
Trailhead sign
Pumpelly was mostly flat for a while
Damien's first hike
Starting to get nice views
Going up a little higher for pictures
I believe this is looking East
Gary, Damien, Tony
I think that is North and South Pack in the background
Me
A PUD (pointless up and down)
Not the summit, but one of two false peaks you go over
The summit of Monadnock is behind Tony
Rock scramble
Me again
About 3 miles into the hike (4.5m one way)
Getting steeper
Seeing the hills I would say I am looking North here
More rock scrambles
Getting closer
Damien standing on a huge rock
A little snow still hanging around
A marsh? I don't know but it looked cool
Another massive rock slab
Why I'm not a fan of this mountain, it's always a city at the summit
Gary holding his last snowball of the season
Last push to the summit
We hiked the entire ridge line in this photo
USGS Marker at the summit 3,165'
Gary & Damien at the summit
Tony at the summit
Summit brews
View from the summit
Heading back down
GPS Track #1
GPS Track #2
Summit of Mount Monadnock: 3,165'
Total Hike Time: 6h5m
Total Hike Time: 6h5m
Distance: 9.16m
Elevation Gain: 2,512'
Trails: Pumpelly Trail
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