New Hampshire hiking trails - Six Husbands Trail, White Mountains, Coos County
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Latitude: 44.305
Longitude: -71.30472
User input for Six Husbands Trail, White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire:
Dave:
The Six husbands trail is one of the lesser traveled but one of the more difficult climbs of the whites. After traveling a long distance on the great gulf trail the six husbands trail branches off to the right. There you immedietely cross a stream. You begin climbing steadily up Jefferson's knee. The trail is somewhat overgrown and can be difficult to follow. After traveling through some neat boulder caves the trail gets steeper. There are 4 ladders on this trail. The fourth one is extremely difficult. It is loose and moves around a bit and to your left is a huge drop. The ledge is slanted towards the drop and is usually wet due to a spring. To make matters worse there is an overhanging rock right above you so if you have a big pack you will have to drag it up behind you. Above this section the trail continues to climb very steeply with some nice views until you reach the top of Jeffersons knee. Here You reach treeline and views are amazing. The trail runs across the top of the knee with fairly flat terrain. Caution the rest of the hike is above treeline where some of the worst weather in the world is in all seasons. From there the trail climbs up the summit cone of Mt. Jefferson over a talus slope that has snow on it usually into late summer. The trail climbs very steeply until you get just below the summit. From there you can take the Jefferson loop trail that will bring you to the summit. The true summit is the bump in the middle. A very demanding and difficult hike. Not suggested for begginers or people not in shape. Take the weather seriously and check the forecast before you leave. Bring full gear including coat hat and gloves. Great hike some of the best views in NH. I love Jeffersons knee. It is the only surviving ridge in the great gulf after the glaciers came through. You are high above the ravine floor yet far below the summits of the giant Northern presidentials. Have fun!!!
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| | In the White Mountains you'll find lots of hiking trails where you can absorb the beauty of these mountains. Hey, time for a hike don’t you think? Six Husbands Trail in Coos County, New Hampshire is a good choice. If you want a wonderful time in the great outdoors just come on up to the White Mountains. There's some flowing water nearby, Chandler Brook is a stream you can visit during your stay, and Six Husbands Trail is nice enough to spend more than a day at, White Birches Mountain Camping Park is a nice local campground. Summertime at Six Husbands |
Trail comes with high temperatures in the 80's, and through summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. Highs through the winter are generally in the 20's with temperatures at Six Husbands Trail dipping down into the 0's during winter nights.
A normal amount of rain falls here
| at Six Husbands Trail; of all the months in a year August is the one with the most rain, and February is when it's the driest. In New Hampshire you never run out of outdoors fun.
If you would like a little side visit, try Edmands Col. There's so much to do here at Six Husbands Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Timberland Camping Area is a wonderful spot for that. Whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then we recommend Peabody River - West Branch; there's whitewater on Dry River for all you adrenaline kick people.
Six Husbands Trail is a long drive away from Berlin but hiking it is always fun. | |
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| These outdoors activities are available near Six Husbands Trail. |
| | Trails Near Six Husbands Trail:
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Gulfside Trail, Coos County
, 1 miles away |
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Sphinx Trail, Coos County
, 1 miles away |
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Adams Slide Trail, Coos County
, 1 miles away |
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Wamsutta Trail, Coos County
, 1 miles away |
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Spur Path, Coos County
, 1 miles away |
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Buttress Trail, Coos County
, 1 miles away |
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Alpine Garden Trail, Coos County
, 2 miles away |
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| | Whitewater Near Six Husbands Trail:
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Peabody River - West Branch, Coos County
County
, 4 miles away, Class V - 5.5 miles long (Chandler Brook to Peabody River) |
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Dry River, Coos County
County
, 8 miles away, Class V - 1.5 miles long (Dry River Trail to Dry River Campground) |
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Peabody River, Coos County
County
, 8 miles away, Class IV - 5 miles long (Route 16 to Gorham) |
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Ellis River, Carroll County
County
, 10 miles away, Class III-IV - 6 miles long (Route 16 to Jackson Golf Course) |
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Saco River, Carroll County
County
, 10 miles away, Class III-IV - 6.2 miles long (Crawford Notch to Bartlett) |
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| | Hotels Near Six Husbands Trail:
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Bretton Arms Country Inn, Bretton Woods
, 8 miles away |
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A Top Notch Inn, Gorham
, 9 miles away |
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Seasons at Attitash, Bartlett
, 9 miles away |
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Nestlenook Farm Resort, Jackson
, 9 miles away |
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Royalty Inn, Gorham
, 10 miles away |
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