mt crawford

Today's hike: 4.4 mi | 3 h | 1.5 mph

The plan was to hike Mt Carrigain via the Signal Ridge Trail. When we arrived at Sawyer River Rd, the forest road that you're supposed to take to get to the trailhead, it was barred. So - oops. It would take an extra 4 miles of hiking if we walked in to the trailhead, so instead, we opted to hike the Davis Path to Mt Crawford, an easier hike in the area.

The Davis Path is pretty much an uphill slog most of the way to the peak of Mt Crawford. It probably would be more fun in the fall, but today it was humid and tiring. However, the open slab at the top was worth the slog, rewarding us with numerous beautiful views.

view on the way to the summit of Mt Crawford

Gorgeous view of the railway in the valley, from the top of Mt Crawford

View looking north (I think) towards Mt Washington.

You can take the Davis Path all the way to the summit of Mt Washington, but we certainly weren't prepared to do that today. We turned back after checking out the views from Mt Crawford.