White Mountain National Forest: Mount Eisenhower and Mount Pierce

EIS01

Dist: 7.38 mi	Points: 714	Calories: none
Time: none	Speed: 0.0 mph	Pace: 0:00 / mi

EIS001

Location: 44.249111°, -71.391090°
Follow Edmands Path NE through corridor of beech and birch

EIS002

Location: 44.250401°, -71.385513°
Cross wooden footbridge over Abenaki Brook, then head E

EIS003

Location: 44.248608°, -71.372818°
Shady SE ascent follows Mt. Pleasant Brook past ferns and mossy rocks

EIS004

Location: 44.242050°, -71.354767°
Walk NE on rocky path; views emerge around stunted conifers. Thirsty? In 400 ft., dump your city water for some filtered H2O from headwaters of Mt. Pleasant Brook

EIS005

Location: 44.242290°, -71.345413°
R @ T onto Crawford Path. In 200 ft., bear R @ Y onto Eisenhower Loop Trail; ahead, woods transition to exposed slopes

EIS006

Location: 44.240681°, -71.350342°
Mt. Eisenhower (4,760 ft.): Check out ridgelines from summit speckled with mountain avens, cinquefoil, alpine azalea. Next, begin S descent of grassy, rock-studded ridge. In .3 mi., straight @ 3-way onto Crawford Path

EIS007

Location: 44.234211°, -71.352921°
Continue SW on Crawford Path, said to be oldest footpath in the U.S.

EIS008

Location: 44.228809°, -71.362396°
Traverse windy saddle dotted with mini firs, hemlocks, red spruce. In 800 ft., L @ 3-way onto Webster Cliff Trail

EIS009

Location: 44.226799°, -71.365753°
Mt. Pierce (4,312 ft.). hike's second 4,000-footer (formerly Mt. Clinton). Retrace to Crawford Path; turn L

EIS010

Location: 44.220509°, -71.382423°
Pass Mizpah Cutoff on L. Ahead, mild NW descent along Gibbs Brook

EIS011

Location: 44.220959°, -71.403839°
Straight @ 4-way; continue S on ridge

EIS012

Location: 44.223328°, -71.410454°
Bear L @ Y onto Eagles Crag. In .3 mi., turn L @ 3-way for hike to WPT 2; backtrack to trailhead