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<h1>Death Marches FAQ</h1>
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<li><a href="death-marches.html#big1">What are some other big hikes?</a></li>
<li><a href="death-marches.html#big2">What are the biggest hikes that can be
done?</a></li>
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<p>This page answers some questions on other "big hikes", the term
"Death March" is often used to describe them.</p>
<p><a name="big1" id="big1"></a><b>Q</b>. What are some other big
hikes?</p>
<p><b>A</b>. In addition to the
<a href="presidential-traverse.html">Presidential Traverse</a> and
<a href="bondrts.html#Bonds1Day">Three Bonds in a Day</a> there are
several big hikes (15 or more miles with 4,000 or more feet of
elevation gain) that are done with some regularity (the term Death
March is often used for such hikes). I have listed a few, with some
knowledge of the trails and a bit of imagination you can come up
with many more!</p>
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<li>The entire Kinsman Ridge trail can be done from either end.
From Kinsman Notch to the Tramway (going over Mt Wolf, both
Kinsmans, the multiple Cannonballs and Cannon) it is 16.9 miles
with 5,900 feet of elevation gain (book time 11:25), the reverse
has about 150 feet less elevation gain.<br />
<br /></li>
<li>There are many ways of doing the Franconia Ridge, the one I
like best starts at Lincoln Woods and takes the Wilderness, Osseo,
Franconia Ridge and Skookumchuck trails (ow: 15.6 miles, 5,300
feet, 10:25).<br />
<br /></li>
<li>There are several ways of combining Garfield Ridge with the
Twins, a (relatively) easy way is up the Garfield trail, along the
Garfield Ridge, up and down the Frost trail to Galehead, then up to
South Twin and out over North Twin and the North Twin trail (ow:
15.5 miles, 5,300 feet, 10:25). Going up the Skookumchuck trail
adds 2.0 miles and 1,200 feet, for a book time of 12:00.<br />
<br /></li>
<li>Long hikes to the summit of Mt. Washington from the South can
be done by the Davis Path (ow: 19.5 miles, 7,000 feet, 13:15) or
the Dry River trail (ow: 15.6 miles, 5,300 feet, 10:25), returning
by the Crawford path and Ammonoosuc ravine trail in both
cases.<br />
<br /></li>
<li>A variety of long hikes can be done in the
<a href="great-gulf.html">Great Gulf</a>. Almost all of the trails
leading from the Great Gulf to the Presidential ridge are very
steep and strenuous, so these hikes are all much more strenuous
than the mileage and elevation gain would indicate.
<p>The most straightforward is the Great Gulf trail from trailhead
to the summit of Mt. Washington and back (rt: 15.8 miles, 5,000
feet, 10:25). Another possibility is to take the Great Gulf to the
summit of Mt. Washington and return over the Northern Peaks
(Jefferson, Adams and Madison) and descend by the Osgood trail
(20.5 miles, 7,200 feet, 13:50). Countless other variations can be
done, all long and strenuous.</p>
<br /></li>
<li>Finally, it is possible to do the whole Wildcat and Carter
Moriah trails, starting at Pinkham Notch and ending in Gorham (ow:
17.7 miles, 7,100 feet, 12:25).</li>
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<caption>Distances, Elevation Gains & Book Times for Death
Marches</caption>
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<th>Route</th>
<th>Distance</th>
<th>Elevation Gain</th>
<th>Book Time</th></tr></thead>
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<td class="L">Kinsman Ridge</td>
<td>16.9</td>
<td>5,900</td>
<td>11:25</td></tr>
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<td class="L">Franconia Ridge, Osseo to Skookumchuck</td>
<td>15.6</td>
<td>5,300</td>
<td>10:25</td></tr>
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<td class="L">Garfield Ridge and Twins, up by Garfield</td>
<td>15.5</td>
<td>5,300</td>
<td>10:25</td></tr>
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<td class="L">Garfield Ridge and Twins, up by Skookumchuck</td>
<td>17.5</td>
<td>6,500</td>
<td>12:00</td></tr>
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<td class="L">Mt. Washington by Davis Path</td>
<td>19.5</td>
<td>7,000</td>
<td>13:15</td></tr>
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<td class="L">Mt. Washington by Dry River trail</td>
<td>15.6</td>
<td>5,300</td>
<td>10:25</td></tr>
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<td class="L">Great Gulf round trip</td>
<td>15.8</td>
<td>5,000</td>
<td>10:25</td></tr>
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<td class="L">Great Gulf and Northern Peaks</td>
<td>20.5</td>
<td>7,200</td>
<td>13:50</td></tr>
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<td class="L">Wildcats and Carter-Moriah</td>
<td>17.7</td>
<td>7,100</td>
<td>12:25</td></tr>
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<p><a name="big2" id="big2"></a><b>Q</b>. What are the biggest
hikes that can be done?</p>
<p><b>A</b>. All of the above hikes can be done by a merely very
fit hiker. The following three hikes are considerably more
strenuous, and require exceptional athletic ability.</p>
<ul>
<li>Pemi Loop. This starts at Lincoln Woods, and takes the
Wilderness and Osseo trails to Franconia Ridge. Then it goes along
the Franconia and Garfield Ridges, up the Twinway over South Twin
to Guyot, then over the Bonds and back to Lincoln Woods by the
Wilderness trail (lp: 31.5 miles, 9,150 feet, 20:20). For those
interested in the loop (in either one or several days) check <a
href="http://www.davidalbeck.com/hiking/pemiloop.html">Pemi Loop
FAQ</a> by a member of the VFTT community.
<a name="HutTraverse" id="HutTraverse"></a><br />
<br /></li>
<li>24 Hour Hut Traverse. Start at the Carter Notch Hut and go to
Lonesome Lake Hut passing all the huts along the way (Madison,
Lakes, Mizpah, Zealand, Galehead, Greenleaf). It is around 50 miles
and over 15,000 feet of elevation gain, the objective is to do it
in 24 hours (usually as one calendar day, starting at midnight and
finishing before midnight). It is not required to do the summits,
some people do them. In fact some people include Pinkham as a
"hut", and so leave Carter Notch by the Wildcat Ridge to Pinkham,
then on to Madison etc.<br />
<br /></li>
<li>Mahoosuc Traverse. The whole Mahoosuc trail, from Gorham to Old
Speck, and down to Grafton Notch by the Old Speck trail (ow: 31.1
miles, 10.750 feet, 20:55). Though it seems comparable to the Pemi
loop it is vastly more difficult, the Mahoosucs are very rugged,
and it includes Mahoosuc Notch, described by many thru hikers as
"the most difficult mile of the AT".</li>
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