Mount Madison, a split ascent up one of New Hampshire's most scenic peaks in White Mountains
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At 5,366 feet in elevation in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Mount Madison is the northernmost mountain in the Presidential Range. Mount Madison and the Presidentials, including nearby Mount Adams, Mount Jefferson and Mount Washington all rise well above treeline into the alpine zone. Weather can be very changeable and harsh without much notice. On this trip, we lucked out with clear skies, but a steady wind.
We were joined with by our friends Greg, Barb, and Patrick on this hike. We began at the Great Gulf Trailhead on Route 16, just outside of Gorham. From there we followed the Great Gulf Trail to the Osgood Trail. At that trail junction, Jeff headed up the Osgood Trail, while the rest of the group continued on Great Gulf Trail to the Six Husbands Trail, then to the Madison Gulf Trail, then along the Parapet Trail and reconnected with the Osgood Trail for an ascent to the summit of Mount Madison.
From the summit the entire group descended down to the Madison Spring Hut, where we had a good long rest. From there we took the Star Lake Trail to the Buttress Trail, descended the Buttress Trail to the Six Husbands Trail, down that trail to the Great Gulf Trail and finally back out the Great Gulf Trail to the trailhead.
This was a 12.5+ mile hike with about 4,300 feet of elevation gain. We'd classify this as a difficult hike, with rock scrambles, a few small climbs over large rocks, and then a very long and rocky descent on the Buttress Trail.
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So Beautiful! Thanks for taking us with you!🎉
@HikerTrashHusbands
Жыл бұрын
Gladly!!!
W❤️W! Stunning! Cheers for more awesome and incredible adventures!🥂❤️✨
@HikerTrashHusbands
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Hope you check out the rest of our videos too.
Great trail. Looks like it had a bit of everything. Sounded super windy on the summit but awesome views. Enjoyed watching 👍
@HikerTrashHusbands
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed. Awesome mountain all around no matter how you approach it. We always enjoy exploring the Presidentials.
Great hike and video 👍 lovely scenery
@HikerTrashHusbands
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
A beautiful day for a hiking expedition with some great company. Great panoramic views from the lookouts. That was really blowing at the top! 😂. The vegetation on your descent is lovely. Great hiking adventure. Thank you for taking us along. Loved it! 👍🏽🤗🙏🏽❤
@HikerTrashHusbands
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! It definitely was an epic hiking day!
I try and go to the Whites once a year. It’s incredible out there. That scenery is awesome and cool trail and video 👍🏻👍🏻
@HikerTrashHusbands
Жыл бұрын
We love the Whites so much. Lucky to have a place nearby and are there any chance we get. Thanks for watching!
Beautiful trail and awesome group of people! ❤️
@HikerTrashHusbands
Жыл бұрын
We lucked out with some great friends on an amazing trail.
Another awesome video, the trails were crazy and so were the views. Well edited, fun to watch, appreciate your efforts!
@HikerTrashHusbands
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Really appreciate the kind words, but you’re right the mountain and trails are so amazing its easy to let them speak for themselves!
Hi guys! Just getting caught up on some viewing! The Whites look AWESOME! We were supposed to hit that area in July but plans got altered a bit - hope we can return - it looks awesome!! You gentleman look like you had a blast! Keep making memories & adventure on! ~Karen & Shannon WOY
@HikerTrashHusbands
Жыл бұрын
They are some amazing mountains! Hope you get a chance to explore and enjoy them. If you ever need some advice when visiting, just let us know. Happy to help out.
@wanderingoutyonder
Жыл бұрын
@@HikerTrashHusbands much appreciate guys!
What an awesome trail with great company! Nice to see you both going at your own pace, best way to do it! Wow, that wind really picking up! This looks like an epic trail, you have no shortage of them! Great king of the mountain shot! 👍9
@HikerTrashHusbands
Жыл бұрын
For sure! The White Mountains are some our very favorite mountains and the Presidentials are the very best of the entire area, so a hike there never disappoints (even when the weather does). We lucked out with great conditions overall, at least 2/3 of the time most of those mountains are in the clouds.
@GENerationXplorers
Жыл бұрын
@@HikerTrashHusbands i can imagine at those altitudes they would be covered a lot of the time, what a great choice you have! Really jealous! 👍
Awesome video, what a day for a hike in the Presidentials! I'm saving Madison for the last 48 that I climb. That mountain is a bit special to me. I can't wait for the next adventure you all get into!
@HikerTrashHusbands
Жыл бұрын
We definitely had some awesome weather! Madison is always a favorite and it’s always an adventure no matter which way we go up.
The route less travelled to get up Madison. I like it. I'm looking forward to get back into the Great Gulf to explore some more of the trails there.
@HikerTrashHusbands
Жыл бұрын
For sure. Once you get past the Osgood Trail it feels very remote and there’s not a ton of us (or trail maintenance as you saw in video). Definitely a place we want to go explore so more. Felt so removed from the rest of the nearby Presidentials and their trails.
wow
@HikerTrashHusbands
Жыл бұрын
It’s quite the hike and such a beautiful mountain! Glad you enjoyed the video and hope you check out the rest of our channel. Thanks!!
Great video! I am looking forward to doing Madison some day. I have 18 of the 48 complete so far. I was surprised at the trail conditions.
@HikerTrashHusbands
Жыл бұрын
Go for it! The trails on the northern side of Madison (from Appalachia) are all in a lot better shape, see more maintenance, and just get more use in general. It seems all the trails in the Great Gulf (besides the Osgood Trail as the AT) tend to be a bit more wild, less maintained and more rugged to follow.
Great video, as always! When are we checking these presidents off my list?!
@HikerTrashHusbands
Жыл бұрын
I think we need to spend this summer in NH with you - can knock them all out!