I will be spending 4 days and 3 nights backpacking just east of the Carters in the Whites this weekend. I know the area fairly well, at least some of the trails that start from RT 16 and 113.
I am interested in hiking the trails in this area that I have not done yet. Mostly these will be located between RT 16 and 113. The trails (in no real order) are: Black Angel Tr, Eagle Link, Rainbow Tr, Bog Brook Tr, Wildcat Ridge Tr (from the east) and some sections of the Wild River Tr. Any info on these trails, difficulty, beauty, etc would be appreciated. I do have the AMC guide and I am extremely knowledgeable when it comes to the majority of the Whites, so you can assume that much when responding.
So...not to be too confusing, or to continue the confusion, but...I wanted to hike into either Perkins Notch Shelter or to Spruce Brook Campsite and stay there. I will do dayhikes from basecamp. I cannot decide which one to stay at, so I need some help. Do these sites have platforms, shelters, campsites (dirt)? I prefer platforms. Are they close together? The AMC guide does not specify much. Which of the two is more secluded and/or less crowded? Which site or area has more potential for backcountry camping (i.e. bushwacking to a secluded site)? Which would you stay at and why?
My main goal on this hike is to be alone as much as possible (NO partiers, radios, etc). I also want to be challenged and to take in as much beauty as the area has to offer.
Thanks so much! Sorry I don't post here as much as I used to. I miss talking to you guys, but I am now a carpenter and I am no longer sitting in front of a screen all day. Maybe I will stop by the Gathering this year.
I am interested in hiking the trails in this area that I have not done yet. Mostly these will be located between RT 16 and 113. The trails (in no real order) are: Black Angel Tr, Eagle Link, Rainbow Tr, Bog Brook Tr, Wildcat Ridge Tr (from the east) and some sections of the Wild River Tr. Any info on these trails, difficulty, beauty, etc would be appreciated. I do have the AMC guide and I am extremely knowledgeable when it comes to the majority of the Whites, so you can assume that much when responding.
So...not to be too confusing, or to continue the confusion, but...I wanted to hike into either Perkins Notch Shelter or to Spruce Brook Campsite and stay there. I will do dayhikes from basecamp. I cannot decide which one to stay at, so I need some help. Do these sites have platforms, shelters, campsites (dirt)? I prefer platforms. Are they close together? The AMC guide does not specify much. Which of the two is more secluded and/or less crowded? Which site or area has more potential for backcountry camping (i.e. bushwacking to a secluded site)? Which would you stay at and why?
My main goal on this hike is to be alone as much as possible (NO partiers, radios, etc). I also want to be challenged and to take in as much beauty as the area has to offer.
Thanks so much! Sorry I don't post here as much as I used to. I miss talking to you guys, but I am now a carpenter and I am no longer sitting in front of a screen all day. Maybe I will stop by the Gathering this year.