Winter hiking in northeast?

[Marat]

I've done the typical fall hikes in Minnewasaka, Mohonk, Delaware Water Gap, Bash Fish Falls, etc.

Any advice for winter hikes? I haven't tried snow shoeing but was thinking would be nice to hike where there is a covering of a little snow but not too much....

 

[huskypantz]

I have a couple of family members who do winter hiking (and technically, some of the NH mtns have been snow hiking in the higher elevations for over a month). But just to be clear, it sounds like you're looking for low elevation trails - snowshoes are not the footwear of choice for winter hiking. You'd want crampons for hiking in snow. Really depends on where you're looking to go. If you're looking close to Bash Bish, Mt. Race has a trail to the waterfall there that has some somewhat significant elevation gains and you also have Mt Washington linked by the AT (2300 ft+ elevation). I live in the Boston area and we have Blue Hills, with just 600 ft peaks but views of boston and depending on your age and trail selection you can get away without crampons, even in snow.

 

[husky8273]

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