White Mountain National Forest: Mount Eisenhower and Mount Pierce
Check off two 4,000-footers and walk the nation's oldest continuously maintained trail on this 7.4-mile horseshoe route in the rugged Presidential Range.
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Mapped by MtnMagic
Trail Facts
- Distance: 11.9
Waypoints
EIS001
Location: 44.2491111755371, -71.3910903930664
Follow Edmands Path NE through corridor of beech and birch
EIS002
Location: 44.2504005432129, -71.3855133056641
Cross wooden footbridge over Abenaki Brook, then head E
EIS003
Location: 44.248607635498, -71.3728179931641
Shady SE ascent follows Mt. Pleasant Brook past ferns and mossy rocks
EIS004
Location: 44.2420501708984, -71.3547668457031
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: 44.2422904968262, -71.3454132080078
R @ T onto Crawford Path. In 200 ft., bear R @ Y onto Eisenhower Loop Trail; ahead, woods transition to exposed slopes
EIS006
Location: 44.2406806945801, -71.350341796875
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: 44.2342109680176, -71.3529205322266
Continue SW on Crawford Path, said to be oldest footpath in the U.S.
EIS008
Location: 44.2288093566894, -71.3623962402344
Traverse windy saddle dotted with mini firs, hemlocks, red spruce. In 800 ft., L @ 3-way onto Webster Cliff Trail
EIS009
Location: 44.2267990112305, -71.3657531738281
Mt. Pierce (4,312 ft.). hike’s second 4,000-footer (formerly Mt. Clinton). Retrace to Crawford Path; turn L
EIS010
Location: 44.2205085754394, -71.3824234008789
Pass Mizpah Cutoff on L. Ahead, mild NW descent along Gibbs Brook
EIS011
Location: 44.2209587097168, -71.4038391113281
Straight @ 4-way; continue S on ridge
EIS012
Location: 44.2233276367188, -71.4104537963867
Bear L @ Y onto Eagles Crag. In .3 mi., turn L @ 3-way for hike to WPT 2; backtrack to trailhead