Some winter day hikes easily deserve to be written about every year. The 6.4-mile round trip hike on the Crawford Path to the summit of Mount Pierce (4,312 feet) is one. It has some special qualities that attract veteran hikers back again and again. For beginners, it is a gentle first winter hike to a Presidential peak.
The gradual Crawford Path — the oldest continuously maintained footpath in the country — is a steady and gentle climb. The area above tree-line on top of Mount Pierce is small, allowing approaching hikers protection from the wind from stunted trees until you reach a trail junction, and climb to the top of Mount Pierce in a few hundred feet. On that small patch of alpine zone, however, the views are superb on a clear day.
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