Mount Washington is a really wet hike right now. Starting at the first main creek crossing there are numerous places where the trail is covered with running water - more so than usual. There are numerous tricky water crossings, especially after the first talus field.
The upper half of the trail beyond the pond/marsh has snow cover, but given how warm it was today, it's pretty much all deep, wet slush. Most of the trees on the upper trail were also shedding snow. Since a lot of the snow is melting, the good news is that you can get all the way up without spikes, but waterproof boots and poles would be your friend.
The lower half of the trail has about a dozen significant blowdowns. Some of them are pretty brushy. The largest ones are about a foot thick. None of them are too hard to get around.
There were very few people on the trail. I ran into five people total (only two of whom went all the way up).
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shegoat on Mount Washington
Thanks for the report. This hike is definitely better with snow especially on the lower rocky trails. I was wondering about the conditions and thought to go on Monday. We’ll see what happens with the snow.
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shegoat on Nov 26, 2025 07:03 PM
Pika Seeker on Mount Washington
I totally agree. I like this one better in the snow.
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Pika Seeker on Nov 28, 2025 09:35 AM