Mount Washington — Saturday, Jul. 23, 2022

Hiked Saturday 7/23; Discover Pass required. Arrived at 0730 to plenty of parking! The lot is right off the interstate, so not a pothole problem or hard to find (unfortunately you spend the first .5-1 mile of the hike listening to the traffic). The trail immediately starts uphill and is very rocky in several places; however, my husky handled the terrain just fine. There's substantial elevation gain throughout the first half that left me winded, as well as a very energetic & big dog! Toward the peak, the trail is a bit overgrown, but still easy to follow. Too cloudy for a good view, but a great workout nevertheless and beautiful wildflowers to see! With most of the trail going through the forest, I imagine you would have lots of shade on a sunny day. Took me about 2 hrs to go up and 2 to get down for 4 hours total, not much trail traffic. By the time I returned around 1200, the parking lot was very full. GPS tracked 8.26 miles and 2900 ft gain.