East Royce was a steep, hard climb seemingly straight up. There were grey, threatening clouds overhead when we started and a thunderstorm passed over just before we reached the summit. 4 hr, 15 min round trip (3 miles).
Ascended via Caribou trail and descending by Mud Brook Trail (7.3 miles) 4 hr, 30 min round trip. Some good forest walks but steadily up on Caribou and fairly steep down on Mud Brook. Expansive summit with view in all directions.
Via Caribou Trail and returning by Mud Lake Trail
Following the Davis Path the hike starts gently by crossing the Dry River (new bridge) and then quickly reaches a steady, unrelenting climb to where the Mont Crawford spur path diverges. The final climb to the summit is on mostly bare rock with great views and bare cliffs. The hike was 5 miles long and took us about 4 hours. Might think twice about doing this one if it was raining (lots of rock scrambles).
Mount Washington shrouded in clouds in the distance
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