Hikers: Corey, Jodie, Pat, Lincoln, Luna
Weather: 50s, cloudy, rain, t-storms
Miles: 9.8
Elevation Gain: 2650 ft
Duration: 5.5 hrs
Corey is visiting New England for about a month before he heads back to Mammoth, CA for another winter on ski patrol. We decided to go for a hike despite the weather forecast, which called for rain. When we arrived at the trailhead, there were a couple small breaks in the clouds and it didn’t look that bad, so we were optimistic.
The first part of the route up the Hancocks uses the Hancock Notch Trail and the Cedar Brook Trail. Both trails are relatively flat and easy. There are several stream crossings, but the water was pretty low, so they weren’t much trouble. The easy terrain let us enjoy the colors of the trees, as many of them have already turned bright reds, yellows, and oranges.
It started to rain lightly as we began the steep ascent up to North Hancock. It continued to rain while we were up on the ridge, so we didn’t see any views. The descent from South Hancock was very steep as well, and it began to pour just as we started down. We were somewhat happy about the heavy rain though because Lincoln had rolled in some poop at the summit and we hoped the rain would wash it away.
As we neared the road, the rain stopped an the sky began to clear. By the time we had driven back to the town of Lincoln, the sky was bright blue. Hiking in the rain really isn’t that bad though. We had a great time. It was nice to see Corey again.
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