Itinerary
- Day 1
Crawford Notch
You'll meet your guide and group at the AMC Highland Center in Crawford Notch at 5 PM. After introductions and getting your gear sorted out, everyone sits down together for a family-style dinner. Then you'll head to your private room for the night.
- Meals
- Dinner (Family-style dinner)
Included Activities
- Meet guide and group at AMC Highland Center
- Receive lightweight gear
Optional Activities
- Explore Crawford Notch area (consider arriving early)
Landmarks AMC Highland Center 
- Day 2
Crawford Notch to Lakes of the Clouds Hut
Start with a hearty buffet breakfast, then a 20-minute shuttle takes you to the trailhead. The 6.1-mile hike covers 3,800 feet of elevation gain and begins with gradual views along the Ammonoosuc River before steeper sections with rock scrambling near waterfalls. You'll take a long lunch break at Lakes of the Clouds hut above treeline, and from there you can attempt Mount Washington's summit if the weather cooperates and you're feeling up for it. After dinner you'll settle into your bunk.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Hearty buffet-style breakfast), Lunch (Long lunch break at Lakes of the Clouds hut), Dinner (Hearty meal at Lakes of the Clouds hut)
Included Activities
- Shuttle to trailhead (20 minutes)
- Guided hiking on Presidential Range trail
- Long lunch break at Lakes of the Clouds hut
- Mount Washington summit attempt (weather and desire permitting)
Landmarks Mount Washington Lakes of the Clouds hut Ammonoosuc River - Day 3
Lakes of the Clouds to Mizpah Springs Hut
After breakfast in the hut, you trek 4.7 miles along the Appalachian Trail through the Presidential Peaks. You can choose to summit Mount Monroe and Mount Eisenhower or take the smoother trails that go around them. Either route gives you a ridge walk above treeline with great views before you descend steeply through the trees to Mizpah Springs hut, where dinner is waiting.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Tasty breakfast in the hut), Dinner (Meal prepared by hut staff)
Included Activities
- Guided hiking on section of Appalachian Trail (oldest maintained footpath in US)
- Ridge walk above treeline with option to summit Mount Monroe (5,372 ft) and Mount Eisenhower (4,780 ft)
Optional Activities
- Summit Mount Monroe
- Summit Mount Eisenhower
- Traverse ridgeline around summits (alternative to summiting)
Landmarks Mount Monroe Mount Eisenhower Appalachian Trail Mizpah Springs hut - Day 4
Mizpah Springs to Crawford Notch
You'll have your last hut breakfast, then hike 2.5 miles on a gradual descent through old-growth forest back to the AMC Highland Center trailhead. Your guide will prepare lunch there, and you'll have time to say goodbye to the people you've met before heading out.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Last delicious breakfast together at the hut), Lunch (Guide-prepared lunch at AMC Highland Center)
Included Activities
- Guided hiking descent to AMC Highland Center (2.5 miles)
- Guide-prepared lunch at AMC Highland Center
Landmarks AMC Highland Center
