Where to Winter

[hubcap]

If you were debt free, and enjoyed trail life so much you'd want to spend all of your time out there.... where would you hang out for the winter? On the trail itself - kinda lonely! In a small town along the way? Just an odd thought I had

[Lone Wolf]

damascus..............

[LoneStranger]

New Hampshire. Winter in the Whites when you are camped down below listening to the wind roaring over the peaks and the river ice booming never stops being a thrill. I just love being snug under my quilts reading in my tent feeling bad for all the peakbaggers that had to go home when it got dark

[daddytwosticks]

Small southern town close to the trail. Hiawassee Ga., Franklin NC., Hot Springs NC, etc.

[Heliotrope]

Oh man. That is the dream. I would choose the Tucson area. Close to the AZ trail. Nice hiking in winter.


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[dudeijuststarted]

Hanover, NH

[imscotty]

Randolph, NH or Waitsville, VT

[peakbagger]

If you poll most long term NH hikers, they pick snow season hiking as their favorite time of the year. Sure you get to wait out some nasty days but the nice days sure make you forget quick. On clear day in winter 100 mile visibilities are quite common. The trails are remarkably well used but if you want solitude its easy to just take side trail. Off trail hiking is nice as the snow locks in the undergrowth so I can go spots I would never go during normal hiking season. Hiking is frequently easier, no rocks to speak of so most trails are a well packed sidewalk. Add a bit of fresh snow and they make good butt sledding and even better sledding. If you want entertainment, the greatest show in the northeast is free for those who walk up to Tuckermans Ravine and if the sun is out, the ravine gets downright balmy.

[Slo-go'en]

Randolph, NH or Waitsville, VT

Yep, Randolph is a nice little hiking community and having a 100+ miles of trails in my backyard is hard to beat.

[Venchka]

Not sure why, but Chama, NM keeps popping into my brain. Salida, CO also.

Wayne


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[jumbojimbo]

Key West, Fla.

[squeezebox]

Spain......

[Old Hillwalker]

Spain......

+1 for Spain.

[SteelCut]

Somewhere on the Sierra Eastside

[MuddyWaters]

Northern new mexico

[garlic08]

Oh man. That is the dream. I would choose the Tucson area. Close to the AZ trail. Nice hiking in winter.

This. The AZT Association gets pretty active with trail maintenance in the desert in the winter months. It's a great way to stay involved in long distance trail life in the winter. It's not lonely at all. In fact, I'm living (debt-free) in Scottsdale, AZ right now, hanging out with friends I met on the AZT.

[Heliotrope]

This. The AZT Association gets pretty active with trail maintenance in the desert in the winter months. It's a great way to stay involved in long distance trail life in the winter. It's not lonely at all. In fact, I'm living (debt-free) in Scottsdale, AZ right now, hanging out with friends I met on the AZT.

Dammit Envious!


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[nsherry61]

New Zealand

[daddytwosticks]

New Zealand

I would imagine that shuttle costs to and from the trail would be quite expensive. Hitchhiking would also be problematic.

[Puddlefish]

I'm pretty much where I want to be. I'm a half hour from Hanover, which is a lovely little expensive town. I don't really consider it all that much of a trail town. There's a little plaque in on the side walk that states it's part of the AT, but it's more of a college, rich older person town than a town that's particularly dedicated to serving the trail.

I could day hike the AT every day, but there are dozens of more interesting trails, and a few nice mountains within a few minutes of me. I'm in the middle of the Sunapee Kearsage Ragged Greenway, some awesome trails that sadly don't allow overnight camping.