The following route description is the hike to the summits of Mount Avalon, Mount Field, and Mount Tom in the White Mountains. This route is a loop from the Highland Center. The hike is started at the Highland Center on Route 302.
Date Route Completed – 4/22/2011
Route Waypoints, Elevation, and Distances
Start Point | Trail | Elevation Start (ft) | Elevation End (ft) | Elevation Start (m) | Elevation End (m) | Distance Segment (miles) | Cumulative Distance (miles) | End Point |
Highland Center Lot Route 302 | Avalon Trail | 1870 | 2756 | 570 | 840 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Intersection Avalon Trail – A Z Trail |
Intersection Avalon Trail – A Z Trail | Avalon Trail | 2756 | 3442 | 840 | 1049 | 0.5 | 1.8 | Mount Avalon |
Mount Avalon | Avalon Trail | 3442 | 4265 | 1049 | 1300 | 1.0 | 2.8 | Intersection Willy Range Trail and Avalon Trail |
Intersection Willy Range Trail and Avalon Trail | Willey Range Trail | 4265 | 4341 | 1300 | 1323 | 0.06 | 2.86 | Mount Field Summit |
Mount Field Summit | Willey Range Trail | 4341 | 4265 | 1323 | 1300 | 0.06 | 2.92 | Intersection Willy Range Trail and Avalon Trail |
Intersection Willy Range Trail and Avalon Trail | Willey Range Trail | 4265 | 3707 | 1300 | 1130 | 0.9 | 3.82 | Intersection Willy Range Trail and A Z Trail |
Intersection Willy Range Trail and A Z Trail | A Z Trail | 3707 | 3707 | 1130 | 1130 | 0.06 | 3.88 | Intersection A Z Trail and Mt Tom Spur Trail |
Intersection A Z Trail and Mt Tom Spur Trail | MT Tom Spur Trail | 3707 | 4052 | 1130 | 1235 | 0.6 | 4.48 | Mount Tom Summit |
Mount Tom Summit | MT Tom Spur Trail | 4052 | 3707 | 1235 | 1130 | 0.6 | 5.08 | Intersection A Z Trail and Mt Tom Spur Trail |
Intersection A Z Trail and Mt Tom Spur Trail | A Z Trail | 3707 | 2756 | 1130 | 840 | 1.0 | 6.08 | Intersection Avalon Trail – A Z Trail |
Intersection Avalon Trail – A Z Trail | Avalon Trail | 2756 | 1870 | 840 | 570 | 1.3 | 7.38 | Highland Center Lot Route 302 |