Mount Field (4,340 feet)

Mount Field from the Crawford Path (A.T.)

Mount Field is located on the Willey Range Trail in Crawford Notch. Although there is a nice little downlook just below the summit, the summit itself is a wooded and viewless.  Mount Field is often climbed by way of the Avalon Trail, or, along with Mount Tom and Willey via the Willey Range Trail.  Mount Field along with Mount Avalon is a great little hike for beginners with cool views from the tiny open summit of Mount Avalon.

Trails I've Hiked:

-Avalon Trail: 2.8 miles, 2,400 elevation gain.  The Avalon trail has easy to moderate grades with good footing most of the way except for a super steep rocky section below the summit of Mount Avalon, the footing through here is eroded.  The Avalon Trail ends at the Willey Range Trail about 100 yards north of Mount Field's summit, Turn left to reach the summit which is a pile of rocks.

Avalon, A-Z, Willey Range Trail: 3.3 miles, 2,150 feet.  Avalon and A-Z Trails have easy to moderate grades with generally good footing.  The Willey Range Trail has good footing with a very easy grade up to Mount Field's summit.

Kendron Flume, Ethan Pond, Willey Range Trail: 4.1 miles, 3,100 elevation gain.  The Kendron Flume Trail (1.3 miles) has good footing and easy to moderate grades up to the Kendron Flume  The trail then gets steeper with rough and rugged footing until reaching the Ethan Pond Trail junction.  The Ethan Pond Trail (.3 miles) has excellent footing on relatively easy grade until the Willey Range Trail junction.  The Willey Range Trail (2.5 miles) has rough footing and and becomes increasingly steep on the approach to Mount Willey's summit.  There are several ladder steps up the steepest sections for safe passage that helps prevent eroding.  There is an outlook just below the summit where Gray Jay often beg hikers for hand outs.  From Willey to Field the trail has much better footing with easy grades as it descends and runs along the ridge with limited views into the Pemigewasset Wilderness as it heads up Mount Field's summit cone.

Trip Reports:

May 17th, 2016: Up Avalon and A-Z Trail, across Willey Range Trail, down Avalon Trail

March 19th, 2016: Up Avalon Trail, across and down Willey Range Trail, Ethan Pond Trail, Kedron Flume Trail, and across the Crawford Notch Scenic Railroad

October 3rd, 2015: Up Kendron Flume and Willey Range Trail, down Avalon Trail, across Crawford Scenic Railroad, down Kendron Flume Trail

August 28th, 2015: Up and down Avalon and Willey Range trails (RUN NH 48)

July 17th, 2015: Up Avalon Trail, across Willey Range Trail, up and down Mount Tom Spur, down A-Z and Avalon Trail

April 3rd, 2015: Up Avalon Trail, across Willey Range Trail, up and down Mount Tom Spur, down A-Z and Avalon Trail

February 14th, 2015: Up Avalon Trail, across Willey Range Trail, up and down Mount Tom Spur, down A-Z and Avalon Trail

January 4th, 2014: Up Avalon Trail, down Willey Range Trail, up and down Mount Tom Spur, down A-Z and Avalon Trail

August 3rd, 2013: Up Avalon, A-Z Trail, Mount Tom Spur Trail to Mount Tom, across Willey Range Trail to Mount Field, down Avalon Trail

June 23rd, 2013: Up Avalon, A-Z Trail, Mount Tom Spur Trail to Mount Tom, across-up-down Willey Range Trail to Ethan Pond and Kendron Flume Trail, Railroad tracks back to car
January 26th, 2013: Up Avalon, A-Z Trail, Mount Tom Spur Trail to Mount Tom, across Willey Range Trail to Mount Field, down Avalon Trail

March 5th, 2012: Up Avalon, A-Z Trail, Mount Tom Spur Trail to Mount Tom, across Willey Range Trail to Mount Field, down Avalon Trail

December 18th, 2011: Up Avalon, A-Z Trail, Mount Tom Spur Trail to Mount Tom, across Willey Range Trail over Mount Field to Mount Willey, back to Mount Field and down Avalon Trail

January 15th, 2010: Up Avalon, A-Z Trail, Mount Tom Spur Trail to Mount Tom, across-up-down Willey Range Trail to Ethan Pond and Kendron Flume Trail

November 21st, 2009: Up Avaoln trail, Willey Range Trail, down to Ethan Pond through Zealand Notch, up and down A-Z Trail

August 16th, 2008: Up Avalon, A-Z Trail, Mount Tom Spur Trail to Mount Tom, across-up-down Willey Range Trail to Ethan Pond and Kendron Flume Trail

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