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<h1>Mizpah Hut, a Hiker's Guide</h1>
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<h2><a name="toc" id="toc"></a>Table of Contents</h2>
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<li><a href="mizpah-hut.html#tocref1">Getting to Mizpah Hut and Back</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="mizpah-hut.html#tocref2">Crawford Path and Mizpah Cutoff</a></li>
<li><a href="mizpah-hut.html#tocref3">Webster-Jackson and Webster Cliff
Trails</a></li>
<li><a href="mizpah-hut.html#tocref4">Webster Cliff Trail</a></li>
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<li><a href="mizpah-hut.html#tocref5">Hikes From Mizpah Hut</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="mizpah-hut.html#tocref6">Mount Pierce</a></li>
<li><a href="mizpah-hut.html#tocref7">Mount Eisenhower</a></li>
<li><a href="mizpah-hut.html#tocref8">Mount Jackson</a></li>
<li><a href="mizpah-hut.html#tocref9">Mount Webster</a></li>
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<li><a href="mizpah-hut.html#tocref10">Routes to Neighboring Huts</a>
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<li><a href="mizpah-hut.html#tocref11">Routes to Zealand Hut</a></li>
<li><a href="mizpah-hut.html#tocref12">Routes to Lakes of the Clouds
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Mizpah Spring Hut (elevation 3,800 feet) is a bridge between the
easily accessible huts (Lonesome Lake, Zealand Falls and Carter
Notch) and the more rugged high huts (Greenleaf, Galehead, Lakes of
the Clouds and Madison). It shares with the former a relatively
easy access, and with the latter proximity to treeline.
<p>It can be used as a base for a large variety of trips in the
<a href="spresi.html">Southern Presidentials</a>, over some or all
of Mts. Webster, Jackson, Pierce, Eisenhower and even Monroe. Going
south, to Mts. Jackson and Webster, the trail stays in the trees
except for the bare summits. Going north there is much open ridge
walking between Mts. Pierce and Eisenhower, and the trail is
entirely above the trees beyond Mt. Eisenhower.</p>
<p>The AMC web site has a page on the <a
href="http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/huts-mizpah.cfm">Mizpah Hut</a>, with information on the hut,
season of operation and rates. Here I give hiking information that
supplements what they offer, describing the most frequently used
access routes (with distances, elevation gains and <a
href="faq1.html#booktime1">book time</a>), and <i>some</i> of the
trips that can utilize the hut, including hut to hut trips.</p>
<h2><a name="tocref1" id="tocref1"></a>Getting to Mizpah Hut and
Back</h2>
<h3><a name="tocref2" id="tocref2"></a>Crawford Path and Mizpah
Cutoff</h3>
<p>This is the standard, and easiest, route to the hut (ow: 2.6
miles, 1,900 feet, 2:15). Grades are relatively easy, and the
footway is relatively smooth. The Crawford Path follows the scenic
Gibbs Brook part of the way, with a short side path leading to
Gibbs Falls. Apart from that there are no views until the hut is
reached.</p>
<h3><a name="tocref3" id="tocref3"></a>Webster-Jackson and Webster
Cliff Trails</h3>
<p>The shorter way of doing this trip is by the Jackson Branch of
the Webster-Jackson Trail to Mount Jackson, followed by the Webster
Cliff Trail to the hut (ow: 4.3 miles, 2,150 feet, 3:15). This
route is fairly easy, except for a brief scramble up to the summit
of Mount Jackson, which has excellent views in all directions.</p>
<p>A longer way is to take the Webster Branch of the Webster
Jackson Trail to the summit of Mount Webster, then take the Webster
Cliff Trail over Mount Jackson to the hut (ow: 5.6 miles, 2,400
feet, 4:00). This giver great views from the summits of Mounts
Webster and Jackson.</p>
<h3><a name="tocref4" id="tocref4"></a>Webster Cliff Trail</h3>
<p>This is the longest, most strenuous and most scenic route to the
hut (ow: 6.4 miles, 3,000 feet, 4:40). There are great views along
the Webster Cliff Trail, as well as the views from the two summits.
It is a strenuous trip, with steep and rocky sections.</p>
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<caption>Getting to Mizpah Hut and Back</caption>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Route</th>
<th>Distance</th>
<th>Elevation Gain</th>
<th>Book Time</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="L">To Hut by Crawford Path</td>
<td>2.6</td>
<td>1,900</td>
<td>2:15</td></tr>
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<td class="L">To Hut by Jackson Branch</td>
<td>4.3</td>
<td>2,150</td>
<td>3:15</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="L">To Hut by Webster Branch</td>
<td>5.6</td>
<td>2,400</td>
<td>4:00</td></tr>
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<td class="L">To Hut by Webster Cliff</td>
<td>6.4</td>
<td>3,000</td>
<td>4:40</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="L">From Hut by Crawford Path</td>
<td>2.6</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>1:20</td></tr>
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<td class="L">From Hut by Jackson Branch</td>
<td>4.3</td>
<td>250</td>
<td>2:15</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="L">From Hut by Webster Branch</td>
<td>5.6</td>
<td>500</td>
<td>3:00</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="L">From Hut by Webster Cliff</td>
<td>6.4</td>
<td>500</td>
<td>3:30</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<h2><a name="tocref5" id="tocref5"></a>Hikes From Mizpah Hut</h2>
<h3><a name="tocref6" id="tocref6"></a>Mount Pierce</h3>
<p>Mount Pierce, with great views in good weather, is just 0.8 mile
and 500 vertical feet (rt: 1.6 miles; 500 feet; 1:05) away from the
hut by the Webster Cilff Trail. Please note that this short trail
segment has some steep and rough sections.</p>
<h3><a name="tocref7" id="tocref7"></a>Mount Eisenhower</h3>
<p>Mount Eisenhower is reached by following the Crawford Path from
just below the summit of Mount Pierce to the start of the Mount
Eisenhower Loop, which goes to the summit (rt: 5.0 miles; 1,350
feet; 3:10). While part of the section between Mount Pierce and
Mount Eisenhower is in scrub, most of it is above treeline, and in
good weather offers an excellent introduction to that
environment.</p>
<h3><a name="tocref8" id="tocref8"></a>Mount Jackson</h3>
<p>Mount Jackson is reached by following the Webster Cliff Trail
(rt: 2.8 miles; 300 feet; 1:30). The trail is almost entirely below
treeline, and rather wet in places. The summit is above treeline
and has excellent views in all directions.</p>
<h3><a name="tocref9" id="tocref9"></a>Mount Webster</h3>
<p>This is the next peak south of Mount Jackson on the Webster
Cliff Trail (rt: 6.2 miles; 800 feet; 3:30). You get good views
from both summits, though the trail is in the woods most of the
time.</p>
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<table cellspacing="0" border="3" cellpadding="3">
<caption>Hikes From Mizpah Hut</caption>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Route</th>
<th>Distance</th>
<th>Elevation Gain</th>
<th>Book Time</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
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<td class="L">Mount Pierce</td>
<td>1.6</td>
<td>500</td>
<td>1:05</td></tr>
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<td class="L">Mount Eisenhower</td>
<td>5.0</td>
<td>1,350</td>
<td>3:10</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="L">Mount Jackson</td>
<td>2.8</td>
<td>300</td>
<td>1:30</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="L">Mount Webster</td>
<td>62.</td>
<td>800</td>
<td>3:30</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<h2><a name="tocref10" id="tocref10"></a>Routes to Neighboring
Huts</h2>
<h3><a name="tocref11" id="tocref11"></a>Routes to Zealand Hut</h3>
<p>The short route to Zealand Hut is by the Mizpah Cutoff and
Crawford Path to Crawford Notch, then by the Avalon and A-Z Trails
to the hut (ow: 8.1 miles; 2,000 feet; 5:00). From the height of
land Mounts Tom and/or Field can be easily added to that trip.</p>
<p>The much longer alternative route follows the AT along the
Webster Cliff Trail to Rt 302, then takes the Ethan Pond Trail to
the Twinway just below the hut (ow: 13.8 miles; 2,350 feet;
8:05).</p>
<h3><a name="tocref12" id="tocref12"></a>Routes to Lakes of the
Clouds Hut</h3>
<p>The basic route is to follow the Webster Cliff Trail to its end,
then take the Crawford Path to the hut (ow: 4.8 miles; 1,650 feet;
3:15). This bypasses the summits of Mount Eisenhower and Mount
Monroe, each of them add about 0.1 miles and 350 feet (about 0:15
hiking time).</p>
<p>This route is almost continuously exposed from the summit of
Mount Pierce onwards; there are patches of scrub before reaching
Mount Eisenhower, none after that.</p>
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<caption>From Mizpah Hut to Neighboring Huts</caption>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Route</th>
<th>Distance</th>
<th>Elevation Gain</th>
<th>Book Time</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="L">To Zealand Hut by Crawford Notch</td>
<td>8.1</td>
<td>2,000</td>
<td>5:00</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="L">Addition for Mount Tom</td>
<td>1.2</td>
<td>350</td>
<td>0:45</td></tr>
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<td class="L">Addition for Mount Field</td>
<td>1.8</td>
<td>650</td>
<td>1:15</td></tr>
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<td class="L">To Zealand Hut by AT</td>
<td>13.8</td>
<td>2,350</td>
<td>8:05</td></tr>
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<td class="L">To Lakes Hut</td>
<td>4.8</td>
<td>1,650</td>
<td>3:15</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="L">Addition for Mt. Eisenhower or Mt. Monroe</td>
<td>0.1</td>
<td>350</td>
<td>0:15</td></tr></tbody></table>
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