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Mountains for Meals
About
Mountains for Meals is similar to many patch programs here in New England, but with an exciting twist. To earn the patch, you must complete each of the mountains listed below and make a donation of your choice to the NH Food Bank. Each of the mountains have been hand picked due to a NH-based food insecurity issue & are meant to give hikers something to reflect on while completing the many miles we have to ponder the world. While some of the listed peaks are a given such as Sandwich Mountain, others pertain to the Isolation of food insecurity, or the Success that comes from making a difference locally.
Why?
Earlier this year, I was hiking up Turtleback thinking about chocolate turtles. As I trekked I thought about all the other mountains with snack-like names and moreover how one thought can occupy your mind for a whole 12 miles. Then it hit me, why not have a hiking patch that raises awareness and money for something locally actionable while doing something we love? After getting approval from my hiker friend council, I made the list, created the patch, added a tab to my website, and launched!
To Apply
Hike the required hikes, fill out this form and make a donation of your choice to the NH Food Bank! $5.00 dues are collected to pay for the patch production & postage. Please direct your NH Food Bank donation to the donation page on their website.
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Required Hikes
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Cabot, Coos County
13.8 miles, 4031 gain via Pilot Loop over the Horn, Bulge, Cabot, and Terraces via Unknown Pond, Kilkenny Ridge, and York Pond
9.3 miles, 3800 gain via Bunnell Notch, out & back
Chocorua, Albany
8.5 miles, 2700 gain via Rt. 16 Loop via Piper, Liberty and Weetamoo
11.2 miles, 3350 gain via Rt. 12 Loop of Bolles, Brook, Piper and Champney
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Liberty, Franconia
5 miles, 3000 gain via Liberty Springs Trail out & back
8 miles, 3,410 gain via Flume & Liberty loop via Flume Slide Trail, Franconia Ridge, Liberty Spring
Note: Do not attempt Flume Slide in wet conditions, descent not recommended
Middle Sister, Albany
8 miles, 2100 gain via Champney Falls Trail to Champney Falls Cutoff
8.1 miles, 2500 gain via Piper Trail + Penacook Spur, out & back
8.5 miles, 2600 gain via Carter Ledge to Middle Sister Loop
Note: Do not attempt Carter Ledge in wet conditions, descent not recommended
Table, Bartlett
4 miles, 1400 gain via Attitash Trail out & back from BNR
9 miles, 2400 gain (Bear Notch - West Side) via Attitash Trail traverse, carspot
Blueberry, Benton
5.3 or 5.2 miles, 1400 gain via Blueberry Mountain trail via north or south trailhead.
Cherry, Caroll
7.4 miles, 1300 gain via Cherry Mountain Trail, out & back
5 miles, 2,417 gain via Cherry Mountain Traverse via Owl’s Head, Martha’s Mile, and Cherry Mountain Trail, carspot
Garfield, Twin Mountain
9.8 miles, 2,800 gain via Garfield Ridge Trail, out & back
Isolation, Coos County
12 miles, 3,785 gain via Glen Boulder to David Path to Isolation Spur to Rocky Branch, carspot
11 miles, 2800 gain via Rocky Branch to Isolation spur, out & back
Lincoln, Franconia
7.6 miles, 3,832 gain via Franconia Ridge Loop via Falling Waters, Franconia Ridge, Old Bridle
Sandwich, Waterville Valley
9 miles, 2700 gain via Sandwich Mountain Trail, Jennings Peak Spur, Drake’s Brook Trail
8.3 miles, 2800 gain via Algonquin Trail out & back
13.5 miles, 3035 gain via Loop over Bennett Street, Algonquin, Black Mountain Pond, and Guinea Pond Trails.
Sugarloaves, Twin Mountain
2.6 miles, 1100 gain via Sugarloaf Trail out & back
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