The group I hiked with had a wide range of hiking experience. There were girls like myself who had led several hiking and camping trips, and there were international staff members who had never been on a hike before. We hiked the Barlow Trail on the way up and on the way down. The staff at the visitors station were a wealth of information for the leaders of the hike and they were very excited to talk to the beginner hikers we brought with us!The trail itself was in great shape. They had done trail maintenance early in the season and it seems as though they have continued to maintain the trails. The summit was well kept and clean. The structure was a bit rusted but truly no more than any other structure that has been exposed during the cold, harsh winter that New Hampshire had this year. I asked a few of the first time hikers we had with us what they thought of the trip and they said that although it was difficult and harder than they expected, it was worth the view at the top.
The final evaluation of this mountain and hike is that it is something I would definitely recommend to people in the area and that is it well worth the small price of $4 (adult) and $2 (child). The trails are well groomed and taken care of and the staff in the park are extremely helpful and eager to work with all levels of hikers.
Happy Trails!
Daisy
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