Name: Valley Way
Rating: 4.0

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4.0 from 5 votes

#54

in White Mountain National Forest

#11519

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4.0 from 5 votes

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Aug 28, 2024 near Gorham, NH

Aug 28, 2024 near Gorham, NH

A shot from the Presidential Traverse trailhead.

Dec 15, 2015 near Gorham, NH

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Mar 19, 2024

Private User

Jul 12, 2019

Dan Moriarty

Really beautifully built trail - you cover a good bit of altitude but at mostly moderate grades. Well protected if weather is bad. Lots of H2O 3.6mi — 3h 30m

Sep 23, 2017

Evan Redd

Decent from hut started at 17:00. Race against the dark. Never again. 3.6mi

Jul 16, 2017

John Booker

Apr 29, 2017

Bob R

Still snow and ice covered which makes it difficult at the top.

Aug 19, 2016

Grace Stearns

hiked down this way, fairly easy 3.6mi — 4h 00m

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Valley Way

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Point to Point

4,807' 1,465 m

1,341' 409 m

3,466' 1,057 m

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