20's and 30's North and South Twin

Activity Type: Hiking, Local Walks, & Trail Running | Hiking
Difficulty: 6 - Strenuous
Trip Leader(s): Meredith Kraner, Celine de Esch, Chao Xie
Registration Type: Application
Please Click Here to RSVP:https://activities.outdoors.org/a5UUN000001EObN
Register By: 7/17/2025
Audience: 20’s & 30’s

Description: Join Meredith and Celine for a day hike to North and South Twin Mountains, two peaks on the White Mountains 4k footer list. This is a hike with the 20's and 30's group within AMC dedicated to encouraging people in their 20's and 30's to enjoy the outdoors. We will hike the two peaks out and back from the trailhead totaling 10.6 miles in length with approximately 3700' of elevation gain. It will be an all day effort and if all goes smoothly we hope to be off trail by 5pm. Weather-permitting, participants can expect gorgeous views at the summit!
Due to the difficulty rating of this hike, participants must have completed at least 1 other hike in the White Mountains in the 3 months preceding the hike and must maintain an active, vigorous cardio fitness program. This must not be your first hike in the Whites this summer (or ever).
To address unforeseen challenges such as adverse weather, unacceptable trail conditions or excessive crowding, the planned trip destination, activity and/or meeting place and time may be modified. In that event, participants may elect to join in that activity or opt out. We will hold Sunday, July 20 as a backup date for this hike if weather conditions prohibit us from hiking on July 19th.
Gear Important items (required) Hiking boots or trail runners with traction sole. Water bottles/containers, hydration bladder At least 2 liters of water (3 liters is recommended) Multiple layers of non-cotton clothing A change of dry clothes (if needed on the trail or for after the hike) Hat Gloves Rain gear (mandatory rain jacket) Lunch and high energy snacks Flashlight / headlamp with extra batteries Personal medications: For example, an inhaler (asthma), Epi-pen (allergies), ibuprofen, etc. Sun protection (sunscreen, sunglasses, etc) Backpack big enough to hold all of your items Recommended: Camera Trekking poles Bandana Map and compass Personal first aid kit Whistle Carpool We encourage carpooling to help save the environment and parking space and to provide opportunities to make new friends! We will send out a google sheet to help coordinate carpool for which we will pre-populate using the questions at registration. As a common courtesy, please reach out to participants offering rides as far in advance of the trip as possible. This is so participants looking for rides have enough time to arrange logistics with those offering to drive. We suggest that carpoolers meet at a central location (i.e. a train station) to minimize driving if many people have to be picked up.
Map You can find the official map via the AMC online store . There are also many unofficial maps on various websites.
Weather We will be monitoring the weather as the day of the hike approaches. If the weather dictates a cancellation or postponement, we will send an email by 4pm the day before. NOAA Forecast

Reminder: Please click the RSVP link above to register!