FKT: Rick Chalmers - Slippery Brook - Baldface Loop (NH) - 2018-07-29

Athletes
Route variation
Standard loop
Multi-sport
No
Gender category
Male
Style
Unsupported
Finish date
Total time
6h 12m 36s
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Started mid-morning after camping out near the road gate at the start of the loop. Felt good until 8k then got a weird cramp that lasted a couple of kilometers. Some troubles with route finding in the Wild River Wilderness as the trails are little used, very overgrown, and for the most part, unblazed. Lots of opportunity for water, except along the ridges of the Baldfaces. The loop took about 90 minutes longer than I anticipated. Would be better to tackle in late May or late fall/early winter.