Appalachian Trail Sign Fix-Up Proposals
From Crawford Notch to Pinkham Notch
The following photos were all taken on May 23, 24 & 25, 2009.
The verbal notes were recorded as the photos were taken.
Proposals revised: 5/16/2011
Verbal: Saco River Trail
Location:
Intersection of  Saco River Trail North & Webster Cliff Trail

Issues:
No Reference to AT.

Proposal:
Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Webster Cliff

Land:
Crawford Notch State Park
Verbal: Saco River Trail South
Location:
Intersection of  Saco River Trail South & Webster Cliff Trail

Issues:
No Reference to AT.

Proposal:
Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Webster Cliff

Land:
Crawford Notch State Park
Location:
Intersection of  Webster-Jackson Trail  & Webster Cliff Trail at Mt Webster

Issues:
AT Seal is faded.

Proposal:
Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Webster Cliff

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: Webster-Jackson Trail
Location:
Intersection of  Webster-Jackson Trail  & Webster Cliff Trail at Mt Jackson

Issues:
No Reference to AT.

Proposal:
Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Webster Cliff

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: Webster Cliff Tr@Mizpah
Location:
Webster Cliff Trail near Mizpah Hut

Issues:
AT Seal is very faded.

Proposal:
Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Webster Cliff

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Location:
Intersection of  Mt Eisenhower Loop  & Crawford Path

Issues:
No Reference to AT.

Proposal:
Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Crawford Path

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: Ammonoosuc Ravine Tr
Location:
Intersection of Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail & Crawford Path at NW end of Lakes Of The Clouds Hut.

Issues:
No Reference to AT.

Proposal:
Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Crawford Path

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: Camel Trail
Location:
Intersection of Camel Trail & Crawford Path at SE end of Lakes Of The Clouds Hut.

Issues:
No Reference to AT.

Proposal:
Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Crawford Path

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: Start of Gulfside Tr
Location:
Start of the Gulfside Trail at the Crawford Path

Issues:
No Reference to AT.

Proposal:
Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Crawford Path

Land:
Mt Washington State Park
Location:
End of Cog track on Mt Washington

Issues:
No Reference to AT.

Proposal:
Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Crawford Path

Land:
Mt Washington State Park
Location:
Summit of Mt Washington

Issues:
AT seal faded to white.

Proposal:
On the side of the post,
add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Trinity Heights Connector

Land:
Mt Washington State Park
Verbal: Trinity Heights
Location:
Intersection of Trinity Heights Connector & Gulfside Trail

Issues:
No Reference to AT.

Proposal:
Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Trinity Heights Connector

Land:
Mt Washington State Park
Verbal: Trinity Gulfside
Location:
Intersection of Trinity Heights Connector & Gulfside Trail

Issues:
No Reference to AT.

Proposal:
Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Gulfside Trail

Land:
Mt Washington State Park
Verbal: Greenough Spring S
Location:
Greenough Spring southern access

Issues:
No Reference to AT.

Proposal:
Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Gulfside Trail

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: Greenough Spring N
Location:
Greenough Spring northern access

Proposal:
Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Gulfside Trail

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Location:
Intersection of Mt Jefferson Loop & Gulfside Trail on the north side of Mt Jefferson.

Proposal:
Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Gulfside Trail

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: Madison Spring Hut
Location:
NW Corner of Madison Spring Hut.

Proposal:
Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 
OR add  up and right arrows to existing sign.

Trail:
Osgood Trail

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: Osgood & Cut-Off
Location:
Intersection of Osgood Trail and Osgood Cut-Off.

Issue:
This sign indicates that the AT (north bound) is to the left but nothing indicates the other direction which is up the Osgood Trail.

Proposal:
Add a left arrow and an up arrow to the existing sign on either side of the words Left Arrow"APPALACHIAN TRAIL"
OR
add to back of post:
and to left of post:
Trail:
Osgood Cut-off

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: Cut-Off & Great Gulf1
Location:
Junction of Osgood Cut-Off & Great Gulf trail east.
(See the next 2 photos.)

Issue:
This is the most confusing area for the AT in the Whites because so many trails merge and branch. Intersections are frequent and at unexpected angles. Many thru-hikers make wrong turns in this area.

Trail:
Osgood Cut-Off

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: Cut-Off & Great Gulf2
Location:
Junction of Osgood Cut-Off & Great Gulf trail east. (Same sign post as above and below photos.)

Issue:
There is no arrow associated with the AT.

Proposal:
Add a left arrow to the existing sign:
Left Arrow"APPALACHIAN TRAIL"

Trail:
Osgood Cut-Off

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: Cut-Off & Great Gulf3
Location:
Junction of Osgood Cut-Off merging with Great Gulf Trail east. (Same sign post as above 2 photos.)

Issue:
There is no arrow associated with the AT.

Proposal:
Add a left arrow to the existing sign:
Left Arrow"APPALACHIAN TRAIL"
OR
add to this side at the bottom of the post.

Trail:
Osgood Cut-Off

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: Madison GulfN/Great Gulf
Location:
Junction of Madison Gulf Trail north merging with Great Gulf Trail.

Issue:
Differing sign formats are confusing.

Proposal:
Add a right arrow to the lower sign indicating the AT goes both right & left here:
Left Arrow APPALACHIAN TRAIL Right Arrow
OR Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Madison Gulf Trail

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Location:
Madison Gulf Trail at Lowes Bald Spot spur.

Issues:
No Reference to AT.

Proposal:
Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Madison Gulf Trail

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: Auto Road & Mad Gulf
Location:
Mt Washington Auto Road & Madison Gulf Trail.

Issue:
No arrow for AT.

Proposal:
Add an up arrow
APPALACHIAN TRAIL

Trail:
Madison Gulf Trail

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: Auto Rd & Jackson Rd
Location:
Mt Washington Auto Road & Old Jackson Road

Issue:
No arrow for AT.

Proposal:
Add an up arrow
APPALACHIAN TRAIL

Trail:
Old Jackson Road

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: Nelson Crag Tr
Location:
Intersection Nelson Crag Trail & Old Jackson Road

Issues:
No Reference to AT.

Proposal:
Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Old Jackson Road

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: Raymond Path
Location:
Intersection Raymond Path & Old Jackson Road

Issues:
No Reference to AT.

Proposal:
Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Old Jackson Road

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: Crew Cut Trail
Location:
Intersection Crew Cut Trail & Old Jackson Road

Issues:
No Reference to AT.

Proposal:
Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Old Jackson Road

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: Blanchard Ski Tr
Location:
Intersection Blanchard Loop Ski Trail & Old Jackson Road

Issues:
No Reference to AT.

Proposal:
Add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Old Jackson Road

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: Tuckerman Ravine Tr
Location:
Intersection Tuckerman Ravine Trail & Old Jackson Road

Issues:
No Reference to AT.

Proposal:
To the right side of this post
add new temporary sign
till old sign is updated and replaced.   AT symbol 

Trail:
Old Jackson Road

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: Pinkham Notch stairs
Location:
Pinkham Notch Visitor Center stairs to parking lot.

Issue:
Getting through civilization back to the trail can be one of the most frustrating aspects of a thru-hike.

Proposal:
Add  white blaze to upper & lower ends of stone wall.  

Trail:
Civilization

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: Visitor Center sign
Location:
Pinkham Notch Visitor Center sign on NH-16

Issue:
Getting through civilization back to the trail can be one of the most frustrating aspects of a thru-hike.

Proposal:
Add  white blazes to right and left ends of stonework (the end facing the highway and the end facing away from the highway, not the side facing this photo).

Trail:
Civilization

Land:
White Mountain National Forest
Verbal: NH-16 posts
Location:
Posts by pull box at Pinkham parking lot entrance on NH-16

Issue:
Getting through civilization back to the trail can be one of the most frustrating aspects of a thru-hike.

Proposal:
Add  white blazes to both sides of one of these posts at the entrance to the Pinkham parking lot.

Trail:
Civilization
Across NH-16 from Lost Pond Trail.

Land:
White Mountain National Forest