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From Altitude Latitude/Longitude	Follow	For a Distance of		Elevation lost or gained on the route	Approximate Time	Comments along the route	To Altitude Latitude/Longitude
Valley Way Trailhead 1306’ 44°22’17” 71°17’23”	Valley Way Trail	3.8 miles		+3509	5 hours		Madison Hut 4815’ 44°19’39” 71°17’01”
Madison Hut 4815’ 44°19’39” 71°17’01”	238°TN	.9 miles		+675	1 hour 15 minutes	Thunderstorm Junction is marked by a large cairn	Thunderstorm Junction 5490’ 44°19’18” 71°17’47”
Thunderstorm Junction 5490’ 44°19’18” 71°17’47”	227°TN	1.3 miles		-652 +100	1 hour		Edmunds Col 4938’ 44°18’40” 71°18’46”
Edmunds Col 4938’ 44°18’40” 71°18’46”	195°TN	.2 miles		+437	45 minutes	You will go by the northern trail junction of the Jefferson Loop Trail.	Point 5375’ on North Slope of Jefferson 5375’ 44°18’22” 71°18’53”
Point 5375’ on North Slope of Jefferson 5375’ 44°18’22” 71°18’53”	5375’ contour	.7 miles		0	30 minutes	You will be on a snow slope. You will cross the Six Husbands Trail but the sign is usually buried.	South End of Jefferson Loop 5375’ 44°18’03” 71°18’55”
South End of Jefferson Loop 5375’ 44°18’03” 71°18’55”	193°TN	.6		-416	25 minutes	Altitude and coordinates are for the trail junction of the Sphinx Trail and Gulfside Trail not the actual low point of the col.	Sphinx Col 5015’ 44°17’28” 71°19’02”
Sphinx Col 5015’ 44°17’28” 71°19’02”	172°TN	1.3 miles		+414	1 hour 15 minutes	This bearing goes over Mount Clay. Because of this you can handrail the Great Gulf. If you do you might hit the tracks above the Westside Trail.	Cog Railway 5373’ 44°16’34” 71°18’53”
Cog Railway 5373’ 44°16’34” 71°18’53”	Railroad	.1		+167	15 minutes		Cog Railway/Westside Trail 5540’ 44°16’34” 71°18’44”
Cog Railway/Westside Trail 5540’ 44°16’34” 71°18’44”	163°TN	.9		+364 -289	1 hour	Crawford Path trail sign may be hard to find in a white out. The bearing follows the Westside trail pretty closely, so keep an eye out for cairns.	Crawford Path 5615’ 44°15’59” 71°18’31”
Crawford Path 5615’ 44°15’59” 71°18’31”	223°TN	.9		-603	35 minutes		Lakes of the Clouds Hut 5012’ 44°15’31” 71°19’10”
Lakes of the Clouds Hut 5012’ 44°15’31” 71°19’10”	209°TN	.3		+360	30 minutes		Mount Monroe 5372’ 44°15’17” 71°19’18”
Mount Monroe 5372’ 44°15’17” 71°19’18”	236°TN	.9		-371	35 minutes		Mount Franklin 5001’ 44°14’51” 71°20’14”
Mount Franklin 5001’ 44°14’51” 71°20’14”	230°TN	.7		-653 +127	35 minutes	From Mount Franklin you descend into the scrub trees. It is much better from here on in to focus on staying on the trail.	Junction of the Crawford Path, Mount Eisenhower Loop Trail and Edmunds Path 4475 44°14’32” 71°20’43”
Junction of the Crawford Path, Mount Eisenhower Loop Trail and Edmunds Path 4475' 44°14’32” 71°20’43”	220°TN		.5	-50	20 minutes	This section side hills around Mount Eisenhower, it is in very tight scrub brush, it is important you find the trail	The southern junction of the Crawford Path and The Eisenhower Loop 4425’ 44°14’14” 71°21’04”
The southern junction of the Crawford Path and The Eisenhower Loop 4425’ 44°14’14” 71°21’04”	The trail going at about a 225°TN heading		1.2 miles	-375 +200	1 hour	More tight trees here, staying on the trail will be important	The junction of the Crawford Path and the Webster Cliff Trail 4250’ 44°13’39” 71°21’54”
The junction of the Crawford Path and the Webster Cliff Trail 4250’ 44°13’39” 71°21’54”	The Crawford Trail		3.1 miles	-2350	1 hour 30 minutes		Crawford Path Trailhead on route 302 1900’ 44°13’12” 71°24’38”

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