So last year I headed up Mount Washington for the first time. I had not clue what I was in for and found my hike up Tuckerman's to Lions Head to the summit a rough but rewarding day.

I am heading up again in a couple of week and am just a month past recovering from a sprained ankle. We were thinking about heading up either the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail or the Jewell rail and then taking the Cog down (as I know that I could probably get up, but down may be an issue).

From those who have hiked these trails, ho do they compare to Tuckerman's and Lion's head? Any thoughts on the best possible route which might be a little less grewling of a hike????