Home States  Connecticut  Maine  Massachusetts  New Hampshire  New York  Rhode Island  Vermont  View All Lists  NE 4,000 Footers  NE 100 Highest  NH 4,000 Footers  NH 52 With A View  NH Belknap Range  NH Ossipee 10 Explanation of Ratings Links Ossipee Mountains Notice Search Trail Conditions Trip Log About	East Royce Mountain Batchelder's Grant, ME Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Looking up the Royce Trail Route: Laughing Lion Trail, Royce Trail, Royce Connector, East Royce Trail, herd path, (East Royce Mountain), herd path, East Royce Trail, Royce Connector, Royce Trail, Laughing Lion Trail In trying to explore the Evans Notch area more, I opted to check out another route to East Royce. Parking off Route 113, I dropped gradually at first, then steeply to the Cold River crossing (more of a brook crossing). From there, the trail alternated between very steep and flat as it ascended to the Royce Trail. Once on the Royce Trail, the footing was terrible - rocks, roots, running water - slow going. The footing improved upon reaching the Royce Connector. Dropping a decent amount of vertical, the trail reached the East Royce Trail. From there, it was a careful (some black ice), steep climb to the south ledges of East Royce. Continuing on the herd path over the summit, I soon reached the excellent north ledges, where I had views of the Baldfaces, Carters, Presidentials, Mahoosucs, and eastern Evans Notch peaks. Running well behind schedule due to the footing at this point, I didn't linger too long (though I did get confused on my trek back to the trail, as I followed a wrong herd path briefly, missing a sharp left turn). Beyond there, it was a careful descent back to the trailhead, returning around sunset. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: East Royce Mountain Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Moderate Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Monday, May 10, 2010 Hike Commenced: 5:09 PM Parking Elevation: 1,370' Destination: East Royce Mountain Ascent Commenced: 5:10 PM Summit Reached: 6:28 PM Time Elapsed: 01:18 Trailhead Elevation: 1,371' Summit Elevation: 3,114' Vertical Gain: 2,044' Hike Ended: 7:55 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 02:46 Hike Vertical Gain: 2,385' The Laughing Lion Trail trailhead Wildflowers on the Laughing Lion Trail The East Royce Trail Looking at Caribou Mountain from the northern ledges of East Royce Mountain Directions to trailhead: Take Route 113 North from Fryeburg, Maine. A few minutes after passing entering the National Forest and passing the Bickford House, the Cold River Outlook will be reached, with parking on either side of the road. The Laughing Lion Trail trailhead is just at the top of the curve, just after a highway gate, on the left. Back to East Royce Mountain Profile
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