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	Goose Eye Mountain, ME, Mt. Carlo, ME Success, NH, Riley, ME Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Looking up the Goose Eye Trail Route: Goose Eye Trail, (Goose Eye Mountain), Goose Eye Trail, Mahoosuc Trail, (Mt. Carlo), Mahoosuc Trail, Goose Eye Trail, (Goose Eye Mountain), Goose Eye Trail With another nice weather forecast, I headed up to the Mahoosucs. Starting on the Goose Eye Trail, I parked slightly up the logging road than normal (due to a full parking lot) and worked my way through the flats and over the rock hoppable water crossings. Eventually reaching the steeps beyond the logging road portion, the brisk morning air made travels a bit easier. Upon scrambling up to the ledgy summit, I was a bit surprised to see how hazy things were. Nonetheless, there were good views in all directions under blue skies. The descent off Goose Eye required going down a ladder and some ledge scrambles, all of which were fortunately dry. The walk through the alpine areas was quite nice. Reaching the summit of Carlo, I followed the herdpath to the southwestern ledges, where I hung out for an extended amount of time. Rather than continue down the nasty Carlo Col trail, I opted to head back up to Goose Eye and then back out the Goose Eye Trail. Though involving a lot more climbing and some scrambly descents, it was nonetheless more enjoyable than the slippery rocks, clearcuts, and mud that is the Carlo Col Trail. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Moderate Destination: Goose Eye Mountain Length: Moderate Steepness: Very Difficult Navigation: Moderate Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Destination: Mt. Carlo Length: Moderate Steepness: Very Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Saturday, August 14, 2010 Hike Commenced: 7:54 AM Parking Elevation: 1,640' Destination: Goose Eye Mountain Ascent Commenced: 7:54 AM Summit Reached: 9:19 AM Time Elapsed: 01:25 Trailhead Elevation: 1,640' Summit Elevation: 3,870' Distance: 3.1 miles Vertical Gain: 2,300' Destination: Mt. Carlo Ascent Commenced: 9:21 AM Summit Reached: 10:13 AM Time Elapsed: 00:52 Trailhead Elevation: 3,870' Summit Elevation: 3,565' Distance: 1.5 miles Vertical Gain: 515' Hike Ended: 4:01 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 8:07 Hike Vertical Gain: 3,705' The Goose Eye Trail trailhead off the logging road Spotted touch me nots along the lower Goose Eye Trail Looking at Mt. Carlo and Mt. Success from Goose Eye Mountain The Mahoosuc Trail between Goose Eye and Carlo The Mahoosuc Trail between Goose Eye and Carlo Looking at Mt. Success from near the summit of Mt. Carlo Directions to trailhead: Take Route 16 North from Gorham, NH. Take a right onto Route 16 Truck Route. Take a right onto a road with a brown OHRV sign (Success Pond Road, no sign August 2010). Head up this dirt road for some time, passing Alder Brook Road on the left. A few minutes thereafter, the Goose Eye Trail trailhead will be on the right (a logging road). There is some room to park along the beginning of the trail/logging road. Back to Goose Eye Mountain Profile Back to Mt. Carlo Profile
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