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	Mt. Will Bethel, ME, Newry, ME Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Looking up the Mt. Will Trail near the south cliffs Route: Mt. Will Trail, bushwhack, (Mt. Will), bushwhack, Mt. Will Trail After hiking nearby Old Speck, I decided to check out Mt. Will on my way home. Arriving at the trailhead, I took a quick look at the trailhead and decided that my snowshoes and crampons would not be going along for the walk. Taking the left loop (south cliffs), the trail sidled for awhile, crossing over numerous logging roads and small (frozen) brooks. Nearing a recent logging cut, the trail started to climb moderately, eventually reaching the south cliffs. The view from these was pretty good, stretching as far as Pleasant Mountain. Above the cliffs, the trail climbed rather steeply up to the ridge. Sensing the summit would not be reached, I bushwhacked over a false summit and eventually to what I thought was the highpoint. Nearby, there was a ledge, but nothing in way of views. Back on the trail, it dropped into a col, along side a snowmobile trail, before climbing up to a viewless north peak. Descending a bit, I soon reached the upper north ledges, were there were descent views (though perhaps not as good as the south cliffs). Nonetheless, neither of these viewpoints (north ledges of south cliffs) were anyway near the top of the mountain. Being a fan of near-summit views, I wouldn't consider this to be a destination hike by any means. The descent off the north ledges was a bit steep and icy, however my Microspikes were adequate enough to get me down safely. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Mt. Will Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Moderate Views: Minimal Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Sunday, January 31, 2010 Hike Commenced: 2:03 PM Parking Elevation: 1,496' Destination: Mt. Will Ascent Commenced: 2:03 PM Summit Reached: 2:49 PM Time Elapsed: 00:46 Trailhead Elevation: 730' Summit Elevation: 1,726' Vertical Gain: 1,016' Hike Ended: 3:47 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 01:44 Hike Vertical Gain: 1,150' The Mt. Will Trail trailhead Pleasant Mountain as seen from near the summit of Mt. Will Views from the north ledges Directions to trailhead: Take US 2 East from Bethel. A few minutes after passing the Sunday River access road on the left, the town recycling center will be on the right. The Mt. Will Trail parking area and trailhead are on the left (across US 2 from the recycling center). Back to Mt. Will Profile
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