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	Bald Knob Moultonborough, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Looking down the Bald Knob Trail Route: Shannon Brook Trail, Bald Knob Cutoff, Bald Knob Trail, (Bald Knob), Bald Knob Trail, bushwhack, Bald Knob Trail, Bald Knob Cutoff, Shannon Brook Trail With mediocre at best weather, I opted to stay local and do something that would be snow free. As compared to late April a year earlier, spring had advanced much more dramatically - there was no snow or ice to be seen anywhere at this elevation. In addition, the trail was fairly dry. After reaching the summit, I opted to unsuccessfully look for a rare wildflower. I dropped down the other side of the Bald Knob Trail, then climbed up the western rock face, before returning to the Shannon Brook Trail. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Bald Knob Length: Moderate Steepness: Moderate Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Moderate Hike Stats Date Hiked: Thursday, April 8, 2010 Hike Commenced: 3:25 PM Parking Elevation: 720' Destination: Bald Knob Ascent Commenced: 3:26 PM Summit Reached: 4:00 PM Time Elapsed: 00:34 Trailhead Elevation: 730' Summit Elevation: 1,801' Distance: 2 miles Vertical Gain: 1,171' Hike Ended: 5:17 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 01:52 Hike Vertical Gain: 1,472' Shannon Brook Trail trailhead The Belknaps as seen from Bald Knob Trailing Arbutus along the Bald Knob Cutoff The heading up the west face of Bald Knob Directions to trailhead: Take Route 109 South from Route 25. Bear left onto Route 171. Shortly after the main Castle in the Clouds entrance, there will be a hiker parking lot on the right side of the road. Trailhead is directly across from it. Back to Bald Knob Profile
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