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	Important Notice About the Ossipee Mountains and Trail Access (Updated July 23, 2010) Bayle Mountain Ossipee, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Looking up the trail to Bayle Mountain Route: Unknown snowmobile trail, red blazed trail, (Bayle Mountain), red blazed trail, unknown snowmobile trail After watching the local radar and satellite for awhile, I saw a break in the rain/thunderstorms. Since it looked like the clouds were moving to the southeast, I decided to head down to Bayle Mountain for a brief evening hike. Arriving at the quasi-parking area, I was happy to discover the mosquitoes weren't too bad. Walking quickly through the wet grass on the snowmobile trail, I was soon at the trailhead. While the lower portion of the trail wasn't much of a problem, the middle part was a bit of a challenge, as the extended rock slabs/ledges were wet and thus slippery. Nonetheless, I was able to make my way up to the summit in a reasonable amount of time. The views from the summit, though cloudy (unfortunately, the clouds had stalled a bit and were actually starting to increase in size), were still excellent. I was particularly surprised to find a few ripe wild low bush blueberries - though a bit tart, they were still an unexpected early season treat. After signing the log book (only two others had signed since my last visit a month earlier), I hung out on the summit for about twenty minutes, finally deciding to leave when I suspected there was some lightning to the north. While the slaps were a bit tricky to descend, I nonetheless survived to write my tale. I was fortunate enough to make it out and back before any rain fell - there were some quasi-sun-showers on the ride back on Route 25. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Moderate Destination: Bayle Mountain Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 Hike Commenced: 6:13 PM Parking Elevation: 1,040' Destination: Bayle Mountain Ascent Commenced: 6:18 PM Summit Reached: 6:37 PM Time Elapsed: 00:19 Trailhead Elevation: 1,100' Summit Elevation: 1,853' Vertical Gain: 763' Hike Ended: 7:24 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 01:11 Hike Vertical Gain: 873' The trailhead to the trail to the Bayle Mountain summit Wild low bush blueberries! Looking southeast at Green Mountain from the Bayle Mountain summit Directions to trailhead: From Route 16 South in West Ossipee, take a right onto Pine Hill Road. At the end of Pine Hill Road, take a right onto Ossipee Mountain Road. Just after passing Connor Pond, take a right onto Bayle Mountain Road. Heading down this road, there will eventually be a quasi-fork in the road (the road continues right, while an old woods/logging road goes left, sort of lined with rocks at the beginning). Low clearance cars should park before this road, while four wheel drive vehicles should be able to make it to the orange gate (there is room for one vehicle to park on the left). Walk past the gate, then take an immediate left on the snowmobile trail/logging road. The trailhead will be a few minutes down this trail, on a height of land on a curve in the road, marked with a cairn. Back to Bayle Mountain Profile
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