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 Since the weather looked like it was going to turn to junk as the day progressed, I decided to do a short local hike. The snowmobile trail was mostly dry, except for one short muddy section (one can step on rocks to stay dry). The trail up Bayle Mountain was also mostly dry, except for two very brief muddy sections and one slippery ledge section. After all of the rain, it was nice to finally hike dry trail under blue skies! As usual, the views from the top were tremendous. While it was a nice morning on Bayle, I could see that points south and north were under some dark clouds. The blueberries on top were tremendous - the best I've had all year. By the looks of the log book, the traffic to the summit has picked up in the past month (including a couple who got engaged on the summit, congratulations!). I spent an hour on the summit, eating blueberries and enjoying views. On the way down, I did some work on the trail, building up a few cairns and removing some blowdowns/branches. Another nice day on Bayle Mountain! Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Moderate Destination: Bayle Mountain Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Sunday, August 10, 2008 Hike Commenced: 8:31 AM Parking Elevation: 1,040' Destination: Bayle Mountain Ascent Commenced: 8:36 AM Summit Reached: 8:58 PM Time Elapsed: 00:22 Trailhead Elevation: 1,100' Summit Elevation: 1,853' Vertical Gain: 763' Hike Ended: 10:51 AM Hike Time Elapsed: 02:20 Hike Vertical Gain: 873' The trailhead to the trail to the Bayle Mountain summit Wild low bush blueberries. Disclaimer: Berries in photo may no longer be on Bayle Mountain. Looking at Mt. Shaw 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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