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 While my plan had been to hike something in the western part of the state, the discovery of a nail in my tire postponed that grand scheme. Once I had that situation straightened out, I started to head west on Route 25 - only to see some thick layers of clouds in the distance. Since it was virtually all blue sky back in the northeastern Lakes Region, I decided to turn around, grab a book, and head up to Bayle. The trail up Bayle Mountain had been recently blazed a nice bright red, making things easier to follow. A few sections were a little bit wet from the hurricane that had passed a night earlier, but on the whole the trail was in good shape considering. The early fall leaf colors were particularly nice. The summit was great as usual - a nice breeze, excellent views...perfect for doing some leisurely Sunday afternoon reading. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Moderate Destination: Bayle Mountain Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Sunday, September 7, 2008 Hike Commenced: 2:01 PM Parking Elevation: 1,040' Destination: Bayle Mountain Ascent Commenced: 2:06 PM Summit Reached: 2:28 PM Time Elapsed: 00:22 Trailhead Elevation: 1,100' Summit Elevation: 1,853' Vertical Gain: 763' Hike Ended: 4:01 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 02:00 Hike Vertical Gain: 873' The trailhead to the trail to the Bayle Mountain summit Looking 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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