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	Belknap Mountain Gilford, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Looking up the Red Trail on the way to the Belknap Mountain summit Route: Blue Trail, Red Trail, (Belknap Mountain), Blue Trail, herd path, (1972 plane crash), herd path, Blue Trail Looking for a light day, and with White Mountain weather not looking too good, I headed south to the Belknaps. Parking at the lot at the top of the Carriage Road, I jogged the flats and hiked the few steeps up the Red Trail. The footing was a bit rough in places with lots of roots and rocks, though the partial view part way up was a redeeming feature. With the Fire Warden on duty at the summit fire tower, I was able to check out the views from inside the cab - it's amazing how much more is visible one more flight of stairs higher. After leaving the tower, I headed down the Blue Trail, leaving it at the first opening to follow an unmarked herdpath down steep, rocky terrain to the 1972 Piper plane crash. Back on the Blue Trail, I walked down to the col, then jogged back to the trailhead. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Belknap Mountain Length: Easy Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Thursday, July 1, 2010 Hike Commenced: 4:04 PM Parking Elevation: 1,670' Destination: Belknap Mountain Ascent Commenced: 4:05 PM Summit Reached: 4:21 PM Time Elapsed: 00:16 Trailhead Elevation: 1,710' Summit Elevation: 2,382' Vertical Gain: 677' Hike Ended: 5:09 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 01:04 Hike Vertical Gain: 897' The Blue Trail trailhead The 1972 Piper plane wreckage on the northern shoulder of Belknap Mountain Looking at the Ossipee Mountains from the Belknap Mountain fire tower Directions to trailhead: From Route 11A East (from Route 3), take a right on Hoyt Road. Continue down this road as it becomes Belknap Mountain Road. Eventually, take a left onto the Carriage Road. In season, one can drive up the road (closing at 6 PM) and park in the upper parking lot. The Red Trail trailhead is located beyond the shacks near the parking lot. Back to Belknap Mountain Profile
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