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	Carter Ledge, Middle Sister Albany, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Looking down the Carter Ledge Trail on the way to Carter Ledge Route: Carter Ledge Trail, (Carter Ledge), Carter Ledge Trail, Middle Sister Trail, (Middle Sister), Middle Sister Trail, Carter Ledge Trail With White Ledge Campground still closed, I parked outside the gate and headed up the Carter Ledge Trail. The trail was generally fairly tame up to the Nickerson Ledge Trail junction, with the exception of a few rocky areas. Shortly thereafter, I reached the gravel slide, where I took the unmarked sharp right turn. From there, I headed up the nice open trail to Carter Ledge, where there were excellent views in all directions. The climb up to Middle Sister was steep, as I remembered it to be. The last portion featured a few tough, small scrambles that wouldn't be much fun in wet conditions. Once again, at the summit of Middle Sister, I had excellent views in all directions, though some clouds were moving in from the southwest. For the descent, I took the lesser travelled Middle Sister Trail. After dropping steeply off the ridge, it gradually dropped into the Blue Mountain col, passing a few vista ledges on the left (the lower of which had excellent views). While it was tempting to check out Blue Mountain via a short bushwhack, I wanted to make it out by dark. Thusly, I continued down the now-generally gradual Middle Sister Trail, as it slowly worked it's way back to the Carter Ledge Trail with plenty of minor ups and downs. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Carter Ledge Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Moderate Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Destination: Middle Sister Length: Moderate Steepness: Very Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Thursday, May 13, 2010 Hike Commenced: 3:15 PM Parking Elevation: 730' Destination: Carter Ledge Ascent Commenced: 3:18 PM Summit Reached: 4:28 PM Time Elapsed: 01:10 Trailhead Elevation: 740' Summit Elevation: 2,420' Distance: 2.8 miles Vertical Gain: 1,740' Destination: Middle Sister Ascent Commenced: 4:30 PM Summit Reached: 5:07 PM Time Elapsed: 00:37 Trailhead Elevation: 2,420' Summit Elevation: 3,340' Distance: 1.2 miles Vertical Gain: 980' Hike Ended: 7:19 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 04:04 Hike Distance: 9.6 miles Hike Vertical Gain: 2,920' The Carter Ledge Trail trailhead Looking up the Carter Ledge Trail on the way to Carter Ledge Looking at the Moats from Carter Ledge Looking down the Carter Ledge Trail on the way to Middle Sister Looking at Crawford Notch (center) from Middle Sister A wild flower along the Middle Sister Trail Directions to trailhead: Take Route 16 North from Tamworth. Shortly after the Piper Trail entrance, the White Ledge Campground will appear on the left. In the off season, there is limited room for parking outside the gate. Upon walking past the gate, take the first paved road on the left. As this road curves back around, the Carter Ledge Trail trailhead is on the left. Back to Carter Ledge Profile Back to Middle Sister Profile
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