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	Cone Mountain Thorton, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. The Brown Ash Swamp Bike Trail (aka the Dickey Notch Trail) Route: Welch-Dickey Loop Trail, Brown Ash Swamp Bike Trail, bushwhack, (Cone Mountain), bushwhack, Brown Ash Swamp Bike Trail, Welch-Dickey Loop Trail It wasn't looking like a great day weatherwise at higher elevations, so I headed over to the Waterville area. Starting on the Welch Dickey Loop Trail, I continued straight where the western loop turned right, staying on the old Dickey Notch Trail. The trail was generally tame with good footing as it worked its way past a pond/marsh. Just after passing the pond area, I crossed over a small brook and worked my way up to the subpeak of Cone Mountain. The woods were open, though my progress was slowed when I reached some ledge faces that required scrambling. I suspect I could circled around either side to avoid the scrambling. The subpeak featured good views in all directions from the ledgy summit area. Continuing onward, I dropped into the col and stayed a bit below the height of land in some open woods. The climb up Cone from here was steep but open at first, however as I climbed, I started to hit some sprucy woods as I neared the ledgy summit. From the summit, there were excellent directional views of Tecumseh, Dickey-Welch, and Sandwich Dome. Hearing thunder in the distance, I soon was on my way east, originally aiming to hit a road and walk back to the trailhead. Instead, I found myself skirting around some cliffs, just staying a bit northwest of the road and pushing instead back to the bike trail a bit southeast of the ponds. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Cone Mountain Length: Moderate Steepness: Very Difficult Navigation: Difficult Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Monday, August 2, 2010 Hike Commenced: 4:08 PM Parking Elevation: 1,080' Destination: Cone Mountain Ascent Commenced: 4:09 PM Summit Reached: 5:21 PM Time Elapsed: 01:12 Trailhead Elevation: 1,090' Summit Elevation: 2,132' Vertical Gain: 1,151' Hike Ended: 6:20 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 02:12 Hike Vertical Gain: 1,191' The Welch-Dickey Loop Trail (Dickey Branch) trailhead A startled bear (the feeling was mutual) Looking at Cone Mountain from the northeastern subpeak Dickey Mountain and Welch Mountain as seen from Cone Mountain Directions to trailhead: Take Route 49 to Six Mile Bridge - take a left there and go up the hill. Take a right onto Orris Road. National Forest pay parking lot will be on the right after a short drive. Back to Cone Mountain Profile
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