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Hersey Mountain
New Hampton, NH, Sanbornton, NH

Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below.
Looking down the logging road on the way to Hersey Mountain
Looking down the logging road on the way to Hersey Mountain

Route: Carter Mountain Road, logging road, Carter Mountain Road, logging road, unknown trail, (Hersey Mountain), unknown trail, logging road, Carter Mountain Road

About 1-2" of new powder on top of a frozen granular base, ranging 1-2 feet deep. The closed road portion was packed by previous snowmobile traffic. It could have been booted, but I chose to snowshoe.

The trail (it was a herd path a few years ago, but its been improved...still a few potential confusing places) hadn't seen traffic in recent weeks. Snowshoes were ideal - very little sinking. Not firm enough to bareboot. My tracks split at one point...the ones going left are kosher, but both routes are the same distance. Excellent views from the 3 main viewpoints (Kearsarge-Ragged, southern Lakes Region, and northern Lakes Region/Whites).


Hike Ratings
Getting To Trailhead: Moderate
Destination: Hersey Mountain
Length: Moderate
Steepness: Difficult
Navigation: Difficult
Views: Excellent
Crowds: Minimal


Hike Stats
Date Hiked: Saturday, March 16, 2013
Parking Elevation: 1,120'
Time to Trailhead: 00:18
Destination: Hersey Mountain
Time Elapsed: 00:36
Trailhead Elevation: 1,110'
Summit Elevation: 2,001'
Vertical Gain: 911'
Hike Time Elapsed: 02:00
Hike Vertical Gain: 1,061'


The logging landing at the corner of George Duncan State Forest
The logging landing at the corner of George Duncan State Forest

Looking at Newfound Lake from Hersey Mountain - Click to enlarge
Looking at Newfound Lake from Hersey Mountain

Directions to trailhead: From I-93 in New Hampton, take Route 104 West. Take a left onto Route 132. Shortly thereafter, take a right onto Old Bristol Road. Awhile down this road, take a left onto Carter Mountain Road. There will eventually be a Class IV road sign, with adjacent gate. In winter, there is limited plowed parking to the right of this gate, as well as further up the main road. One can continue down the road on foot, passing straight through snowmobile junction D. Shortly thereafter, there is a logging landing on the right (at the border of George Duncan State Forest). A quasi trail heads uphill on an increasingly faint logging road from this landing (ignore a chained road on the left at the lower landing).

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