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	Kearsarge North Mountain Bartlett, NH, Chatham, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Looking down the Weeks Brook Trail near the top Route: Weeks Brook Trail, (Kearsarge North Mountain), Kearsarge North Trail Time to try a different approach to Kearsarge North. Starting at the gate, the Weeks Brook Trail was essentially a road walk. After eventually turning off a logging road, the trail became more of a traditional woods walk for a bit (though a bit vague due to leaves and a lack of blazes), prior to joining another logging road for a bit. Eventually becoming a trail again, it was a bit vague in places prior to reaching Shingle Pond. After taking in views from Shingle Pond, we continued around it and further up the trail. After passing by a marsh, the trail soon became steep. As we climbed, there were increasingly better views through the trees and eventually from ledges as we neared the summit. Reaching the somewhat windy summit, we ducked into the recently repainted fire tower for a break. The descent on the Kearsarge North Trail started off at a faster pace, as the temperatures seemed to be dropping. By the time we reached the ledges below the col, however, we entered nicer fall weather for the balance of the descent. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Kearsarge North Mountain Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Moderate Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Sunday, October 31, 2010 Hike Commenced: 8:39 AM Parking Elevation: 550' Destination: Kearsarge North Mountain Ascent Commenced: 8:39 AM Summit Reached: 11:24 AM Time Elapsed: 02:45 Trailhead Elevation: 685' Summit Elevation: 3,268' Distance: 5.1 miles Vertical Gain: 2,778' Hike Ended: 1:31 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 04:52 Hike Distance: 8.2 miles Hike Vertical Gain: 2,813' The Weeks Brook Trail trailhead Shingle Pond with Kearsarge North in the background Looking at a white Carter Notch behind the Doubleheads from the Kearsarge North Mountain fire tower Directions to trailhead: To get to the Kearsarge North Trail, from Route 16 North take a right after North Conway onto Hurricane Mountain Road. The trailhead and small parking lot will be up the road on the left (before the fork in the road). To reach the Weeks Brook Trail, continue east on Hurricane Mountain Road to its end in Chatham, then take a left onto Green Hill Road. Shortly thereafter, take a left onto FR 317. The Weeks Brook Trail trailhead and parking area is located at the gate shortly down this road. Back to Kearsarge North Mountain Profile
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