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	Mittersill Peak, Cannon Mountain Franconia, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Looking up the Taft Trail on the way up Mittersill Peak Route: Taft Cut Off, Taft Trail, (Mittersill), Taft Trail, spur trail, (Cannon Mountain), spur trail, Taft Trail, (Mittersill), Taft Trail, Taft Cut Off While the weather wasn't looking great for the first part of the day, things started to clear out nicely in the afternoon. Thus, I decided to head up and do a late afternoon hike up to Cannon. After parking in a very muddy lot at the bottom of the old Mittersill ski area, I ascended the Taft Cut Off on snowshoes, soon reaching the top of the ski area and then the top of the peak. Of note was the changes in the past few months - a ski patrol dog house had been added to the peak and signage had been updated - part of the incorporation of Mittersill into the Cannon Mountain ski area. After snowshoeing up the far edge of the freshly groomed Taft Trail (as to not mess up the corduroy), I soon reached the summit. Though it was a very nice day with good views, I didn't spend much time on the observation deck, as large chunks of ice were falling off the communications tower - I wasn't looking to get knocked out while solo hiking late in the day! I had a bit of fun while descending through the old ski area, as I hopped around the moguls as if I were skiing. Good exercise! Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Mittersill Peak Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Moderate Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Destination: Cannon Mountain Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Friday, March 27, 2009 Hike Commenced: 4:21 PM Parking Elevation: 1,860' Destination: Mittersill Peak Ascent Commenced: 4:22 PM Summit Reached: 5:15 PM Time Elapsed: 00:53 Trailhead Elevation: 1,870' Summit Elevation: 3,617' Vertical Gain: 1,747' Destination: Cannon Mountain Ascent Commenced: 5:17 PM Summit Reached: 5:35 PM Time Elapsed: 00:18 Trailhead Elevation: 3,617' Summit Elevation: 4,100' Vertical Gain: 605' Hike Ended: 6:45 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 02:24 Hike Vertical Gain: 2,449' Looking up the old Mittersill ski area Looking at the Franconia Ridge and Cannon Mountain from the top of Mittersill Peak Looking down the Taft Trail on the way to Cannon Mountain Looking at the Franconia Ridge from the Cannon Mountain observation tower Directions to trailhead: Take I-93 North to the Cannon Mountain Peabody Slopes exit. Continue past the Cannon entrance, taking a left at the Mittersill sign. There are multiple parking areas on the left a fraction of a mile down this road. Looking uphill adjacent to the old double chairlift, the Taft Cut Off Trail is the furthest to the left. Back to Mittersill Peak Profile Back to Cannon Mountain Profile
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