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	Mt. Garfield Bethlehem, NH, Franconia, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Looking up the Garfield Trail Route: Gale River Road, Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, (Mt. Garfield), Garfield Ridge Trail, Garfield Trail, Gale River Road After a bunch of days in a row on the trails, and immediately after a Bonds traverse, I was looking for something a bit more tame. With poor weather approaching, Garfield seemed to fit the description. The small lot at the end of Gale River Road was plowed, however the road itself was gated. The first bridge had been repaired, however the second and third were still out - fortunately the water crossings were frozen over. The Garfield Trail was hit pretty hard by blowdowns from the windy weather a few weeks earlier. Reaching the windy summit, we had very little visibility - however, it wasn't raining or snowing, so we were content. We took our time on the descent, cleaning up as many of the blowdowns as possible. Reaching the parking lot, we were fortunate to beat out the storm. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Difficult Destination: Mt. Garfield Length: Difficult Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Minimal (due to weather) Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Saturday, December 26, 2009 Hike Commenced: 8:09 AM Parking Elevation: 1,320' Destination: Mt. Garfield Ascent Commenced: 8:42 AM Summit Reached: 10:54 AM Time Elapsed: 02:12 Trailhead Elevation: 1,535' Summit Elevation: 4,500' Distance: 5 miles Vertical Gain: 3,055' Hike Ended: 1:16 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 05:07 Hike Vertical Gain: 3,402' The Garfield Trail trailhead Looking into the clouds from the Mt. Garfield summit Directions to trailhead: Take US 3 South from US 302. In early winter 2009-10, the parking area at the end of Gale River Road (the South-West branch, on the left shortly after Five Corners and Trudeau Road) was plowed. The Garfield Trail is 1.2 miles up Gale River Road, on the right shortly after the forth bridge. Back to Mt. Garfield Profile
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