Home States  Colorado  Connecticut  Maine  Massachusetts  New Hampshire  New York  Rhode Island  Utah  Vermont  View All Lists  NE 4,000 Footers  NE 100 Highest  NH 4,000 Footers  NH 100 Highest  NH 52 With A View  NH Belknap Range  NH Ossipee 10 Links Trail Conditions Trip Log  Sunrises  Sunsets About Mt. Hale Bethlehem, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Looking up the Hale Brook Trail Route: Hale Brook Trail With thunderstorms working their way north, I decided to do a quick, viewless hike. While the first portion of the Hale Brook Trail was fairly dry, things became a little bit more wet above the first water crossing. Despite all of the recent rain, both water crossings were fairly easily done. Reaching the summit, there wasn't much to see - just lots of mist. Though there were a few sprinkles up high, I was able to make it out and back without getting rained on much - a nice change! Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Mt. Hale Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Minimal (due to weather) Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 Hike Commenced: 4:20 PM Parking Elevation: 1,770' Destination: Mt. Hale Ascent Commenced: 4:20 PM Summit Reached: 5:23 PM Time Elapsed: 01:03 Trailhead Elevation: 1,770' Summit Elevation: 4,054' Distance: 2.3 miles Vertical Gain: 2,304' Hike Ended: 6:37 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 02:17 Hike Distance: 4.6 miles Hike Vertical Gain: 2,324' Hale Brook Trail trailhead A wild flower along Hale Brook Trail Looking at mist from the summit of Mt. Hale Directions to trailhead: Take US 302 west from Bartlett past Bretton Woods Ski Area. A few minutes after, take a left onto Zealand Road. Continue up this road (turns to dirt) to the Hale Brook trailhead/small WMNF fee parking area (right side of the road). Back to Mt. Hale Profile Copyright 2002-2021, All Rights Reserved. www.FranklinSites.com