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. Jefferson Thompson and Meserve's Purchase, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. The Caps Ridge Trail Route: Caps Ridge Trail After days of fair to poor weather, a nice forecast pushed me toward the Presidentials. As I worked my way up the Caps Ridge Trail, I was a bit worried about some dark clouds looming overhead. As I climbed, these seemed to move out a bit. Reaching treeline, I was slowed a bit due to my achilles. Pushing my way up the scrambles, I could hear a chopper moving in. As I neared the traprock portion of the trail, a search and rescue chopper flew over the horizon at a very low altitude. I could not help but watch it as it worked its way along the Gulfside Trail down past Mt. Washington. Reaching the summit, I had pretty good views in all directions, though the higher summits were darkened by overhead clouds. The descent took a bit longer than I would have hoped, however I was able to make it back to the trailhead well before sunset. In addition to seeing some alpine flowers in bloom, another positive thing was that bugs were not an issue. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Mt. Jefferson Length: Moderate Steepness: Very Difficult Navigation: Moderate Views: Excellent Crowds: Heavy Hike Stats Date Hiked: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Hike Commenced: 4:25 PM Parking Elevation: 3,009' Destination: Mt. Jefferson Ascent Commenced: 4:25 PM Summit Reached: 5:57 PM Time Elapsed: 01:32 Trailhead Elevation: 3,009' Summit Elevation: 5,712' Distance: 2.5 miles Vertical Gain: 2,768' Hike Ended: 7:38 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 03:13 Hike Distance: 5 miles Hike Vertical Gain: 2,833' Caps Ridge Trail trailhead at Jefferson Notch Diapensia along the Caps Ridge Trail Looking at Mt. Adams from Mt. Jefferson Directions to trailhead: Take Route 302 West from Bartlett into Carroll. Just after Saco Lake, take a right onto Mt. Clinton Road. Cross over Base Road and continue on Jefferson Notch Road. At the high point of the road, the WMNF fee parking lot will be on the right. The Caps Ridge Trail trailhead is at the back of the parking lot. Back to Mt. Jefferson Profile
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