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. Mack, Mt. Klem, Rand Mountain Gilmanton, NH, Gilford, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. The Orange Trail on the Mack Ridge Route: Red/Blue Trail, Orange Trail, Red/Orange Trail, (Mt. Mack), Red Trail, bushwack, (Mt. Klem), bushwhack, Quarry Trail, (Rand Mountain), Quarry Trail, Red Trail, Red/Blue Trail With shoulder season making hiking in the Whites a bit more tricky, we headed south to the Belknaps for hike in the middle of the range. Starting at Camp Bell, we followed the dirt road past the Red Trail, to the Orange Trail (very easy to miss). From there, we climbed up the steep, rocky face of the Mack Ridge to the height of land, from where we had multiple nice views. Reaching Mt. Mack, we had hazy but good views from two different viewpoints, then headed to Mt. Klem. After a short bushwhack to that summit, we headed down the Quarry Trail, steeply into the col then up to Rand Mountain. The descent and ascent were made a bit challenging due to slippery leaves and black ice. After taking in views from the near summit vista, we went to the highpoint, then headed back to Mt. Klem. Back on the Red Trail on Mt. Klem, we headed north to the tremendous vista, from where we could see the lake, the nearer mountain ranges, and in the distance, a white Presidential Range. After that, we headed down to Round Pond, then down the Red Trail to the dirt roads and eventually back to Camp Bell. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Mt. Mack Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Moderate Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Destination: Mt. Klem Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Destination: Rand Mountain Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Sunday, November 21, 2010 Hike Commenced: 8:08 AM Parking Elevation: 740' Destination: Mt. Mack Ascent Commenced: 8:08 AM Summit Reached: 10:04 AM Time Elapsed: 01:56 Trailhead Elevation: 740' Summit Elevation: 1,945' Vertical Gain: 1,365' Destination: Mt. Klem Ascent Commenced: 10:15 AM Summit Reached: 10:39 AM Time Elapsed: 00:24 Trailhead Elevation: 1,945' Summit Elevation: 2,001' Vertical Gain: 266' Destination: Rand Mountain Ascent Commenced: 10:44 AM Summit Reached: 11:10 AM Time Elapsed: 00:26 Trailhead Elevation: 2,001' Summit Elevation: 1,883' Vertical Gain: 243' Hike Ended: 1:36 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 05:28 Hike Vertical Gain: 2,236' The Red-Blue Trail trailhead at Camp Bell Straightback Mountain as seen from near the Mt. Mack summit Looking up the trail between Mt. Mack and Mt. Klem Looking Mt. Washington seen over the Ossipees from the Mt. Klem vista The Quarry Trail to Rand Mountain Looking southwest from near the summit of Rand Mountain Directions to trailhead: From Route 107, take Route 140 east into Gilmanton. Take a left onto Crystal Lake Road, bearing left to stay on it (when Mountain Road goes straight). After passing Crystal Lake, the road turns into Guinea Ridge Road. Take a right next to some cabins onto Manning Lake Road (this is inaccurately labelled as Camp Leo Road and Moulton Road on some maps...the current road sign says Manning Lake Road). There is a small parking area on the left just before reaching the area with the camp buildings. The Red-Blue Trail starts at the bridge just beyond the main building, in the form of a dirt road. Back to Mt. Mack Profile Back to Mt. Klem Profile Back to Rand Mountain Profile
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