Home States Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New York Vermont Lists Belknap Range NE 4,000 Footers NH 4,000 Footers Ossipee 10 Explanation of Ratings Links Search Trip Log About	Mt. Major Alton, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Looking up the Mt. Major Trail Route: Mt. Major Trail, (Mt. Major), Mt. Major Trail For this casual afternoon snowshoe, I put together three routes, the easiest of which would just be Major (the others would be Major plus an adajacent peak or two). A combination of factors, including the mostly cloudly skies, resulted in us doing the easy choice. To spice it up, I chose the Mt. Major Trail instead of the easier Brook Trail. The trail was pretty well packed, however the snowshoes provided some needed traction to get up the ledge sections. As we arrived at the summit, we were fortunate enough to get a brief glimpse of blue sky. Much like the ascent, we did a leisurely descent down the same trail. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Mt. Major Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Thursday, March 27, 2008 Hike Commenced: 12:28 PM Parking Elevation: 585' Destination: Mt. Major Ascent Commenced: 12:29 PM Summit Reached: 1:15 PM Time Elapsed: 00:46 Trailhead Elevation: 600' Summit Elevation: 1,786' Distance: 1.75 miles Vertical Gain: 1,211' Hike Ended: 4:17 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 03:48 Hike Distance: 3.5 miles Hike Vertical Gain: 1,276 The Mt. Major Trail trailhead at the back of the Route 11 parking lot Looking over Lake Winnipesaukee at the Ossipee Mountains from the Mt. Major summit Directions to trailhead: Take Route 11 West (north in reality) from Alton Bay. Parking lot and trailhead are on the left after the blasted out section of Route 11. Back to Mt. Major Profile
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