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. Martha, Owlshead Carroll, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Looking up the Cherry Mountain Trail Route: Cherry Mountain Trail, spur trail, (Mt. Martha), Martha's Mile, (Owlshead), Martha's Mile, (Mt. Martha), spur trail, Cherry Mountain Trail Looking for something scenic but not overly taxing (the day after an Isolation hike), I opted to try and get views from Mt. Martha (having been there in foggy conditions previously). Mosquitoes were out from the getgo, however keeping a reasonable pace was enough to not become a blood donor. The Cherry Mountain Trail was dry and surrounded with wildflowers. After the short walk up the snowmobile trail, I was greeted with excellent views in to the south and east, as well as lots of swarming black flies. To the west, the Vermont views were a bit hazy. Seeing that I had just enough time to fit in a sidetrip and still make it down before sunset, I dropped my pack and quasi-jogged over to Owlshead, where the bugs weren't as bad and the views were spectacular. It was a fairly gentle trip over, with the exception of some minor scrambles up to the top. The return trip required quite a bit more vertical, however it went by fairly smoothly. Dropping down from Mt. Martha, the black flies continued to be vexing in the lower elevations. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Moderate Destination: Mt. Martha Length: Moderate Steepness: Moderate Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Destination: Owlshead Length: Moderate Steepness: Very Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Monday, May 17, 2010 Hike Commenced: 5:22 PM Parking Elevation: 1,660' Destination: Mt. Martha Ascent Commenced: 5:22 PM Summit Reached: 6:11 PM Time Elapsed: 00:49 Trailhead Elevation: 1,660' Summit Elevation: 3,573' Distance: 1.9 miles Vertical Gain: 1,933' Destination: Owlshead Ascent Commenced: 6:17 PM Summit Reached: 6:33 PM Time Elapsed: 00:16 Trailhead Elevation: 3,573' Summit Elevation: 3,258' Distance: 0.8 mile Vertical Gain: 149' Hike Ended: 7:40 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 02:18 Hike Distance: 5.4 miles Hike Vertical Gain: 2,566' The Cherry Mountain Trail trailhead A wildflower on the Cherry Mountain Trail Looking at the Pemi and Franconia peaks from Mt. Martha Martha's Mile in the col between the peaks The looking at the Presidentials from Owlshead Directions to trailhead: Take Route 302 west to Route 3 North, then take a right onto Route 115. The Cherry Mountain Trail trailhead and parking area will be on the right, immediately after passing Lennon Road on the left. Back to Mt. Martha Profile Back to Owlshead Profile
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