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. Starr King, Mt. Waumbek Jefferson, NH, Kilkenny, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Looking up the Starr King Trail Route: Starr King Trail After a longer than planned morning hike on Mt. Moriah, I dragged myself over to do Starr King and Waumbek. While I would have been just as content to go home and take a nap, I wanted to take advantage of the likely last day of decent trail conditions in January (due to the incoming rain storm). After doing the road walk from the winter parking lot, I headed up the Starr King Trail. While I was dragging, the conditions were ideal. Had I been more energetic, I could have made great time. Reaching the summit, I had perhaps my best ever views from the increasingly grown in Starr King summit. While clouds were covering the area, the Presidentials were still in the clear. Hustling over to Mt. Waumbek, I passed over the summit and headed to the near summit vista, from where I could see the Presidentials had quickly been claimed by fog. Backtracking, I worked my way back up Starr King and then down to the road, finishing the hike just before dark. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Moderate Destination: Mt. Starr King Length: Moderate Steepness: Moderate Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Destination: Mt. Waumbek Length: Moderate Steepness: Moderate Navigation: Easy Views: Moderate Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Sunday, January 24, 2010 Hike Commenced: 1:32 PM Parking Elevation: 1,420' Destination: Mt. Starr King Ascent Commenced: 1:42 PM Summit Reached: 3:08 PM Time Elapsed: 01:16 Trailhead Elevation: 1,675' Summit Elevation: 3,907' Distance: 2.6 miles Vertical Gain: 2,267' Destination: Mt. Waumbek Ascent Commenced: 3:11 PM Summit Reached: 3:32 PM Time Elapsed: 00:21 Trailhead Elevation: 3,907' Summit Elevation: 4,006' Distance: 1 mile Vertical Gain: 239' Hike Ended: 4:54 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 03:22 Hike Vertical Gain: 2,883' Starr King Trail trailhead Looking at the Presidentials from near the Mt. Starr King summit Looking up the Starr King Trail on the way to the Mt. Waumbek summit The looking at the Presidentials from the quasi-viewpoint near Mt. Waumbek Directions to trailhead: Take Route 2 West from Gorham. In winter, after passing Route 115 on the left, look for Starr King Road on the right. Immediately after passing Starr King Road (staying on US 2), a makeshift parking area is located on the left. Walk back along US 2 to Starr King Road and then up Starr King Road (bearing left at an intersection). The Starr King Trail trailhead will be at the end of this road. Back to Mt. Starr King Profile Back to Mt. Waumbek Profile
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