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. Willard Carroll, NH, Bethlehem, NH, Hart's Location, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. The Mt. Willard Trail Route: Avalon Trail, Mt. Willard Trail, bushwhack, (Mt. Willard), bushwhack, Mt. Willard Trail, Avalon Trail With another hot day and a chance of thunderstorms, I wanted to start a hike at a higher elevation without worrying about getting caught above treeline in bad weather. Starting at the Crawford Depot, I slowly jogged my way up Mt. Willard. The first half of the trail had better footing than I recalled - perhaps due to some recent work. The upper half was a bit rocky, but not too bad. Reaching the ledges, I bushwhacked into some thick junk to touch a possible highpoint (it looked like a herd path to it had been brushed in). Back on the ledges, I continued westward to check out two other viewpoints, which were basically narrow views of the same thing the main ledge looked at. Back at the main ledge, I had decent, though very hazy, views into Crawford Notch and of the Presidentials. On my way down, I decided to check out a side trail near the summit that is displayed on some maps. Bad idea - it was filled with brush and blowdowns. 2-3 minutes of pushing through the junk while wearing shorts was enough to get me to turn around. While I had been looking forward to hopping into the Centennial Pool on the way down, plans changed when I realized it was only about 6-8" deep on this day. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Mt. Willard Length: Moderate Steepness: Easy Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Heavy Hike Stats Date Hiked: Wednesday, July 7, 2010 Hike Commenced: 4:58 PM Parking Elevation: 1,900' Destination: Mt. Willard Ascent Commenced: 4:59 PM Summit Reached: 5:23 PM Time Elapsed: 00:24 Trailhead Elevation: 1,900' Summit Elevation: 2,865' Distance: 1.5 miles Vertical Gain: 980' Hike Ended: 6:07 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 01:09 Hike Vertical Gain: 1,000' The Avalon Trail trailhead next to the train station The Centennial Pool off the Mt. Willard Trail Looking at Mt. Webster from the Mt. Willard ledges Directions to trailhead: Take Route 302 west from Bartlett, NH. There is limited room for parking at the Crawford Depot rail station. The Avalon Trail trailhead is across the tracks Back to Mt. Willard Profile
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