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	South Carter Mountain, Middle Carter Mountain, Carter Dome, Mt. Hight Green's Grant, NH, Bean's Purchase, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Carter-Moriah Trail on the way to South Carter Route: Nineteen Mile Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, (South Carter Mountain), Carter-Moriah Trail, (Middle Carter Mountain), Carter-Moriah Trail, (South Carter Mountain), Carter-Moriah Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, (Carter Dome), Carter-Moriah Trail, (Mt. Hight), Carter-Moriah Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Nineteen Mile Trail While I had technically hiked the Carters in summer, I had yet to hike them in actual summer weather. With a decent forecast, I decided to give them a shot in good weather. While I found the Nineteen Mile Brook dull as usual (once again, I wish there were better footing on it), the Carter Dome Trail was popping with greenery. Reaching South Carter, I had decent southeastern views from the hidden near-summit vista. After having a sandwich, I headed over to Middle Carter under increasingly cloudy skies. The views from the Middle Carter vistas were good, though the Presidentials were hiding in the clouds. After passing back over South Carter, I took the Carter Dome Trail up to Carter Dome - amazingly, there wasn't any mud to be seen on this segment of trail (a far cry from summer 2009 hiking!). The views from the summit vista on Carter Dome were decent, but not quite enough to keep me hanging around. Instead, I decided to have sandwich number two on Mt. Hight, enjoying the panoramic views and cool, breezy conditions. Other than stopping to cut up a blowdown, the descent was fairly bland. Nonetheless, despite occasional dark clouds, no rain fell. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: South Carter Mountain Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Heavy Destination: Middle Carter Mountain Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Moderate Views: Excellent Crowds: Moderate Destination: Carter Dome Length: Difficult Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Moderate Destination: Mt. Hight Length: Difficult Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Moderate Views: Excellent Crowds: Moderate Hike Stats Date Hiked: Sunday, July 19, 2009 Hike Commenced: 9:06 AM Parking Elevation: 1,485' Destination: South Carter Mountain Ascent Commenced: 9:06 AM Summit Reached: 11:06 AM Time Elapsed: 02:00 Trailhead Elevation: 1,485' Summit Elevation: 4,430' Vertical Gain: 3,015' Destination: Middle Carter Mountain Ascent Commenced: 11:25 AM Summit Reached: 11:59 AM Time Elapsed: 00:34 Trailhead Elevation: 4,430' Summit Elevation: 4,610' Vertical Gain: 595' Destination: Carter Dome Ascent Commenced: 12:05 PM Summit Reached: 1:39 PM Time Elapsed: 01:34 Trailhead Elevation: 4,675' Summit Elevation: 4,832' Vertical Gain: 1,307' Destination: Mt. Hight Ascent Commenced: 1:44 PM Summit Reached: 2:08 PM Time Elapsed: 00:24 Trailhead Elevation: 4,832' Summit Elevation: 4,675' Vertical Gain: 165' Hike Ended: 4:56 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 07:50 Hike Vertical Gain: 5,162' The Nineteen Mile Brook Trail trailhead on Route 16 Looking at the Baldfaces from near the summit of South Carter The Carter-Moriah Trail between South and Middle Carter Looking at the Baldfaces, Eastman, and Kearsarge North from near the summit of Middle Carter The Carter Dome Trail to Carter Dome Looking at the Carters from Carter Dome The Carter-Moriah Trail near Mt. Hight Looking toward Jackson from Mt. Hight Directions to trailhead: Take Route 16 North past the Mt. Washington Auto Road entrance. Shortly thereafter, the Nineteen Mile Brook Trail WMNF fee parking area and trailhead are on the right side of the road, immediately after the brook. Back to South Carter Mountain Profile Back to Middle Carter Mountain Profile Back to Carter Dome Profile Back to Mt. Hight Profile
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