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	Wildcat A, Carter Dome 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. Looking up the monorail on the Wildcat Ridge Trail Route: Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Wildcat Ridge Trail, (Wildcat A), Wildcat Ridge Trail, Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Carter Moriah Trail, (Carter Dome), Carter Moriah Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Nineteen Mile Brook Trail My intent was to head up to Wildcat A, then go as far north as I could. Things started off decently - the Nineteen Mile Brook Trail was mostly bare, with the exception of the last half mile or so leading to the height of land. Once at the height of land, I put on my crampons and started the ascent up the Wildcat Ridge Trail. While the trail was fairly firm less than two weeks earlier, the monorail was an absolute mess on this day - very narrow and not at all strong. Thus, lots of slipping and postholing. The slide, fortunately, was much easier to cross than the last few times - a third of the crossing was bare in fact. The views from the near-summit ledge were good, though hazy and cloudy. Nonetheless, a lot better than my recent trip into a snowstorm. After a slow descent, I made my way down to the Carter-Moriah Trail junction. Expecting to be dealing with ice, I kept my crampons on. Other than a short stretch down low, the steeps ended up being completely bare and dry - thus the crampons were slightly excessive. Above the steeps, the monorail made its return. Though not quite as bad as the Wildcat Ridge Trail monorail, it was still pretty poor. Finally arriving at the summit of Carter Dome (unfortunately, the massive snowdrift that had allowed tremendous views had melted significantly, thus resulting in the peak only having normal views), I decided to visit with some folks who had just climbed it via the north. After having some lunch, I decided to call it a day - I couldn't imagine the trek over to South Carter being particularly enjoyable in these conditions. Not too far below Zeta Pass, the Carter Dome Trail was mostly bare - perhaps spring is finally beating winter! Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Wildcat A Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Moderate Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Destination: Carter Dome Length: Difficult Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Saturday, May 2, 2009 Hike Commenced: 8:15 AM Parking Elevation: 1,485' Destination: Wildcat A Ascent Commenced: 8:15 AM Summit Reached: 10:55 AM Time Elapsed: 02:40 Trailhead Elevation: 1,485' Summit Elevation: 4,422' Distance: 4.3 miles Vertical Gain: 3,007' Destination: Carter Dome Ascent Commenced: 11:11 AM Summit Reached: 1:09 PM Time Elapsed: 01:58 Trailhead Elevation: 4,422' Summit Elevation: 4,832' Vertical Gain: 1,574' Hike Ended: 5:10 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 08:55 Hike Vertical Gain: 4,661' The Nineteen Mile Brook Trail trailhead off Route 16 Looking at the Carters from near the Wildcat A summit The Nineteen Mile Brook Trail on the way to Carter Dome Looking at Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Adams, and Mt. Madison from the Carter Dome viewpoint 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 Wildcat A Profile Back to Carter Dome Profile
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