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 D Pinkham's Grant, NH, Bean's Grant, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Looking up the old gondola line Route: Old gondola lift line, Wildcat Ridge Trail, (Wildcat D), unknown trail, Upper Polecat, Upper Lynx, Middle Lynx, Midway, Catenary, Lower Polecat In the midst of some poor weather, I decided to head up to Wildcat for a quick exercise hike. Arriving at the parking lot, I realized I was in the midst of a light snowstorm with moderate winds. Since it looked recently mowed, I decided to head straight up the old gondola line. As I climbed, the winds and snow picked up. I also had to proceed with more caution, as there was an inch or so of snow and a decent amount of ice. By the time I reached the top of the ski area, it was a full fledged snowstorm. After reaching the summit, I took an alterative trail back down to the top of the ski area. For the descent, I took the Lynx trail to the Caternary trail. The high altitude areas were rather windy - windy enough that I had to use my face mask for the first time this season. Is it really October? Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Wildcat D Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Minimal (due to weather) Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Hike Commenced: 3:59 PM Parking Elevation: 1,960' Destination: Wildcat D Ascent Commenced: 4:01 PM Summit Reached: 5:01 PM Time Elapsed: 01:00 Trailhead Elevation: 1,950' Summit Elevation: 4,062' Vertical Gain: 2,012' Hike Ended: 5:57 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 01:58 Hike Vertical Gain: 2,122' Looking up at the old gondola terminal and lift line The old Wildcat Gondola summit terminal in a snow storm Directions to trailhead: Take Route 16 North from Jackson to the Wildcat Ski Area entrance. The old gondola terminal is located between the current gondola terminal and the upper lodge. Back to Wildcat D Profile
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