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	Zealand Mountain, Mt. Guyot, Mt. Bond (West Peak), Mt. Bond, Bondcliff Bethlehem, NH, Livermore, NH, Lincoln, NH Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Crossing the pond on the way to the Zealand Hut Route: Zealand Road, Zealand Trail, pond, Twinway, spur trail, (Zealand Mountain), spur trail, Twinway, (Mt. Guyot), Twinway, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Trail, (West Bond), West Bond Trail, Bondcliff Trail, (Mt. Bond), Bondcliff Trail, (Bondcliff), Bondcliff Trail, Wilderness Trail, Lincoln Woods Trail With a rare winter 2011 Bonds opportunity, we decided to give a go. With a crust in the lower elevations, we made the decision to head north to south, as to climb above it as quickly as possible, for as easy as possible trailbreaking. It was fairly smooth sailing to the hut. Shortly after passing the hut, the tracks ran out and the trailbreaking began. The trail was a little bit tough to follow from Zeacliff to Zealand, however based upon memory and logic, we were able to follow it, while breaking out 6-12" of powder with deeper drifts. Zealand gave its classic late winter view near the summit of the Twins. Beyond Zealand, the trail was still a bit tough to follow, but we eventually found ourselves on Guyot with superb views. Continuing onward, we headed through the Guyot Campsite col and to the West Bond Spur junction. Eventually reaching West Bond, we had great views once again under blue skies, though there were clouds in every direction in the distance. Continuing with the trailbreaking, we eventually topped out on Bond, where we had yet again great views. Our trailbreaking finally ended in the Bondcliff col, where we reached bare ground, and then, on the other side of Bondcliff, freshly broken out trail. Though not well packed out due to limited traffic and the crust in the lower elevations, it was nice to be able to go into autopilot mode, rather than trying to trailbreak and trailfind in the dark. Due to the snowpack and previous cold weather, we were able to follow the brookbed down from crossing 4 to crossing 3, saving a little bit of time. The Wilderness and Lincoln Woods trails were tedious at the end of the day, but upon reaching the parking lot, it was nice to know we had made it across the Bonds this winter. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Difficult Destination: Zealand Mountain Length: Difficult Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Difficult Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Destination: Mt. Guyot Length: Very Difficult Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Difficult Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Destination: Mt. Bond (West Peak) Length: Very Difficult Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Difficult Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Destination: Mt. Bond Length: Very Difficult Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Difficult Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Destination: Bondcliff Length: Very Difficult Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Difficult Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Friday, March 4, 2011 Hike Commenced: 6:44 AM Parking Elevation: 1,480' Destination: Zealand Mountain Ascent Commenced: 8:12 AM Summit Reached: 12:10 PM Time Elapsed: 03:58 Trailhead Elevation: 2,000' Summit Elevation: 4,260' Vertical Gain: 2,490' Destination: Mt. Guyot Ascent Commenced: 12:19 PM Summit Reached: 1:27 PM Time Elapsed: 01:08 Trailhead Elevation: 4,260' Summit Elevation: 4,580' Vertical Gain: 640' Destination: Mt. Bond (West Peak) Ascent Commenced: 1:30 PM Summit Reached: 2:27 PM Time Elapsed: 00:57 Trailhead Elevation: 4,580' Summit Elevation: 4,540' Distance: 1.3 miles Vertical Gain: 470' Destination: Mt. Bond Ascent Commenced: 2:31 PM Summit Reached: 3:16 PM Time Elapsed: 00:45 Trailhead Elevation: 4,540' Summit Elevation: 4,698' Distance: 1 mile Vertical Gain: 448' Destination: Bondcliff Ascent Commenced: 3:23 PM Summit Reached: 4:15 PM Time Elapsed: 00:52 Trailhead Elevation: 4,698' Summit Elevation: 4,265' Distance: 1.2 miles Vertical Gain: 285' Hike Ended: 8:07 PM Hike Time Elapsed: 13:23 Hike Vertical Gain: 5,053' The Zealand Trail trailhead at the end of Zealand Road Looking at the Twins from near the highpoint of Zealand Mountain Drifted snow between Zealand and Guyot The Presidentials as seen from Mt. Guyot Heading over South Guyot to West Bond on the Bondcliff Trail Looking over the Bondcliff Ridge at Mt. Carrigain from West Bond Looking up the Bondcliff Trail on the way to Mt. Bond Looking at South Twin from Mt. Bond Looking up the Bondcliff Trail at Bondcliff Looking Anderson, Lowell, Carrigain, and Hancock from Bondcliff Directions to trailhead: Take US 302 west from Bartlett past Bretton Woods Ski Area. In winter, there is a parking area on the right side of US 302, just prior to the gated and closed Zealand Road. The Zealand WMNF fee parking area and Zealand Trail trailhead are located at the end of Zealand Road. Back to Zealand Mountain Profile Back to Mt. Guyot Profile Back to Mt. Bond - West Peak Profile Back to Mt. Bond Profile Back to Bondcliff Profile
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