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Bayle Mountain
Ossipee, NH

Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below.
Looking up the trail to Bayle Mountain
Looking up the trail to Bayle Mountain

Route: Unknown snowmobile trail, red blazed trail, (Bayle Mountain), red blazed trail, unknown snowmobile trail

Since it was such a nice day, I decided to do a smaller, local hike after having done a few larger hikes in the last week.

The snowmobile trail was in good shape - recently widened, regraded, and hayed. The Bayle Mountain Trail was also in good shape - dry and freshly reblazed.

The views from the top were excellent as usual - it's easy to spend a lot of time there. While July had been a decent month in terms of log book entries, no one had signed it in the past ten days. Nonetheless, since I knew from my last visit that the book was filling up quickly, I brought up a new log book and pen, so that it will make it through the fall.

While there were a few mosquitoes out, they weren't an issue if you kept moving.

Another great day on Bayle Mountain!


Hike Ratings
Getting To Trailhead: Moderate
Destination: Bayle Mountain
Length: Moderate
Steepness: Difficult
Navigation: Easy
Views: Excellent
Crowds: Minimal


Hike Stats
Date Hiked: Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Hike Commenced: 3:55 PM
Parking Elevation: 1,040'
Destination: Bayle Mountain
Ascent Commenced: 4:00 PM
Summit Reached: 4:20 PM
Time Elapsed: 00:20
Trailhead Elevation: 1,100'
Summit Elevation: 1,853'
Vertical Gain: 763'
Hike Vertical Gain: 873'


The trailhead to the trail to the Bayle Mountain summit
The trailhead to the trail to the Bayle Mountain summit

Looking at the Nickerson Mountains from the Bayle Mountain summit - Click to enlarge
Looking at the Nickerson Mountains from the Bayle Mountain summit

Topographic map of Bayle Mountain


Directions to trailhead: From Route 16 South in West Ossipee, take a right onto Pine Hill Road. At the end of Pine Hill Road, take a right onto Ossipee Mountain Road. 2015 update: There is now a parking area off Marble Road, past Connor Pond.

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