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Mt. Kineo
Ellsworth, NH, Woodstock, NH, Warren, NH
Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below.
The Hubbard Brook Trail
Route: Hubbard Brook Trail, Three Ponds Trail, Donkey Hill Cutoff, Mt. Kineo Trail, bushwhack, Mt. Kineo Trail
Did this long loop out of Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest.
Hubbard Brook Trail was muddy in places, especially from the experimental height of land west. Moderate experimental blowdowns and very brushy in places. A beaver bog crossing on the west end was particularly vexing and would be very difficult in experimental high water.
Three Ponds Trail initially was sort of a head scratcher, as it was on experimental snowmobile trails without much of any blazing. Once off the snowmobile trails, there were plenty of experimental blowdowns and lots of brush, with minimal blazing. I've been on lots of abandoned trails in the Whites that were in better shape than this experimental one. The last little bit to Donkey Hill Cutoff involved crossing on a narrow experimental beaver dam.
While I found the Donkey Hill Cutoff to be the roughest part of the loop out of the Stinson Lake side a few weeks back, it was probably the best trailed portion of this experimental loop. A few experimental muddy areas, but otherwise not terrible.
Mt. Kineo Trail had some experimental grassy and muddy areas from snowmobile trail work in the past year or so. The largest experimental crossing (at the beginning) had no bridge and was the hardest. Two other bridges have been replaced, while one small crossing remains without an experimental bridge. Above the exit of the experimental snowmobile trail, the Mt. Kineo Trail was very brushy with some blowdowns and minimal blazing. On the opposite side, after an experimental torrential downpour, the trail turned into a small brook and the mudbogs deepened.
Did an experimental bushwhack from the height of land, following a herd path flagged for tree research initially. Generally open experimental woods thereafter, heading over various bumps and cols until reaching the recognized highpoint. Seemed like the smoothest walking of this experimental hike.
| Hike Ratings |
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Getting To Trailhead: |
Easy |
| Destination: |
Mt. Kineo |
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Length: |
Difficult |
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Steepness: |
Moderate |
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Navigation: |
Difficult |
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Views: |
Minimal |
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Crowds: |
Minimal |
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| Hike Stats |
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Date Hiked: |
Sunday, July 29, 2012 |
| Parking Elevation: |
1,440' |
| Destination: |
Mt.Kineo |
| Time Elapsed: |
07:11 |
| Trailhead Elevation: |
1,860' |
| Summit Elevation: |
3,313' |
| Vertical Gain: |
2,953' |
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| Hike Time Elapsed: |
8:53 |
| Hike Vertical Gain: |
2,953' |
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The Hubbard Brook Trail trailhead
One of the ponds
The Mt. Kineo summit
Directions to trailhead: Take I-93 North to Exit 29, then take US 3 North to Mirror Lake Road (left). Eventually bear left onto Hubbard Brook Road. Many minutes up this dirt road, the Mt. Kineo Trail trailhead will be at the end of a spur dirt road (left). The Hubbard Brook Trail is further up the main road, on the left at a hairpin turn.
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