Home
States
Colorado
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York
Rhode Island
Utah
Vermont
View All
Lists
NE 4,000 Footers
NE 100 Highest
NH 4,000 Footers
NH 100 Highest
NH 52 With A View
NH Belknap Range
NH Ossipee 10
Links
Trail Conditions
Trip Log
Sunrises
Sunsets
About
|
Mt. Roberts
Moultonborough, NH
Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below.

Looking up the Mt. Roberts Trail
Route: Mt. Roberts Trail
After two days off the trails, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to head out for a few hours. While I was leaning toward something in the Ferncroft area, I didn't quite have enough time to pull it off, so I decided to head down to the Ossipees.
Arriving at an empty hiker parking lot near the bottling plant, I barebooted over to the Mt. Roberts Trail, strapped on my snowshoes, and commenced trail breaking. Down low there was only about two inches of new snow, but as I ascended, it increased to about four inches, and upward of half a foot in a few select places.
The vast ledges of this hike seem to always surprise me - they take up a significant amount of the total distance. What amazing views.
The views from the summit weren't quite as strong, as points beyond the Sandwich Range were in the clouds (though I could get a few glimpses of the Presidentials).
I stopped briefly on the descent at the viewpoint along the lower portion of the trail to catch the early stages of the sunset - while it was tempting to wait around for the full show, I was nonetheless short on time. It ended up setting while I was nearing the end of the trail, but I was still able to get some later stage colors from the vistas near the parking area.
Hike Ratings |
Getting To Trailhead: |
Easy |
Destination: |
Mt. Roberts |
Length: |
Moderate |
Steepness: |
Moderate |
Navigation: |
Easy |
Views: |
Excellent |
Crowds: |
Minimal |
|
Hike Stats |
Date Hiked: |
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 |
Hike Commenced: |
3:24 PM |
Parking Elevation: |
1,240' |
Destination: |
Mt. Roberts |
Ascent Commenced: |
3:30 PM |
Summit Reached: |
4:37 PM |
Time Elapsed: |
01:07 |
Trailhead Elevation: |
1,250' |
Summit Elevation: |
2,582' |
Distance: |
2.5 miles |
Vertical Gain: |
1,407' |
|
|
Hike Ended: |
5:50 PM |
Hike Time Elapsed: |
02:26 |
Hike Vertical Gain: |
1,582' |
|

Mt. Roberts Trail trailhead near the horse barn
Looking at Black Snout from the Mt. Roberts summit.
The sunset as seen from the knob near the Mt. Roberts Trail

Sunset colors as seen from the road near the Mt. Roberts Trail trailhead

Directions to trailhead: Take Route 109 South from Route 25. Bear left onto Route 171. Shortly thereafter, take a left onto Ossipee Park Road. The small hiker parking lot is located just after the gatehouse, on the right. Continue on the road on foot, taking a left at the intersection. The Mt. Roberts Trail trailhead is located at the corner of the field near the barn.
Back to Mt. Roberts Profile
|