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Owl's Head, New Hampshire
An unrewarding long day to bag another Northeast 4,000 footer
An unrewarding long day to bag another Northeast 4,000 footer
Moderate
18.6 mi
29.9 km
29.9 km
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An unrewarding long day to bag another Northeast 4,000 footer
Community Trips
Hike to Owl's Head via Black Pond bushwack, a common route that cuts off about a mile of hiking and two stream crossings from the approach to the Owl's Head Slide.
Today I picked up my dad's car early and drove to NH for a very long climb up Owl's Head mountain in the Pemigewasset Wilderness of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Owl's Head is a very remote mountain that is about 8.8 miles from the trailhead at the Hancock Campground off the Kangamangus Highway (route 112). When I got to the trailhead at noon I noticed people with mountain...
Drove to Lincoln New Hampshire the night before a big snow storm hits. Hike into the woods 3.24 miles, set up camp, get DUMPED on by about 18" of snow and 30 mph wind... and then hike out the next morning.
13.35 Miles Round Trip, first 3 miles or so are flat and easy. 3 Steep inclines.
Bill and I planned on hitting up Nausett Tentsite and hopefully Mt. Jackson or Pierce in order to catch the fourth of July fireworks planned from Bretton Woods. Unfortunately, with severe thunderstorms in the forecast, we had to make a quick change of plans and head to lower ground and more accessible campsites. Bill thought of Lincoln Woods with the hopes of hitting the Franconia Brook tentisites. Upon...
With fair weather predicted, and probably one of the lowest snowfall totals for a New England winter, it was decided to target one of NH’s White Mountains’ remotest hills, Owl’s Head. Being a long slog in the cold, we also settled on this being our introductory to winter camping to help break up our trip. Packs loaded, and coffees finished, Bill and I headed from Lincoln Woods over the suspension bridge to...
#45I must admit that 18 mountain miles and 12 hours on the trail is about my limit. But it is certainly worth the effort. The view from the Bondcliff summit is tremendous. It is perhaps the best views of any summit in the White Mountains. One of my favorite hikes of all time.
