Trip report

Mount Livermore and Cotton Loop Hike

Half Day Hike DATE: 05/16/2020 - 05/16/2020

Trip/Event Location: Holderness, NH

Trip Leader(s): tdefauw , jkelaghan

Max # People: 7

Trip Guiding / Event Fee: No, I will not be asking participants for money

Difficulty Level: Moderate

Join us for a loop hike over Mount Cotton and Livermore in the Squam Range, with beautiful views of Squam Lake, where On Golden Pond was filmed.    This is a 5 mile loop hike with about 1000

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Driving directions to the location and spot to meet at:

On the GPS, you can put "Cotton Mountain trailhead" to get to the trailhead.   From the intersection of Rt 175 and Rt 3 in Holderness, take Rt 3 south fo 1.1 mile, turn left onto Rt 113, and the trailhead will be on the left in 1.1 mile.


Trip Report/Photos
Featured Photo

We had a beautiful day for a loop hike of Mount Cotton and Livermore.  Temperatures were near 70, there was no snow, and we had an easy walk with great conversation with some great guys (two guys we had not meet before, and one guy that we met on a hike we led last year).    There was one guy that unfortunately went to the wrong trailhead, and we weren't able to connect as there was no cell phone coverage.    We walked up the Mount Cotton Trail, and then undulated by going down and then up to Mount Livermore, where we had lunch.    We decided to go down Old Mountain Rd to Old Highway instead of doing the Prescott Trail.    On the way down we saw old stone walls and an old cemetary.    The only thing that would have made the hike better would have been if we could have gone to a coffee shop and continued the conversation!    

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What Members Are Saying About This Trip/Event

  • Thank you, Thad and Joe, for leading the hike at Cotton and Livermore, two little gems with so much to see and appreciate. And thank you for making the day so much fun! John - NHGuy1028
  • Thank you, Thad and Joe, for leading the hike at Cotton and Livermore, two little gems with so much to see and appreciate. And thank you for making the day so much fun! John - NHGuy1028

Members That Participated

tdefauw

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


Plymouth, NH


United States
jkelaghan

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate


Plymouth, NH


United States
naked_climber

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


Wells River, VT


United States
Cblaiz

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate


Manchester, NH


United States
NHGuy1028

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate


Merrimack, NH


United States
Mark S

Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous


Manchester, NH


United States
NHGuy1028 May 26, 2020 at 8:23 PM

Comment: Thank you, Thad and Joe, for leading the hike at Cotton and Livermore, two little gems with so much to see and appreciate. And thank you for making the day so much fun! John

NHGuy1028 May 17, 2020 at 9:07 AM

Comment: Thank you, Thad and Joe, for leading the hike at Cotton and Livermore, two little gems with so much to see and appreciate. And thank you for making the day so much fun! John

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