Full Day Hike |
CANCELLED-Carter Dome & Mt. Hight Meeting Time: 9:30 AM Event Coordinator: MOPinkham Notch, NH US Max # People: 10 Trip Guiding / Event Fee: No, I will not be asking participants for money
Difficulty Level:
Moderate to Strenuous |
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SUMMARY: The views are spectacular!!! We’ll take the Nineteen Mile Brook Trail to the Carter Lakes / Carter Notch Hut (3.8 miles). Then we’ll take a left onto the Carter Moriah Trail (part of the AT) to Carter Dome (1.2 miles). Heading north from there we’ll continue to Mt. Hight (.8 miles). Mt. Hight has 360 degree views and minimal elevation gain. Then ,via Zeta Pass, we’ll make out way down via the Carter Dome Trail back to the Nineteen Mile Brook Trail to parking (4.4 miles). Approximate Distance: 10.2 miles Approximate Elevation Gain: 3,530 feet Estimate Time: 7.5 hrs (with breaks & lunch) Note: This hike is subject to cancellation in the event of inclement weather. Hiking Essentials: See the following link for recommendations from GayOutdoors: |
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Driving directions to the location and spot to meet at: Directions to Nineteen Mile Trail head (from the south) – or just adjust your departure location in the link below: From the intersection of route 302 and route 16 (Glen, NH) trail parking is 15.5 miles up route 16. About 1 mile north of the Mt. Washington Auto Road. |