Trip/Event Location: Albany, NHUS
Trip Leader(s): dpbyrnes
Max # People: 12
Trip Guiding / Event Fee: No, I will not be asking participants for money
Difficulty Level: Moderate to Strenuous
Join me for this 9.3 mile loop hike, which will encompass the teep Carter Ledges, the Three Sisters and the summit of Mount Chocorua. While not a 4000-footer, Mount Chocorua has the feel of one.
FROM POINTS SOUTH CONVENIENT TO ROUTE 93: Take Route 93 to Exit 23. Take Route 104 East for 8.2 miles. Turn onto Route 3 and follow for 0.9 miles to the intersection with Route 25. Take Route 25 for 19 miles and then turn onto Route 113 East. Follow NH 113 for 2.9 miles. Just after the village of Tamworth, turn right onto Page Hill Road. Follow this for 3 miles to Route 16 in Chocorua (NOTE: If you stay on NH 113, you'll get to the same point.). Take Route 16 North for 6 miles to the Davies Campground and General Store (on your left just before Moulton Drive).
FROM POINTS SOUTH CONVENIENT TO ROUTE 16: From Portsmouth, NH, drive Route 16 North for roughly 70.8 miles to the Davies Campground and General Store (see above).
The trailhead parking area is accessed by a dirt road off NH Rt 16 behind Davies Campground and General Store, 6.1 miles south of the juntion with the Kancamagus Hwy (Rt 112) in Conway. Look for a white Honda CRV.
Free parking: June 13th is National Get Outdoors Day and no pass fees are charged for this day according to the White Mountain National Forest Web site. And there are decent camping bathrooms at the lot.
For GPS Users: 43.939451, -71.225266 (approximate address 2509 NH Route 16; Albany, NH – at the intersection of Moulton Drive).
Meeting Time: 8:30 AM.
It was a great hiking day; the weather was exactly what you’d want for a hike. Unfortunately, there were two different start times listed originally so I emailed and posted an update to everyone but not sure if everyone saw it. Our start time was 8:30 and we were a few guys short, but we started out shortly afterwards. In typical Murphy’s Law, Verizon had no signal in the parking lot, so I didn’t realize they were both on their way but running late. Apologies guys, hope you still had a great hiking day with your hiking partner. Anyway, nine of us headed out going up Piper trail until we reached Nickerson Ledge we split up at. Fred, Bob and Randy continued up Piper and the rest of us headed up to Carter Ledges, which led us to the Middle Sister peak. Either direction a good work out for all! We reconnected on the ridge and hiked over to Chocorua. Decent number of folks at the summit but not too crowded. After a lunch break (thanks for the peanut brittle Olavo!) we headed back down with all of us in the parking lot by 3:45. At 9.2 miles it was a strong hike for (the many of us) getting back into hiking conditioning. Second apology for some of the flipped photos, not sure why the website is doing it and don’t have time to deal with it today. We look to fix tomorrow.
Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous
Outdoor Fitness Level: Strenuous
Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate
