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Smaller hike with a great view of the Saco River Valley.


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1.6

Miles

2.6

KM

Point to Point

2,608' 795 m

High

921' 281 m

Low

1,687' 514 m

Up

0' 0 m

Down

20%

Avg Grade (11°)

47%

Max Grade (25°)

Dogs Off-leash

Features Fall Colors · Spring · Views · Wildlife

Family Friendly A relatively short trail with a beautiful view.

Directions leading to Eagle Ridge Road for trailhead parking are inaccurate. Eagle Ridge Resort is a private area and does not allow parking in the gravel lot near the fire pond as indicated by google maps directions. Best alternative: Park at the Mt. Kearsarge North trail-head and hike up to the connector to Bartlett Mtn. The connector is not obvious and needs to be mapped. It is visible on other mapping apps however.

Description

A low-traffic trail with great views of the Moat Mountain ridge and Saco River Valley. Park in a gravel parking area on the east end of Eagle Ridge Road.

The path starts off a cross-country ski trail (seen on the imagery). The trail has a short approach followed by a continuous incline of moderate difficulty through hardwood forests and ending in spruce/fir forests and exposed granite. A great trail for intermediate hikers as well as for a family outing. It is 1.6 miles one-way (3.2 round-trip).

Once you've admired the views and the mining history, simply return the way that you came.

Special feature: There is an old mining exploration site next to the trail which will look like a large four-foot wide hole in the granite and is seven feet deep.

Flora & Fauna

Typical northern hardwood transitional forest. Sugar and red maples, paper birch, red spruce and balsam fir.

Contacts

Shared By:

Kyle Ball with improvements by Mark Bormann

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#152

in New Hampshire

#7,307

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