Moderate – Peaked Mountain (1,734 ft), North Conway, NH – 4.2 mi RT, 1,200 ft elevation gain. RT hiking time 3.5 hours. Driving Time: just a bit more than one hour RT from Denmark.
Trailhead: The trail begins at the Pudding Pond parking area that is located on on the right side (south) of Thompson road 0.3 miles up from North Conway. Address: 252 Thompson Rd, North Conway, NH 03860 Here are the GPS coordinates to plug into your map thing:
44.04507, -71.1112 or a Google Maps LINK
Trailhead and parking area. To get there, the old fashioned way by following written directions: turn east onto Artists Falls Road from Rt. 16, 1.9 miles north of the southern junction with Rt. 302 and 2.8 miles south of the southern junction with Rt. 16A. Drive 0.5 miles and take a right onto Thompson Road. Continue 0.3 miles up around a left turn to the roadside parking area on the right side. Take note, there is strict no-parking policy in all areas around the trailhead.
Peaked Mountain is one of several hikes we enjoy in the Green Mountain Preserve that is adjacent to North Conway. This area is owned and managed by the Nature Conservancy but is part of a larger matrix of contiguous conservation lands that include Conway town land, the Conway State Forest and the White Mountain National Forest. The Green Mtn Preserve has over 50 miles of hiking trails that include routes to the summits of Middle Mountain, Peaked Mountain and Black Cap, and also lead to the town’s Pudding Pond conservation area.
Map. Link to All-Trails
Meeting Time: Plan to leave Denmark Church at 8:30 am. Looks like the carpoolers should arrive by 9:10 am. What the weather will do between now and then,,, who knows? Bring your micro-spikes.
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