DMH Summer 2026 Hikes

July

Jacob, Phil and Ruby at the Denmark Parade July 4, 2025

July 3 – No hike. If you want to march in the Denmark 4th of July parade, contact Phil Johnson at Phil Johnson<psj56@yahoo.com>

July 10 – Easy – Mount Tire’m (1,073 ft), Waterford, ME – 1.75 mi RT,  554 ft. elevation gain.  RT hiking 1 hour.  RT driving 1.5 hours. (HL – Dale Nelson)

July 17 – Dual Hikes – Easy– Redstone Quarry (985 ft), North Conway, NH – 3.0 mi RT, 100 ft elevation gain.  RT hiking 2 hours.  RT driving 1 hour. (HL – Jeff Sturgis)

Difficult – South Moat (2,771 ft), Albany, NH – 5.4 mi RT, 2200 ft. elevation gain. RT hiking 4 hours. RT driving – 1.5 hours. (HL – Gordon Farrell)

July 24 – Easy – Province Pond (1,526 ft), Chatham, NH – 3.2 mi RT, 400 ft. elevation gain.  RT hiking 2.5 hours.  RT driving 1.25 hours. (HL – Dale Nelson)

July 31 – Easy – Peary Mountain (984 ft), Brownfield.  2 mi RT, 584 ft. elevation gain. RT hiking 1.5 hr. RT driving .5 hour. (HL – Gordon Farrell) This will be our Allen Crabtree Memorial Hike with refreshments and a remembrance at the summit. Please bring goodies to share as we honor the memory of our good friend and leader for his service to our group. 

Allen Crabtree in 1963, forever the Boy Scout

August

August 7 Dual Hikes – Easy – Shell Pond, Lovell, ME – 2 mi RT, 187’ elevation gain. RT hiking 1.5 hr. RT driving 1.5 hours. (HL – Jeff Sturgis)

Difficult – Caribou Mountain (2,828 ft), Evans Notch, ME – 6.8 mi RT, 1,950 ft. elevation gain.  RT hiking 5 hours.  RT driving 2 hours. (HL – Greg Moulton)

August 14 – Easy – Mt Cutler (1,232 ft)Hiram, ME. – 3.1 mi RT, 832 ft elevation gain. RT hiking time 3.0 hours.  Rt driving time .5 hour. (HL – Greg Moulton)

August 21– Easy – Mountain Pond (1,650 ft), Jackson, NH.  2.6 mi RT, 78 ft. elevation gain.  RT hiking 2.0 hours.  RT driving 2 hours. (HL – Polly Lombardi)

August 28 – Easy – Douglas Mountain (1,416 ft), Sebago, ME – 2.4 mi RT, 486 ft. elevation gain.  RT hiking time 2.5 hours.  RT driving .75 hour. (HL – Jeff Sturgis) 

September

September 4 – Easy – Patterson Hill (965 ft), Lovell, ME. 2.2 mi RT, 516 ft. of elevation gain.  RT hiking 2 hours.  RT driving 1.5 hours. (HL – Dale Nelson)

September 11 – Dual Hikes –  Easy – Church Pond (1,251 ft.), Kancamagus Hwy, NH – 2.8 mi RT, 50 ft. elevation.  RT hiking 1.5 hours.  RT driving 2.0 hours. (HL – Jeff Sturgis)

Difficult – Middle Sister (3,340 ft), Albany, NH – 7 mi RT,  2,100 ft elevation gain.  RT hiking 6  hours.  RT driving 2.0 hours. (HL – Greg Moulton)

September 18 – Easy – Bald Ledge (1,187 ft), Porter, ME – 2.5 mi RT, 270 ft elevation gain.  RT hiking 2.5 hours.  RT driving 1 hour. (HL – Jeff Sturgis)

September 25 – Easy – Chamberlain Ledge (938 ft), Madison NH – 2.3 mi RT, 518 ft elevation gain. RT hiking 1.5 hours. RT driving 1.5 hours. (HL – Polly Lombardi)