4,319 ft | Hancock | 1 route
Feels like -7°F
Recent Precipitation
Rain: 0.01" (24h) · 0.03" (48h)
Snow: 0.1" (24h) · 0.2" (48h)
Below freezing at all elevations
~1.8°F drop per 1,000ft
Best Hiking Window
Avoid Sunday and Monday entirely due to the active Wind Chill Warning and arctic airmass in place. Conditions begin to moderate slightly on Tuesday as high pressure moves overhead, but temperatures remain extremely cold with overnight lows near -13°F Monday into Tuesday. Wednesday, March 4 or later, when the forecast shows a high of 24°F and the arctic airmass has retreated, represents the earliest reasonable window — and only for hikers with full winter mountaineering experience and proper gear. An early morning start on a clear, calmer day is always recommended for winter objectives in this range.
Trail: Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail
Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular
“Perfect conditions, spikes to the loop then switched to snowshoes but saw a few people who were fine with just spikes, went up north then butt slid down south. Great day.”
Trail: Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail
Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts
“Lollipop stick portion of the trail is well packed. The lollipop loop portion itself was very steep going to either peak. The two of us went up North Peak and across to South and down. On the way over to South we ran into a 30-year old, over 6' tall, and built like a NE Patriots defensive back on snowshoes who traversed like a moose up there. In all we saw three other hikers all wearing snowshoes. With the snow being so dry and the exposure to winds I'm thinking the drifts on the lollipop will remain from day-to-day.”
Trail: Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail
Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts
“couple snowshoers out ahead of me so I went with spikes until the Cedar Brook Junction. Then snowshoes until returning to the car. The two ahead of me went left at the split so I went right figuring we could share the trail breaking duties. I didn’t pass them until finally on my way up North. some huge drifts up to the tits up high and a jungle gym of trees over the trail. par for the course right now. you definitely need snow shoes for the loop but spikes will suffice down low. with maybe a half dozen snowshoers out there today this one will be ripe for the weekend.”
South peak of Mount Hancock with limited views. Usually done as a loop with the North Peak.
Elevation
4,319 ft
Range
Hancock
Rank
#26 of 48
Difficulty
Moderate
Coordinates
44.0733, -71.4869
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