2,582 ft | Ossipee Range | 0 routes
Feels like 71°F
~4°F drop per 1,000ft
Best Hiking Window
Friday is strongly preferred — dry trails, mild temperatures around 71°F, and very light winds make for ideal conditions. Saturday brings a 41% chance of rain and Sunday increases to 61%, degrading trail surfaces and reducing enjoyment. If hiking Saturday or Sunday, an early morning start is recommended to get ahead of precipitation.
Trail: Mt. Roberts Trail, High Ridge Trail, Faraway Mountain Trail
Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches
“Mostly dry on the trail with some icy spots 1/8th of a mile from the summit. Micro spikes worked well.The high ridge trail still has quite a few areas with monorails with a mix of blue ice, could inches of granular snow and in some spot knee deep post holes. The Faraway Mtn trail was 95% dry trail. All of the water crossings were rock hoppable.”
Trail: Mt. Roberts Trail
Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Small Patches
“I did not bring along my Hillsounds with the thinking that the most expansive icy areas would be in the flat hollow between the last lookout to the lake and the top. I was thinking careful foot placement would be ok. There was patchy snow/ice from the trailhead up to the last view of Lake Winnipesaukee. Easy to navigate this. The problem was that the expansive icy area went beyond the flat area going somewhat uphill for a ways. It is way too icy to go safely up/down this part and traction is the only way to navigate all this.”
Trail: Mt. Roberts Trail, High Ridge Trail, Faraway Mountain Trail, Turtleback Mountain Trail, Bald Knob Trail
Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush, Snow/Ice - Small Patches
“Definitely saw it all today over this almost 18 mile trek. Conditions were terrible and slow going. I bare booted up to Robert’s and that’s where the fun started. I put on my snowshoes (Dion’s worked perfect here) & broke trail for about 10 miles over to Faraway, up to Shaw where I changed into spikes, but then I needed them for Turtleback as well. Yay spring! Someone ahead of me post holed the entire 9 miles that I broke trail to Shaw. I have so many questions. Coming out was very muddy, entire sections of where the trail is a road is collapsing, many breaking ice, bridges, very slippery mud. Lots of water on trail at lower elevations. Still lots of snow up high, some drifts as high as 4 or 5 feet still on the High Ridge Trail. Still somehow one of the best days ever! I got to meet cookies on top and I’ve been reading her trail reports for a while, and it was great to know where the name came from. Your dog is such a sweetie! Hope to see you out there again!”
Conditions synthesized from: NWS Higher Summits Forecast, NOAA Open-Meteo, Mount Washington Observatory, NETC Trip Reports, NOHRSC Snow Depth, Mt. Washington Avalanche Center, USGS Stream Levels, OpenWeather Air Quality.
AI-generated from public data. Always verify conditions before heading out — backcountry weather can change quickly.
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Rising to 2,582 feet in the Ossipee Range of central New Hampshire, this moderate summit offers hikers a rewarding experience within a quieter, less-trafficked corner of the state. The Ossipee Range is a geologically distinct circular mountain range formed from an ancient volcanic ring dike system, giving the area a unique character compared to the granite peaks of the White Mountains. Trails to the summit wind through pleasant mixed forest, and while the peak remains largely wooded at the top, partial viewpoints reward those who explore the upper reaches. As a member of the 52 With A View list, the mountain delivers enough scenic interest to justify the moderate effort required. The relatively accessible terrain makes it suitable for hikers of intermediate ability, and its location within the Ossipees provides opportunities to combine it with other nearby peaks for a fuller exploration of this underappreciated range.
Elevation
2,582 ft
Range
Ossipee Range
Difficulty
Moderate
Coordinates
43.7565, -71.3258
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1 incident on file · drawn from NH Fish and Game releases and regional reporting
61-year-old female hiker from Decatur, GA
On October 16, 2024, Diane Dempster, 61, injured her ankle while hiking the Mt. Roberts Trail near Castle in the Clouds and was unable to continue. She was over 1.5 miles from the trailhead and called 911 with two friends present. Rescuers packaged her in a litter, carried her to a UTV, and transported her to the trailhead by approximately 4:00 p.m., after which she was taken by ambulance to Lakes Region General Hospital.