North Percy Peak

Trail: Summer Club Road, snowmobile trails, Old Summer Club Trail, Devil's Rest Spur, Percy Peaks Trail, South Percy Spur, Victor Head Trail

Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable

“Hiked the Percys from the south, a route I had only done once before in winter, so it was neat to see Old Summer Club Trail without snow. The initial snowmobile trail approach was wet and grassy but also appeared to be mowed. Above Rowell Link, Old Summer Club is a joy to hike, with very smooth footing for the most part through gorgeous, wild, and remote feeling forest. There is one scramble near the top but it is not difficult. Getting up to the base of the open slabs on North Percy was wet, but the slabs themselves were mostly dry with some seeps in areas. Just watch your footing. There were some dark clouds overhead but it never rained. The herd path up South Percy has not gotten any less steep or rough over the years. No hiker register at the summit this time (seems to come and go) and the view of North Percy is still as super as ever. On the way down I did the side trip to Victor Head, which is a bit of a haul to get up to -- a 500 ft. ascent in 0.4 mi. The viewpoints are just ok; there is a framed look at the Percys and the views over Christine Lake are mostly blocked by trees. The prominent high point has a register. I saw several other hikers in the area of the Percys and from what I could hear through the woods, it sounded like the approach from Nash Stream Rd. was quite busy. I didn't see anyone on this southern approach.”

Trail: Percy Peaks Trail, Percy Loop Trail

Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable

“Nice hike for Cody's 52WAV. Trails were overall in great shape. Partly cloudy skies still offered great views of the familiar northern peaks; could see the windmills on Dixville and Kelsey, and Mt Washington from the summit and lots more. Sprinkles while on summit and on way down, but very isolated. PLT was a lovely peaceful walk in the forest, just gorgeous.”

Trail: Old Summer Club Trail, Cohos Trail, North Percy Peak Spur, South Percy Peak Spur

Conditions: Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts

“A FINE day in the North Country. Utilizing about a mile and a half of snomo trails, and then one brave soul who made it halfway to the col and decided that the view of a rootball was what they where after that day, some of the work was done for us. We left a trench that Officer Morra would be proud of. What began as 6" down low turned into sections of waist+ deep snow. Along the Cohos Trail, marked with abundant blazing and CT, we had very little trouble finding and staying on the corridor. This continued to North Percy (with a few exceptions). South Percy is a different story, and its "interpretive" Carl and MattJim kept trying to take the lead breaking, but our five sets of legs rotated and got it done. Several sections of 20 minutes or 100 steps, whichever comes first rotation. Due to massive snow depth, even at 3k, our lines may not follow trails mainly because its impossible to attack that snow depth head on. Incredible views from North. Ledges likely benefited from overnight snow, there is definitely ice underneath there. However my stage five clingers Tubbs Flex VRT's made short work of it, even if the front crampons are as sharp as a butter knife. Heading to Percy South, there is no blazing or evidence of a corridor. Having tracks on the phone is of little help, so we just went up until we couldn't go up anymore. Heading out was much nicer with a beautiful trough that we had left!”