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Route Summary Belknap Mountain offers views of surrounding lakes and mountains from its fire tower. This hike follows Red Trail up and takes Blue Trail for the descent.
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Trail Guide For this hike to Belknap Mountain, we made use of the carriage road and a car to give us a head start. We drove through the first gate (be watchful of gate hours) on the carriage road and parked at the second parking area farther up the mountain. We parked under an apple tree and walked up the stairs off the parking area and took a right to look for trailheads. Our group followed Red Trail up. It was a clearly marked trail and a steady climb up. There weren't any ledges to deal with – just the usual roots and rocks you would expect to find on a trail. It was a breeze for my son of fourteen, and nephew, age ten. The hike up took about one hour without the rest in between us adults needed. Once at the top you will need to climb up the fire-watch tower to get a view. There's a nice view all around you once you're up. We didn't run into other hikers on Red Trail; we had it all to ourselves. There were other families at the top when we arrived. We left following Blue Trail. It was a bit longer and still had the woodsy feel with rocks and roots to navigate around, though not as many. We did see some families with small children using this trail to head up the mountain. |
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Driving Directions
The trailheads for Red and Blue Trails are located in Gilford, New Hampshire at the end of Belknap Carriage Road. From the West:
From the Southeast:
Access Restrictions:
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