Mt. Major via Brook Trail

• Start on Mount Major Trail which is at the back of the parking lot to the right (as opposed to the trailhead for Boulder Loop Trail which is at the left).
• Follow the trail which will split and rejoin and after 0.7 mile, you will reach a junction where Mount Major Trail (blazed in blue) goes sharply left while Brook Trail (blazed in yellow) continues straight ahead.
• At this junction, go straight to follow Brook Trail.
• Follow Brook Trail for 1.2 miles where it will end upong meeting Major-Straightback Link.
• To reach the summit, bear left/straight at this junction onto the blue-blazed Major-Straightback Link and continue for 0.5 mile, passing a junction with Beaver Pond Trail on the right en route.
• After enjoying the views, retrace your steps following the same route. From the summit, pick up the trail to the west (there are trails that descend off the mountain in three different directions). Remember on the way down to bear right at the two junctions reached in the first 0.5 mile; and then go straight downhill when you reach the junction with Mount Major Trail.

• Purchase some gaiters. While waterproof boots worked, there were times that the mud was deep and the snow came up to our knees.
• On a short hike like this, it would have been nice to have some dried fruit or something to munch on rather than just the Cliff bars.
• The base layer was great–need to purchase that for the entire family for future hikes.
• Trekking poles might have been nice with the deep snow and ice as we came down the mountain.
• A traction system for our boots to assist on the ice-covered slopes would have been a big help.

• Mt. Major via Mount Major and Brook Trails on 8/16/2009
• Belknap Ridge on 7/19/2008
• Mt. Major via Boulder Loop and Brook Trails on 7/3/2006
• Mt. Major via Boulder Loop and Brook Trails on 7/1/2000
• Mt. Major via Boulder Loop and Brook Trails on 5/6/2000

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