Mount Roberts Trail is a 5.2 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Moultonborough, New Hampshire that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking and is best used from March until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail.
Mt. Roberts is the westernmost peak in the Castle in the Clouds complex in the Ossipee Mountains. While the summit features strong views to the north, perhaps the most scenic portion is the ledge area along the Mt. Roberts Trail. The Lake Winnipesaukee views from this section are second to none.
Enter through Ossipee Park Road to avoid Castle in the Cloud parking fee.
Take I93 North to exit 23, make right at bottom of ramp onto NH 104 east toward Meredith, make left onto US3, make right onto NH25, make a right onto NH 109 towards Melvin Village, make a left onto NH 171, make a left onto Ossipee Park Road, park at the upper trailhead parking lot.
March 6, 2021March 3 - a moderate hike with beautiful views. The trail was mostly hard pack with five inches of fresh snow and some deeper drifts. Micro spikes were a must and snow shoes! Trail needs some love. Overall this is a great hike!
February 28, 2021Great trail with stunning views of Winnipesaukee on the way up. Gorgeous views of Mount Washington, Mount Chocorua and the Sandwich Range from the summit. Used micro spikes the whole way. Parking lot was filling up by 9:30.
February 28, 2021February 28, 2021Great trail good conditions no ice
February 26, 2021February 21, 2021February 17, 2021Microspikes and poles recommend. Great conditions.
February 17, 2021snow shoes not necessary today. great views with very little effort.
February 14, 2021Easy to find location and hiker lot. Not so easy to find trail head . It said head towards Shannon Pond on paved road and take a left at the fork past the shed with a red roof . First, Shannon Pond is covered in snow so it doesn’t look like a pond . I originally walked right by it following footsteps through what I thought was the field all the directions talked about . I quickly realized I was going in the wrong direction after checking my all trails Pro downloaded map. Corrected and found the trailhead after going back to paved road and found the small shed with a very faded red roof . Go at round the field as there is an electric fence surrounding it to trail head . A good .4 which is what I believe the directions say to the actual trailhead . Hiked it on Feb 11 and trail was well packed, micro spikes definitely necessary or it would be slippery. No ice anywhere though . Orange blazed trail is very easy to follow given the snow packed obvious trail . Amazing viewpoints at 2 places on the ascent . Amazing. Do not go by the first one with the sign that is off the trail. Can’t beat the view of winni and surrounding peaks . The day wasn’t completely clear for me but I could see pretty far regardless. I was there early and I noticed the cloud cover lifting when I was on my way down around 10:30. Sometimes the worst part of an early hike . It was pretty cold on this day 6 degrees when I started and I imagine the summit was below that with the wind and my hands were unbearably cold after only a few moments taking pictures at the sign. Descent was quick , wishing I had my packable butt sled for some of the steeper parts though it was easy and fun to run down with the spikes preventing any wipeouts . Nice area with lots of trails I hope to return to and explore more soon.
February 13, 2021perfect day. trail is a little soft. microspikes are fine, but snowshoes would be ok, too
February 6, 20214 inches of fresh power - great with spikes. Amazing views. 5 stars
January 31, 2021January 31, 2021Hiked 1-30-21 didn’t need snow shoes. Trail was well marked and packed down. Great views of the lakes and Washington from the peak. Not very windy and minimal people.
January 30, 2021Very nice trail Nice views of the lakes region. Just getting back at the trails having sustained a knee injury 7 weeks hence. This trail at just the right amount and mixture of incline and plateau hiking. Go for it 
January 30, 2021Awesome perfect .. packed down .. needed spikes
January 23, 2021Well packed snow, but still recommend spikes and poles. Fantastic south and West views from multiple viewpoints on the way up; Chocorua, Blueberry, Whiteface, and Passaconaway clearly visible from summit.
January 23, 2021Very beautiful and rewarding. Needed spikes and poles. Icy.
January 18, 2021January 15, 2021January 14, 2021spikes and poles absolutely necessary!
January 12, 2021January 12, 2021January 12, 2021had a good hike today, only met one other party on the trail. i did it without spikes or poles, they could be handy to make you feel more secure but i didn't encounter any issues. from the parking area the total distance for me today was 6.89 miles
January 11, 2021Hiked in late December 2020. Manageable without micro spikes. Some nice views along the route and mostly well marked trail.
January 10, 2021January 10, 2021Packed snow . No spikes . Clear views
January 10, 2021What a spectacular day for a hike! Bright sunshine, warming from about 25 degrees at 9:30 to about 36 when my daughter and I got back down at 1:30. Definitely recommend micro-spikes. A few steep-ish areas, but nothing we couldn't handle. (This is not Mark, BTW, but his wife. It's his account :-)
January 9, 2021
