Peaked Mountain Trail is a 3.5 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near North Conway, New Hampshire that features a lake and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
This trail will lead you up exposed granite slabs, past intermittent stands of red pine and pitch pine, and to the summit of Peaked Mountain. It offers excellent views of Middle Mountain, Black Cap, Mt. Chocorua, and the Moat Mountain range. The trail is blazed in yellow and blue. This Preserve is managed by The Nature Conservancy in New Hampshire, and is an excellent place for walking, skiing and snowshoeing, hunting, and observing wildlife. Camping, fires or wheeled vehicles are not permitted on the preserve, and all dogs must be on a leash.
Good hike, but bad weather. Everything past a mile in was snow-covered, but too lightly covered for snow shoes. An extremely foggy day offered no visibility at the summit, so I don’t know if the view is fabulous or nonexistent. Also, the map suggests the peak is at 1,673' but the sign at the top says 1,739'. Who's right? P.S. Don’t go by my time. I was moving super slow in sloppy conditions. Should have used crampons. Descending was extremely slow work on icy wet services...
This hike was quick and easy for a moderate to advanced hiker. I suggest going up Middle Trail and add Middle Mtn into the loop- great views and fairly quiet on a sunny, clear Saturday afternoon. Then, hike down middle to and fork right to Peaked Mtn Trail to Peaked Mtn, which also has some views. My round trip was 5.5 miles. Rock stepping but no bouldering, a little wet but was completely fine in trail shoes.
it was a littel hard getting up , the hike is short toke me and my husband 1h 55 min but the elevation got up really fast ... but the view on top was definitely worth it ! we got luckey with nice dry weather but I can see that could be difficult to go up in a littel bit colder weather. but definitely recomend it for a good work out !
Described perfectly, a little slippery due to the leaves beyond that Fantastic!