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.
January 21, 2021January 14, 2021Trail was in great shape and extremely well marked. Some ice, but mostly packed snow. Great trail and great views!
January 14, 2021Beautiful views. Not too icy, but I definitely recommend wearing spikes.
January 6, 2021Great trails. Well marked. Some nice views.
December 29, 2020December 29, 2020would recommend going up the right hand fork in the road and down that side as well. veering left will have you scrambling on ice atop granite. not pleasant up or down!
December 13, 2020Good 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...
December 7, 2020Great winter hike. easy/moderate with some ice near the top. Used micro spikes and poles on the way down. 1 hour up, 35 minutes down.
December 4, 2020Nice quick hike! Better then going to the gym! Really enjoyed it!
November 29, 2020always a great hike on this one. no ice as of today.
November 29, 2020November 28, 2020November 28, 2020November 21, 2020November 17, 2020Always a great hike!
November 16, 2020This 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.
November 13, 2020Hard and steep
November 11, 2020November 7, 2020it 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 !
November 7, 2020November 7, 2020Described perfectly, a little slippery due to the leaves beyond that Fantastic!
November 5, 2020October 25, 2020
