Mt Moosilauke Data

Mt Moosilauke
#26, Climbed solo on 2003-09-27
Climbed with Will on 2003-10-03
From Route 118
VAuto to Route 118 1:52/1:50, 104 miles

Start 2003-9-27	Elevation	Miles	Hours
Ravine Lodge Rd	2460	0.0
Take Snapper Trail	2620	0.6/0.55	0:25
Take Moosilauke Carriage Road	3360/3342	1.7/1.65	1:20/0:51
Take Glencliff Trail	4460/4476	2.9/2.9	2:30/1:37
South Moosilauke Summit	4523/4583	3.1/3.1	2:40/1:42
Moosilauke Summit	4802/4835	4.2/4.2	3:25/2:17
Leave Glencliff Trail	4460	5.1/5.1	3:55/2:40
Leave Moosilauke Carriage Road	3360	6.3/6.35	4:45/3:12
Leave Snapper Trail	2620	7.4/7.45	5:30/3:42
Ravine Lodge Rd	2460	8.0/8.0	5:50/3:58

Sunday, September 27, 2003 The forecast called for gradual improvement -- none was seen.
Cloudy at base.
42 other cars in parking area. Some were there for the Ravine Lodge.
Nice breeze blowing down the Snapper trail.
Carriage Road was very easy climbing.
Looked like there would be great views along Carriage road if not for cloud ceiling at 3000 ft.
Got to south summit without resting.
Took a photo then off to main summit.
40 MPH wind as I approached the summit.
And about 45 degrees.
Spent a minute at summit and decided to return the way I came as there was nothing to see and I knew I'd be out of the wind shortly.
63 cars in parking area.
It's suposed to take 3:25 to reach the second summit, I was there in 2:13 and back down in 3:58.

On South Summit

On North Summit

The ridge between summits

Junction of Carriage Road and Snapper Trail

Actual Hike

Saturday, October 3, 2003 Will and I drove to Zealand trail head.
We noticed Moosilauke was clear as we drove through Plymouth.
Then we saw the Lafayette Ridge was beautifully frosted.
As we drove through Twin Mountain the white on the mountains extended further down towards the valley.
On Zealand Road the was snow on the shoulders.
At the trail head there was an inch of snow on some parked cars.
We both got bad vibes.
I suggested bagging it and doing Moosilauke.

10 other cars in parking area.
We took Gorge Brook trail to Snapper trail to Carriage Road.
There was snow in the shade all along the paths.
Great views along Carriage Road.
The south summit was beautiful.
10 MPH wind and about 40 degrees.
Visibility over 50 miles or about 5280 times as far as it was my previous visit six days ago.
Took Gorge Brook trail down as fellow hiker said it was pretty.
Probably four nice viewpoints, but not as good as Carriage Road.

It's supposed to take 3:25 to reach the second summit, we took 2:45 and back down in 5:00.