The Pinnacle - Lyndeborough Mountain - Rose Mountain: 4/7/2014*

Mileage: 4.2 miles
Elevation gain: 918 feet
Trails used: Helen's Trail, snowmobile/atv trails.
Highlight(s): 

I had a few hours to kill after I got off work early and decided to hit these three peaks located pretty close to each other, and connected by snowmobile trails. This was also a fact finding mission for a rather ambitious hike we have planned for this weekend.
  

All three of these mountains are located in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire.

The Helen's Trail starts off of Mountain Road and can be easily missed. There are a few spots you can park the car so you can do this hike.

The Helen's Trail map at the start of the hike. The Helen's Trail is blazed in places with yellow squares and pretty easy to follow.

There was still some snow on the Helen's Trail in places but only about one to two inches. There were no problems to either walk through or around it and with the warmer temperature's, it will be gone soon.

The summit of The Pinnacle (elevation: 1703 feet), the first summit you'll hit. There are some decent views off of several ledges in the area if you poke around.

Some nice views over to North Uncanoonuc and South Uncanoonuc, and also Joe English Hill from the summit of The Pinnacle.

Keep an eye out for some trail signs that point the way across to Rose Mountain. You can actually end up going into private property if you're not paying attention.

The views of Mount Monadnock from the summit of The Pinnacle.

The views of nearby Crotched Mountain with its ski area, which isn't visible.

Walking along an old road and snowmobile trail, which had recent activity. If you stay on this, you'll hit all three summits.  

 An interesting lean-to on Lyndenborough Mountain's summit (elevation: 1650 feet).

There is also this hastily made bench and fire pit around the summit area of Lyndeborough Mountain. There are slight views from around the summit ledges.

On the way to Rose Mountain, there are these nice moose woods. There was recent signs of them around here from moose prints to scat.

A really old truck all alone in the woods. Debris was scattered about in the woods.

Heading up the snowmobile trail to the summit of Rose Mountain (elevation: 1730 feet).

There are lots of cairn's on the summit of Rose Mountain except someone's big head is in the way (behind the head selfie fail!).

The views looking back to The Pinnacle, where I first started the hike.

Nice quick hike over all three summits, and then in reverse and back to the car.   If I had charged my camera the night before, I could have gotten a few more pictures.  Low snow, temperature's in the 40's (but sunny) and an easy to follow trail made for easy going.  I would recommend this hike for people who don't want to do much elevation gain and want to get some views from the ledges.