Mount Kineo-East Peak (NH) 1/9/2016

Mount Kineo-East Peak

Location: Ellsworth, New Hampshire
Mileage: 6.7 Miles
Elevation Gain: 1980 Feet
Trails Used: Snowmobile Trail, Bushwhack
Views: None, Wooded Summit
Difficulty: Moderate

Hiking Lists: NH 200 Highest

It would be a solo bushwhack today and with snow conditions on the light side, it was a perfect day for this one. It has been a crazy first few weeks of winter proper as temperatures and conditions have been all over the spectrum. There was more snow in the area from earlier in the week when Desi and I tried hiking up to Mount Kineo so I would be using some of the snowmobile trails in the area to help me reach the summit of Mount Kineo-East Peak.

At snowmobile intersection E (155 North), I took a picture of the snowmobile trails in the area for future reference for access to hikes in the area.

I picked the direct route through open woods, at times steep, and headed directly towards the ridge to the west of the summit of Mount Kineo-East Peak.

I came out of the woods around this research station and took the snowmobile trail across the ridge for the short bushwhack to Mount Kineo-East Peak.

Canister on the summit of Mount Kineo-East Peak, elevation 2979 feet.

The snowmobile trail I used to reach the summit of Mount Kineo-East Peak and my return trip back to the car. It looked recently used by snowmobiles.

Buzzell Brook was flowing nicely, as I made the hike out back to my car.

It was a rather quick hike up to the summit of Mount Kineo-East Peak as the snow was firm and easy to walk on. This would make the second time I had been to this particular peak and first time in winter. It was almost serene walking in the woods with no sounds of the outside world going on. It started snowing a bit while I was on the ridge line going to and from the summit area, but it wasn't bad.