Name: Mt. Moosilauke Carriage Road
Rating: 4.4

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All Clear 9 days ago

Windblown - Pretty good, somewhat wind blown snow throughout the trail . The backside snowfields have excellent, but windblown pow. History

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“An old Carriage graded road ranging from 5-15' wide. 5.2 mile to the summit from the parking lot”

— alpineclimb Cormier

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Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry

Need to Know

This is above tree line for the last 0.8 miles.

Description

This line is 5' to 15' wide and never too steep. It can be narrow at points with some large water bars. Use caution in the shoulder seasons not to get ejected! 10.2 miles round trip if you hit the 4800' summit.

History & Background

A long winding old access road led by carriages and horse up until the early 20th century. Used to access an old hotel near the summit of the south peak.

Contacts

Land Manager: USFS - White Mountain National Forest Office

Mar 7, 2019: White Mountain National Forest Releases 2018 Year in Review

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Looking up to the summit from the South Ridge

Skinning up carriage road

4.5 Miles 7.3 Kilometers Ski Line	28' 8 m Ascent -3,081' -939 m Descent
13% Avg Slope (7°) 34% Max Slope (19°)	4,810' 1,466 m High 1,752' 534 m Low

Mt. Moosilauke Carriage Road

4.5 Miles 7.3 Kilometers

Ski Line

28' 8 m

-3,081' -939 m

13%

34%

4,810' 1,466 m

1,752' 534 m

Shared By alpineclimb Cormier

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