Mount Major – NH (Mountain)

-visited June 2018

-865 Mount Major Highway (Route 11), Alton Bay, New Hampshire

-1.6 mi each way if use blue or orange trails

-easy side of moderate

-lots of porta potty bathrooms

-nearby: nothing

-notes:

     -giant paved parking lot off the side of the highway, free

     -trails are very well marked

     -TAKE BLUE TRAIL, IS EASIER AND LESS AWKWARD STEPPING THAN ORANGE (even though they say orange is easier just longer it is not). They are fairly similar but the orange trail has slicker rocks and more awkward heights

     -beginning of the trail is fairly flat with minimal stepping, has some incline. Then after the first .7 miles when the accent begins the trail steepens and becomes lots of rock and stepping

     -overall the trail isn’t that bad for stepping/incline and it is fairly short

     -has views along the way

     -summit has a nice 360 view (has old foundation you can stand on)

     -summit has minimal trees, but does have some trees that obstruct the view a little. Summit is a slab of rock

     -Trail is mainly shaded, but has more sun towards the end, the summit is all sun with no shade

     -has orange salamanders

     -minimal bugs

     -can bring dogs