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Bacon Ledge, Round Mountain
Stoddard, NH
Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below.
The Trout-n-Bacon Trail near Bacon Ledge
Route: Shedd Hill Road, Old Antrim Road, Trout-n-Bacon Trail
In Stoddard, southwestern NH.
If you're an avid collector of ticks, this is a must. Also, if you enjoy wet, grassy snowmobile trails.
The loop includes an extended road walk (about a mile and a half), half of which is on a paved road. Kind of unsavory. Going counterclockwise from Old Antrim, it starts off as a trail, then quickly joins a woods road (muddy) for quite awhile, then becomes a proper trail again (muddy down low) as it climbs Bacon Ledge. It remains a trail (more like a blazed overgrown herd path) until it nears Trout Pond (nice spot, but the logging a few years back sort of takes away from the backcountry feel), at which point you're dumped in a large field, then navigate down to a snowmobile trail (muddy and grassy).
I could see myself doing Bacon Ledge again on its own, as there are multiple directional views, however the rest of the loop may have been a one and done.
| Hike Ratings |
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Getting To Trailhead: |
Difficult |
| Destination: |
Bacon Ledge |
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Length: |
Moderate |
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Steepness: |
Moderate |
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Navigation: |
Easy |
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Views: |
Excellent |
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Crowds: |
Minimal |
| Destination: |
Round Mountain |
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Length: |
Moderate |
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Steepness: |
Easy |
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Navigation: |
Difficult |
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Views: |
Minimal |
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Crowds: |
Minimal |
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| Hike Stats |
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Date Hiked: |
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 |
| Time to Trailhead: |
00:25 |
| Parking Elevation: |
1,541' |
| Destination: |
Bacon Ledge |
| Time Elapsed: |
00:22 |
| Trailhead Elevation: |
1,350' |
| Summit Elevation: |
1,960' |
| Vertical Gain: |
450' |
| Destination: |
Round Mountain |
| Time Elapsed: |
00:10 |
| Trailhead Elevation: |
1,960' |
| Summit Elevation: |
1,950' |
| Vertical Gain: |
60' |
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| Hike Time Elapsed: |
02:09 |
| Hike Vertical Gain: |
910' |
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The Trout-n-Bacon Trail trailhead on Old Antrim Road
Looking toward Mt. Kearsarge from Bacon Ledge
The overgrown Trout-n-Bacon Trail between Bacon Ledge and Round Mountain
The wooded Round Mountain summit
Trout Pond
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Directions to trailhead: From 9 near Stoddard, take Route 123 north, then take a right onto Shedd Hill Road. After the bridge, bear left to head uphill to the western Trout-n-Bacon Trail trailhead (not signed as such, rather just a gate with a Charles L. Peirce forest sign), or take a right onto Old Antrim Road. The southeastern Trout n Bacon Trail trailhead will be on the left after an old rock foundation, marked with a yellow cairn and a tiny arrow sign, just before a brook. There is limited room to park at either trailhead.
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