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Another short hike close to home, on a Concord trail.
This one is located behind and a little W of Concord Hospital, with a parking lot on the S end of Fisk Rd. Note that the lot is gated , and the area description says it is locked at dusk. I hustled out before that, I'd rather not find out the hard way.
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Seemed like I should go for a bike ride today, and after a conversation at Rose Mountain I thought I'd check into a long-standing mystery.
Where does the (asphalt) bike path from Concord along I-89 start? And how far does it go?
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Another southern NH hike, on the west side of the Merrimack. I noticed Rose Mtn during my recent Crotched hike and got interested. Sometimes I'm only looking for a few miles and some elevation gain , but I like views too. The AMC Southern NH Trail Guide and the Rose Mountain Preserve page were enticing. A short, little visited, hike, with views, that I was already curious about ! Woot!
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Concord has about 30 trails for walking, hiking, biking. They are a combination of city property, private property and conservation areas, and range from very flat , sometimes even tarred surfaces to easy-to-moderate hiking trails.
It truly is an amazing network in the urban capital of the state. Well ... urban for NH , anyway, with a population of around 44,000.
Some of these trail systems are isolated; others are interconnected.
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The Ossipees are just north of Lake Winnipesaukee. Their circular appearance is easily visible on terrain maps.
They are the remnant of a volcanic ring dike.
Mt Roberts is probably their most popular peak, with an easy trail leading from the Castle in the Clouds, but today we headed for Bald Knob.
At 1800-ish feet, it is not the highest elevation in the Ossipees, or even close, but it has an excellent view and a comparatively short hike.
