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Mt. Osceola and East Osceola in the White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire

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Real Estate Agent with Costantino Real Estate, LLC / Wolfeboro Appraisal & Consulting Services NHCR616

Celebrating the 25th birthday of our youngest son involved a most enjoyable hike into the White Mountain National Forest of New Hampshire. Eric selected the hike of the day and Sean, Sarah, Betty-Boop, Bill and I joined in for the day's adventure. The morning began with torrential downpours in No. Wolfeboro lasting for about an hour. When the skies cleared and we were off to meet up with the "kids" at the Mt.Osceola trailhead on Tripoli Road. From this road, we ascended Mt. Osceola Trail 3.2 miles to the summit of Mt. Osceola, and made the additional mile along this trail leads to the subordinate peak, East Osceola (4156').

Our upward journey began at 1:00 in the afternoon and we arrived at the 1st summit at 4:15. At the top the skies were clear and the sun was shining. You can see the Kangamagus Highway to the northwest and Waterville Valley to the northeast. What a beautiful landscape! The rocky trail was wet with areas resembling that of a babbling brook, just the same, a good time was had by all. We passed a total of eight hikers on the trail throughout the day, all with smiles on their faces, enjoying their days climb. Once we reached the first summit we took a short break to take-in the spectacular scenery and peace experienced in what felt like the top of the world. After a short snack and shorter rest we all began to head towards the 2nd summit of East Osceola Mountain... in order to reach the 2nd summit you first have to descend 1,000' and then climb up another 1,000'. Parts of this trail, referred to as the "chimney" were just that... crab-crawling down and a hand over fist climb back up. By 5:30 we had returned to the original summit and began our trek back to the trailhead. Just one quarter of mile before the trailhead we experienced a bit of rain, which helped to cool our tired bodies. We completed our 8.4 mile hike by 7:00 pm. Overall the hike was moderate - strenuous.

Mt. Osceola (4340') is the highest peak in the Waterville Valley Region and offers great views of the Pemigewasset Wilderness to the north. The Mt. Osceola Trail starts on Tripoli Road, about 2 miles from Livermore Road in Waterville Valley. The easiest way of doing both peaks is from Tripoli Road, over the main peak and on to the East peak and back. The section between the Mt. Osceola and the East peak is steep and rough, and there is a chimney.

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Contributed by Kathleen M. Kizer, REALTOR, ABR, GRI, ePRO, Associate Broker | Costantino Real Estate, LLC. “Your Lakes Region Professional” | Certified Residential Appraiser, NHCR-616, Wolfeboro Appraisal Services 

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Kathleen M. Kizer, Broker Associate, ABR, GRI, ePRO, Certified Appraiser
Costantino Real Estate, LLC / Wolfeboro Appraisal & Consulting Services - Wolfeboro, NH
Your Lakes Region Real Estate Professional

Beautiful country!

Jul 05, 2008 07:12 AM