Trail Description:
Piper Trail: The Trail Head is on Route 16,
6 miles south of Conway behind Davies�s
General Store. This is a fee area parking lot.
Distance and estimated times from Route 16
Nickerson Ledge Trail: 1.4 miles, 1 hour
Chocoura River Crossing: 2.0 miles, 1 hour and 25 minutes
Estimated time: 2.5 hours
4.5 miles to Mt. Chocorura Summit
Estimated time: 3 hours
Moderate to difficult
Elevation Gain to summit: 2,700
Hiking the
Piper Trail:
Trail Narrative: The trail starts at an easy
grade following an old logging road. The
Weetamoo Trail turns off to the left at .08
miles and the Nickerson Ledge Trail turns
off to the right at 1.4 miles. The Piper Trail
ascends moderately past a cleared outlook to
Carter Ledge. It than becomes steeper and
changes in to a series of switch back, stone
steps and paving. The Camp Penacook Spur
Trail at 3.1 miles branches off to the left and
ascends .02 miles to the shelter. Open ledges
are soon discovered giving great views to the
north, east and south. The Champney Brook
Trail comes in on your right at 3.9 miles
and .02 miles further, the West side Trail
comes in on your right. The Piper Trail
continues following yellow blazes over open
ledges to the summit.
Note: Weather conditions change rapidly.
Turn around in bad weather!
Specific Hiking and Trail Information for the Piper Trail
Location of the Piper Trail: Mount Chocorua
Travel Information For more information on this hike
National Forest: White Mountain National Forest
Local Office: White Mountain National Forest
Address:
33 Kancamagus Highway
Conway, NH, *03826
603-447-5448
603-447-1989
www.fs.fed.us/r9/white
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