Winter Hike: Duck Pond Mountain

February 13, 2021 · hiking

On a beautifully cold February day, John, Jeff, Richard and I snowshoed up to Nancy Pond so we could bushwhack to another New Hampshire 200 Highest peak, the viewless Duck Pond Mountain. A few inches of powder over a packed trail made for good traction, and the bushwhack to Duck Pond was a little thick but otherwise easy. The highlight of the day was the perfect sun halo, and snowshoeing over the frozen Norcross Pond to the view of the Bonds across the Pemigewasset Wilderness.

ROUTE

• Parked Nancy Pond Trail parking off Route 302 in Hart’s Location, NH
• Snowshoed Nancy Pond Trail to Nancy Pond
• Bushwhack to summit of Duck Pond Mountain and back
• Bushwhack across Nancy Pond and Norcross Pond and back
• Snowshoed down Nancy Pond Trail back to car

PHOTOS

STATS

Date: 13 February 2021
Distance: 9.2 miles
Moving Time: 04:20:15
Pace: 28:25/mile
Elevation Gain: 2785′