Copple Crown and East Peak

• From the trailhead sign, walk through the woods for about 0.1 mile, then bear left onto a dirt road.
• Follow the dirt road on easy grades, keeping to the main road and ignoring the side roads. After 1.2 miles on the dirt road, you will arrive at a Lakes Region Conservation Trust (LRCT) kiosk at a fork.
• Beyond the kiosk, the trail will be blazed in blue. Bear left and follow the blue blazes and white signs up the mountain. This section of trail is well marked.
• After 1.2 miles, you will come to a side path on the left signed "East Peak", which leads to the outlook on the eastern knob.
• Turn left and follow the spur for 0.2 mile to arrive at the clifftop outlook with views to the south.
• Retrace your steps for 0.2 mile back to the main trail.
• Turn left to resume the hike on the main trail and you will reach a fork after less than 0.1 mile.
• Follow the left branch for 100 yards to reach a restricted outlook to the south then return to the fork.
• Follow the right branch for less than 0.1 mile to reach the summit and just beyond it, a ledgy viewpoint.
• To return to the parking area, retrace the blue-blazed path (bypassing the spur to the eastern knob) for 1.3 miles, turn right and retrace your steps on the dirt road for 1.2 miles, and then turn right into the woods for the final 0.1 mile.
• Be sure to pay attention to blazes and signs, both on the way up and for the return trip, in order to avoid getting lost on intersecting paths.

• At the junction of Routes 16 and 109 in Wakefield, New Hampshire (opposite Sanbornville), turn west onto Route 109.
• Follow Route 109 West for 1.2 miles, then turn sharply left onto Governors Road.
• After 0.4 mile on Governors Road, turn right onto (Moose) Mountain Road.
• Follow (Moose) Mountain Road for about 1.5 miles where the pavement will end, then at the fork, bear left.
• Follow the rough gravel road for 0.3 mile which will bring you to the trailhead and parking area. There is a sign indicating "Ellis R. Hatch Wildlife Management Area" and a nice parking lot for about eight vehicles.
• If the road beyond the fork is not passable, then park near the fork being careful not to block access for others. The dirt road can be bad when wet, but was navigable in a minivan when the road was dry.
• During winter, the gravel road beyond the fork is not plowed, so count on walking a little extra. Optionally, you can also intersect with the trail by taking the right-hand fork of the road instead of the left which will save you a bit of hiking (see the trail map above).

• Copple Crown and East Peak on 4/05/2009

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