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Mount Morgan and Mount Percival Loop ![]()
![]() This moderate loop hike over Mount Morgan and Mount Percival offers great lake and mountain views from each summit as well as the option to experience ladders and caves.
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Trail Guide The hike on Mount Morgan Trail is a moderate hike with lake and mountain views. We did a loop over to Mount Percival with slight ledge climbing required on the last 0.1 mile up Percival's summit. Seventeen people and three furry friends plus numerous black flies departed Morgan Trailhead parking lot near 10:30 a.m. The Mount Morgan Trail starts as an overgrown woods road at the far end of parking lot. At 0.1 mile, a half-mile connector leaves right to circle around to Mount Percival Trail while the main trail continues to ascend on an old road with occasional bypasses of eroded or wet sections. The trail was relatively dry and we had gradual gain for about a mile and a half and reached an intersection with Crawford-Ridgepole Trail at 1.7 miles. To the left, the Crawford-Ridgepole heads toward Mount Webster, while we took the right toward Mount Morgan. At 1.9 miles, another intersection is reached with a side path on the left. ![]() After visiting Mount Morgan, we followed Crawford-Ridgepole Trail for 0.8 mile through a pretty wooded and rocky section to Mount Percival Trail. Along the way we met up with another of our group who had missed us at the parking lot and summit. At the Percival summit we had even more room to loll about and enjoy the view, chitchat and inspect the cliff area overlooking the "unseen" caves. We headed down the trail and quickly came across another split where you could head straight down to the parking area or over to the caves. Half the group inspected the cave area and a few crawled through and found, to the left, the trail leading back up to the Percival summit. There was some confusion at this point since few of us knew the cave area but Donna expertly maneuvered those in the cave back to the summit trail. Donna Rocks and Girls do too! ![]() Our concierge, Jeff, directed us to an ice cream restaurant a few miles down the road. We got there a little after 3:30 and the sign on the window said they didn't open until 4:00 p.m. It is hard to keep ice cream deprived hikers waiting and the majority split for home. Our concierge reports they waited and found Brown Sundaes, and Kahlua and Bailey's ice cream. (I didn't know there was a bar in the area?) If we knew the pickings were going to be that good, we probably all would have waited! A big welcome to the several new people who joined us today and added to the excitement of the day; we hope to see you again soon. Donna gets the "gold star award" for having the ingenuity to collect ice from the cave and deliver it to the hiker who had a bump on the head from a fall. Good thinking Donna. |
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Driving Directions
The trailhead for Mount Morgan Trail is located in Holderness, New Hampshire along Route 113. The loop starts from the Mount Morgan Trailhead. From I-93:
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Note that the Mount Percival Trailhead is 0.3 mile southwest of the Mount Morgan parking area. Parking for this trail is at the end of a short gravel road. Other Notes Note that this trail may be closed during mud season. More Mt. Morgan and Mt. Percival Trail Reports |
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