North Moat, Red Ridge, Diana's Baths Loop

• Start on Moat Mountain Trail at its northeast trailhead on West Side Road. (Not to be confused with the southern terminus of Moat Mountain Trail which is accessed via Dugway Road.)
• Follow the easy (in this section) Moat Mountain Trail for 0.6 mile which will bring you to Diana's Baths.
• Continue on Moat Mountain Trail at the upper end of the clearing close to the the baths and then follow it along the north side of Lucy Brook, still with very easy grades, for 0.6 mile.
• At a fork, Red Ridge Trail goes left and Moat Mountain Trail stays straight. Cross the brook (difficult at high water) to take Red Ridge Trail to the left.
• Follow Red Ridge Trail for 0.8 mile, ascending gently, which will bring you to a junction with Red Ridge Link on the left; keep going straight to stay on Red Ridge Trail.
• After 0.7 mile on a gentle descent you will cross the gravel forest road FR 379, also called Red Ridge Road.
• Going another 0.5 mile on Red Ridge Trail, now starting to climb, will bring you to a stream crossing of Moat Brook.

• Cross the brook then climb steeply up Red Ridge Trail for 1.6 miles to its end where it meets Moat Mountain Trail. To offset the strenuous ascent, you will have many great views on open ledges on the way up.
• At the T-junction with Moat Mountain Trail turn right; but first, this junction makes for a good spot to take a break with the great views it offers.
• Follow Moat Mountain Trail northwest for 1.1 miles through alternating easy and steep sections to finally arrive at the wide-open summit of North Moat Mountain.

• From the summit, continue on Moat Mountain Trail in a northeasterly direction, across several ledges and descending steeply to arrive at a junction with Attitash Trail after 1.9 miles.
• At this T-junction, Attitash Trail goes left while Moat Mountain Trail goes right; turn right to continue the descent on Moat Mountain Trail.
• Descend on easy grades for 1.2 miles which will bring you back to the lower junction with Red Ridge Trail; stay straight on Moat Mountain Trail. Just 0.2 mile before reaching the junction you will cross Lucy Brook (difficult at high water).
• After another easy 0.6 mile you will again encounter Diana's Baths.
• Descend gently from the baths for 0.6 mile, still on Moat Mountain Trail, to return to the trailhead and finish the hike.

• Turn west at the traffic lights in front of Eastern Slope Inn onto River Road.
• Drive 2.2 miles on River Road and West Side Road to the parking area for Diana's Baths on the left.

• Turn north onto Washington Street at a 4-way junction where the road going south is Rt. 153 (with Rt. 16 running east-west at this point). Following Rt. 16 North, Washington Street is at the very first set of lights after you pass the junction of Routes 16 and 112 (the Kancamagus Highway).
• Next bear left at the fork onto West Side Road but do not go over the covered bridge.
• Continue north to a T-intersection of West Side Road and River Street and take a left to stay on West Side Road.
• You will then pass Cathedral Ledge Drive on the left and pass over Lucy Brook on a narrow bridge.
• Turn left into the parking area for Diana's Baths.

• $5 per day
• $30 for a year-long pass
• $40 for a year for a household

• South Moat Mtn. from Dugway Road on 2/28/2009

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