Belknap Range Hike
Distance
11.6 mi
Total ascent
4,823 ft
Start at the Mount Major Parking Lot and hit 9 out of the 12 named peaks in the Belknap Range. Amazing views and quiet once you get passed Mount Major. This is an arduous hike.
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Where to park
This route starts at a trailhead, not at the cottage.
Mount Major Trailhead · Route 11, Alton
Free. The lot fills early on summer and fall-foliage weekends, when overflow parks along Route 11. Portable toilets at the lot.
Directions from the cottage → about 25 min drive
Summits on this route
Named peaks along Belknap Range Hike, per OpenStreetMap.
| Peak | Mile | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| North Straightback Mountain | 2.5 | 1,896 ft |
| East Quarry Mountain | 3.4 | 1,903 ft |
| West Quarry Mountain | 4.0 | 1,870 ft |
| Mount Rand | 4.9 | 1,870 ft |
| Mount Klem | 5.5 | 2,001 ft |
| Mount Mack | 6.4 | 1,936 ft |
| Mount Anna | 7.7 | 1,680 ft |
| Straightback Mountain | 8.8 | 1,870 ft |
| Mount Major | 9.9 | 1,732 ft |