New Hampshire · Cross-country skiing · Near North Conway

Carter Notch Road

0.3 mi
round trip
48 ft
climb
1,805 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Sep
best months

Caution at last check

Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is marginal · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 21 h ago

Is Carter Notch Road open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in White Mountain National Forest. It doesn't name Carter Notch Road, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · White Mountain National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Carter Notch Road is a short, easy cross-country ski route in the Saco Ranger District of White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. The route is about 0.6 miles long and is an out-and-back, with a high point of 1,805 feet and a low of 1,781 feet. The climb is back-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.05 miles in, and the total gain and loss are each about 48 feet. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from the nearby Pinkham Notch weather station show January highs around 26°F and lows near 6°F, while July highs reach about 75°F. The station sits about 220 feet below the route, so temperatures on the road run slightly cooler. Prospect Farm Road, another cross-country ski route, is about 0.3 miles away. Hutmens Trail and the Dana Place XC Ski Trail are both about half a mile off. Black Mountain Cabin, a campground, is roughly 1.4 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Black Mountain Cabin

    Campground

    Sites open the weekend of Dec 18 on Recreation.gov
  • If it rainsKen Gallager, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    New England Ski Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 25 mi from North Conway

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)

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