New Hampshire · Ski touring · Near North Conway

Hillmans Highway

0.5 mi
round trip
2,624 ft
climb
5,244 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Is Hillmans Highway open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in White Mountain National Forest. It doesn't name Hillmans Highway, 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.

Hillmans Highway is a ski touring route in the Androscoggin Ranger District of White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire, managed by the Forest Service. The route is about half a mile from the start point, and the out-and-back trip covers roughly a mile of trail with a total climb of about 2,600 feet, from a starting elevation of about 5,200 feet to a high point of about 5,244 feet. The most comfortable months for a visit are July and August, when typical averages from the nearby Mt Washington weather station run from highs around 55°F to about 54°F, with no snow days. That station sits about 1,000 feet higher than the route, so temperatures on the highway run a little warmer. Davis Path and the Boott Spur Trail both lie about 0.2 miles away, and Hermit Lake Complex campground is about half a mile off. Huntington Ravine, a climbing area, is about 1.3 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Hermit Lake Complex

    Campground

    Campground · 0.5 mi from the trail
  • If it rainsKen Gallager, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    New England Ski Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 20 mi from North Conway

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  • Best time to go

    Best time to visit Hillmans Highway

    No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      15° / -3°

      20 wet · 20 snow

    2. Feb

      15° / -3°

      18 wet · 18 snow

    3. Mar

      21° / 5°

      20 wet · 18 snow

    4. Apr

      31° / 17°

      18 wet · 13 snow

    5. May

      42° / 30°

      18 wet · 7 snow

    6. Jun

      51° / 40°

      17 wet · 2 snow

    7. Jul

      55° / 44°

      17 wet

    8. Aug

      54° / 43°

      15 wet

    9. Sep

      49° / 37°

      14 wet · 2 snow

    10. Oct

      38° / 25°

      18 wet · 9 snow

    11. Nov

      28° / 13°

      19 wet · 15 snow

    12. Dec

      20° / 3°

      21 wet · 19 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Washington, NH, 0.7 mi away at 6,267 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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