Lower Honeymoon

Lower Honeymoon is a short, easy cross-country ski route in New Hampshire's White Mountain National Forest, within the Pemigewasset Ranger District and managed by the Forest Service. The trail is an out-and-back of about 2.6 miles, rising about 97 feet from a low point of 1,602 feet to a high of 1,707 feet. The climb is gentle, with a total round-trip gain of about 273 feet, and the steepest stretch, a 4% grade, comes around the 0.8-mile mark. Winter is the season for this ski route. Typical averages from the nearby Pinkham Notch weather station show January highs around 26°F and lows near 6°F, while March runs a little warmer, with highs around 36°F. The station sits about 318 feet higher than the trail's low point, so temperatures on the route run slightly milder. The closest neighbor is the Tim Nash ski area, just 0.2 miles away. B&M, a mountain biking route, is 0.4 miles off. Omni Mount Washington Resort, Bretton Woods, offers lake fishing about 1.9 miles away, and Cherry Mountain Road Camping is about 3 miles away.