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Mount Waumbek

Pilot Range·4,006 ft·New Hampshire
NE 100NH 100NH 48NE 67

Trail Reports(2)

Sat, Apr 4, 2026

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Reported by Instagram on Apr 5, 2026

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Also on this trip

Mount Starr King

Trails Used

Waumbek Trail

Trail Conditions

Mud - SignificantSnow - Packed PowderWet/Slippery RockSnow/Ice - Monorail

Equipment

Microspikes

Notes

Monorail conditions in conifers. High water on East Branch of Pemigewasset River, so chose trail with no water crossings. People postholing when missing center of route. Warm conditions. Limited visibility from Starr King (only 2nd time out of 14 visits with views).

Water Crossings

Hiked this trail specifically to avoid water crossings due to high discharge rates on East Branch of Pemigewasset River.

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Wed, Apr 1, 2026

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Reported by Dave D on Apr 1, 2026

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Also on this trip

Mount Starr King

Trails Used

Starr King Trail

Trail Conditions

Ice - BlackWet TrailWet/Slippery RockIce - Breakable CrustMud - Minor/Avoidable

Equipment

SnowshoesMicrospikes

Notes

Better than expected conditions today. A combo of wet trail, flowing water, icy and snowy leftover hard pack down low. Stable hardpack and beginnings of monorails up top but you gotta stay in the hard center. It was warm down low but breezy, dank and chilly up top at times. It was a bit like a Taylor Swift concert costume change for us as layers went on and off and on again. Spikes car to car. I used exos, others used microdspikes. I'm glad to grid out this peak and get an over 70 for Kwi-Hui.

Parking

We braved the moon craters with caution in a CRV and passed without issue.