Saturday, April 26, 2025 Summits: Owls Head Start/Finish: Lincoln Woods TH Miles: 16.05 Elevation gain/loss: 3412′ After hiking Iso, I drove the 1+ hours over to Lincoln Woods TH. I left the parking lot around 2:45pm. Even with the rain mostly stopped, water in the Pemi was roaring. As always, I took the Black Pond … Continue reading Owls Head – April
Saturday, March 1, 2025 Summits: Owls Head Start/Finish: Lincoln Woods TH Miles: 16.01 Elevation gain/loss: 3622′ After sleeping at Hancock Campground, this was a nice start to the weekend. There was 3-4″ freshly fallen snow from the overnight, but some freeze-thaw cycles earlier on in the week made for a very firm surface. I wore … Continue reading Owls Head – March
Friday, August 30, 2024 Summits: Owls Head Start/Finish: Lincoln Woods Miles: 16.10 Elevation gain/loss: 3300′ I started in daylight and ended by headlamp, and ran the first and last 3 miles. I took both the Black Pond and Brutus bushwhacks, and everything went quite smoothly, though Brutus was very slick. Overall, it was a nice … Continue reading Owls head – August
Thursday, July 4 Summits: Owl’s Head Start/Finish: Lincoln Woods TH (biked there from Big Rock CG) Miles: 15.65 Elevation gain/loss: 3238′ With hot and humid conditions forecasted, along with risks of afternoon thunderstorms, I decided a woods walk alongside a river sounded perfect. After getting up early, I hopped on my bike and rode the … Continue reading Owl’s Head – July
Saturday, January 20 Summits: Owl’s Head Start/Finish: Lincoln Woods TH Miles: 15.98 Elevation gain/loss: 3858′ I left from the parking lot at 11am, with snowshoes on my back and hot water in my Nalgenes. I made good time to Black Pond in my spikes and was able to continue onward without putting on snowshoes. The … Continue reading Owl’s Head – Jan
Saturday, June 10, 2023 Miles: 15.84 Start/End: Lincoln Woods TH Elevation gain/loss: 3241′ It was a cool, overcast, and rainy kind of day, but I made the best of it with a run out to Owl’s Head. I started from Lincoln Woods just before 7am, and made good time by the Black Pond bushwhack and … Continue reading Grid: Owl’s Head
May 21, 2022 Start/finish: Lincoln Woods Mileage: 15.38 Elevation gain: 3186′ After rising early, I headed out from Lincoln Woods. I took the left for Black Pond and then followed the bushwhack to cut down on the creek crossings, since water was running well. Once I intersected with the trail again, the mud and damp … Continue reading May Grid: Owls Head
Saturday, December 5, 2020Start/end: Lincoln Woods trailheadMileage: 16.45Elevation gain/loss: 3067′GaiaGPS track After getting up at 4am and driving 3.5 hours, Justin and I met up at the trailhead. We started out from Lincoln Woods at 7:45am; we took the Black Pond bushwhack both there and back. The creek crossings were all running high, and the … Continue reading The Grid: Owl’s Head
Sunday, September 27, 2020 Start: 13 Falls campsite End: Lincoln Woods Miles: 11.7 Elevation gain/loss: 2665’/3682′ We were up early, at 5am, and out on trail by 6:15am. We stopped to filter a bit of water and then headed up the trail. We made it to the base of the herdpath up to Owl’s Head … Continue reading The Grid: Owl’s Head
Saturday, February 29, 2020 Start/End: Lincoln Woods Mileage: 16.77 Elevation gain/loss: 2859′ GaiaGPS track After rising earlier than expected, I was at the trailhead by 6:20am and on trail by 6:35am. I made quick work of the 2.7mi hike along Lincoln Woods and took the right hand path for Black Pond and then followed the … Continue reading Winter 48: Owls Head
Transcending Mountains 