Mount Kearsarge via Winslow Trail
The Winslow and Barlow trails form a compact loop through forest and ledges to a fire tower and broad regional views.
Artwork inspired by John White Allen Scott
A steep direct trail reaches an open central-New Hampshire summit. The Winslow and Barlow trails form a compact loop through forest and ledges to a fire tower and broad regional views. Its character becomes clearest where Winslow Trail ledges meets fire tower, with Kearsarge summit adding a less obvious but equally useful point of comparison.
Climb the steeper Winslow route and descend Barlow when dry conditions support the loop. Seasonal park access, wet rock, and exposed summit weather require a real mountain plan. The experience feels complete when Kearsarge summit is read alongside fire tower, not saved as an optional detail after the headline view.
- Elevation
- 2,937 feet
- Loop
- Winslow and Barlow
- Park
- Winslow State Park
Quick guide
- Start with
- Climb the steeper Winslow route and descend Barlow when dry conditions support the loop.
- Look closely at
- Pause at fire tower before moving to Kearsarge summit, where the site’s larger story becomes easier to read.
Know before you go
- Start with
- Climb the steeper Winslow route and descend Barlow when dry conditions support the loop.
- Look closely at
- Pause at fire tower before moving to Kearsarge summit, where the site’s larger story becomes easier to read.
- Connect the story
- Use the Winslow-Barlow loop to compare direct ledge climbing with a gentler descent before reading the region from the fire tower.
- Plan around
- Review hours, admission, parking, and access together before planning Mount Kearsarge via Winslow Trail; each addresses a different practical constraint.
Good to know
Seasonal park access, wet rock, and exposed summit weather require a real mountain plan.
Notice these
- Winslow Trail ledges
- fire tower
- Kearsarge summit