"Warmer day than forecasted, a little hot in the sun, with temperatures nearing 80. No clouds and no wind meant the bugs were brutal, even with bugspray applied. I set off from the trailhead around 10am. The first three-quarters of a mile are mildly sloped, with some sections essentially flat. Kearsarge Brook babbled to my right, but remained out of sight until the very end of the approach section. At this point, the trail turned slightly to the right and began getting steeper and rockier, although it was still moderately sloped. About a mile and a half in, the roots, rocks, and dirt gave way to large rock slabs. Shortly after, I emerged onto a series of rocky clearings which offered occasional views to the south. The trail returned to tree cover for the final ascent, which grew steadily steeper and rockier, although I didn’t need to scramble up any sections. The trail remains steep all the way to the summit. The summit offered spectacular 180-degree views to the southwest of Chocorua, the Moats, and Ossipees, but the real views are on the lookout tower. Although the tower is only one story tall, it clears the trees to the north, providing an unobstructed 360-degree outlook. Some cl..." — JCalautti • May 28, 2025

"Helping out Juel with her red-lining. We did a traverse over Attitash Tr. We went up the Bear Notch side. Chilly windy day today. Still some heavy cloud cover by the time we reached Table Mtn. We hit the true summit and the summit canister was gone. We touched a few bumps on Big Attitash Mtn then headed steeply down. We then went up the backside of Whitehorse Ledge for the nice views there, then down Bryce Path to the other car. " — newenglandwarrior • Sep 16, 2022

"Great views of the Whites from atop the ski area. The Cranmore trail is basically all downhill from the junction at Black Cap Trail. It's weird to hike down to summit a mountain. The trail ends at a dirt access road, we turned onto that to get to the top. Views of nearby mountains and North Conway. We took a break on the deck at the lodge, even though it was closed. Hiking back to Black Cap was a bit more work, because it was uphill in reverse, but really so gradual that it wasn't a big deal. Nice little hike, and combined with Black Cap made for a reasonable amount of miles and time on the trail. " — mikewilliamsjr • Aug 30, 2022

"Great hike. It's mostly an uphill climb all the way there, but the terrain is easy for most of it. The upper part is a little more challenging. Spectacular views from the fire tower on the summit. I would have liked to stay longer. Hiking out was a cinch. Made really good time." — mikewilliamsjr • Jun 15, 2022

"Left the summit of Black Cap on the cw part of the loop trail. We felt good at the junction so continued on the Cranmore Trail to the ski area summit. It was mostly downhill to Cranmore so we struggled a bit on the return in the heat. Overall a good workout for Keith and me after a relatively lazy spring." — SteveM_StickMan • Jun 12, 2022