Galehead Mountain

"Did an out and back with Snickers on Galehead. We bumped into Rich Gambele and Arlette Laan just below the summit of Galehead. They were working on a winter Diretissma. They had 10 more peaks to go after this one and were planning on also grabbing Owls Head today. Socked in at the view point but a good day for this hike. Only 2 more peaks left for my 7th loop of the NH48. " — newenglandwarrior • Jan 15, 2020

"3 days in WMNF. First two days included a nice overnight backpack of the eastern Pemigewasset Wilderness. On day one I hiked up Lincoln Woods and over to the Bonds, then continued on to summit the rest of the high peaks on the Eastern side- Zealand, the Twins, Galehead and Garfield, before setting up camp along the ridgeline above the Franconia Brook Trail. " — wacbravo • Sep 7, 2019

"2 semaines solo de pure plaisir à faire du hiking à différentes places dont les Whites Moutains. Grosse journée qui commence à la noirceur. J'ai essuyé une tempête de l'enfer ici. Par chance la Galehead Hut était encore ouverte au sommet. J'ai pu m'y réfugier le temps que cela se calme un peu. Sur Garfield, les vents étaient horribles! Ils me trainaient par terre." — fsoucy76 • Sep 21, 2018

"We were happy to take advantage of the great whether after a month of rain and conflicting appointments. As usual, our packs were larger than necessary, especially in comparison to the group we saw who were trail running the whole Pemigewasset Loop that day. But better safe than sorry, and it's good practice for the few overnight hikes we have planned for next year. Not too hot or buggy. Portions of the trail were exceedingly muddy. Though we've had a fair amount of rain lately, I suspect Gale River Trail is like that much of each summer. The mosses and other undergrowth was so exquisitely green, they were almost unreal, and a large crop of goldenrod added a nice touch to views from the Galehead Hut. A long but pretty trail, and no rock scrambles." — gooner • Aug 25, 2018

"Another Grid peak for me and helped out Marielle for her NH48W. Doug also went up to grab Galehead and the Twins. Denise and Briana also joined us. The trail was broken out. We used spikes the whole way up. Low cloud cover today. " — newenglandwarrior • Mar 11, 2018

"After Garfield, our Meetup group we went over to Galehead Mtn. We took the steep part off of Garfield slowly and had no issues. After Galehead, we went down Galehead River Tr. This was a Grid peak gain." — newenglandwarrior • Dec 2, 2017

"After Garfield, I followed Garfield Ridge Tr and hiked up Galehead. I then went down the trail to 13 Falls Tentsite, grabbed my gear, and made the long flat hike back to the Lincoln Woods parking lot. Did it in under 3.5 hours. An awesome couple of days." — newenglandwarrior • Sep 22, 2017

"Enjoying a weekend exploring the Whites. Started on trail Friday morning via shuttle (left a car at Zealand parking area). Hiked up to Garfield and the made our way back over the ridge where we spent the night at Galehead Hut before moving on the next day through the Twins and the Bonds. Beautiful trail!" — deb-and-rob • Aug 11, 2017

"Great weekend in the White mountains! Hit North Twin and South Twin, and made our way to Galehead. Galehead was my friends #48 to finish the NH 4000 footers. From there we hiked to Garfield campsite, next morning hiked to Garfield summit and down and out The Gailriver tail" — blackwolf_03278 • Jul 29, 2017

"We quickly came down South Twin, breaking trail in the powder along the way. We reached the hut, left our packs there, and made our way to the summit. On the way back down, we bumped into a group of 4 that was following our tracks. One of them was Shay Shay. They were doing the same route we were. We continued on down the Gale River Tr and to the road. We attempted to follow the xc ski trails but ended up losing them and road walking back to my car. A great and tiring day. " — newenglandwarrior • Apr 2, 2017

"Awesome day with awesome friends and awesome weather! We started at the hale fire warden bushwhack and headed to north twin in thick cloud cover. When we reached the summit the clouds parted so we enjoyed a few moments in sun before heading to south twin in a near white out fog. We headed to the galehead hut next for lunch in the sun and bagged galehead and then headed out to our second car on the road after the long boring hike down. Couldn't have been better!" — shay-shay • Apr 2, 2017

"After Galehead Ridge East, I followed the AT to Galehead Hut, then quickly went up to the summit. Came back down, had lunch at the hut, then followed the trail back to the road, then roadwalked back to my car." — newenglandwarrior • Aug 26, 2016

"Hiked Galehead after hitting the summit of Garfield. Ridge in between had some precarious spots but overall pretty standard. I started to get tired on the way down but it was a pretty good loop of 14.7 miles and just over 4300' of gain." — LGH-Tom • Aug 24, 2016

"Went with Kali in the rain. Seven 4000 footers in a three day backpack. Zealand, Guyot (not on the 4000 footer list) West Bond, Bond, Bondcliff, South Twin, North Twin and Galehead. Spent 1 night at Guyot Campsite in lean-to and second night at Galehead Hut." — Hufflepuff • Aug 2, 2016

"Summit #1 of Galehead! Came over from Garfield after an awesome, chilly hour or so on top with a few friends. They went back down and I continued on. Pretty quiet day considering how beautiful the weather was. Man, is the Garfield Ridge Trail gnarly..holy crap!" — npweeks • Oct 4, 2015

"The plan was to hike the Kinsmans for some redlining, but the rivers were swollen from the heavy rain the day before. So I quickly did Galehead. Helped out a Croo member by lending her my poles so she could cross the river. We hiked together for a ways. We also spotted a moose, which at that point, she offered me soup at the Hut. We separated, and I summited Galehead. Rested at the Hut, got my curried vegetable soup. Also there, was one of the folks from the YM Retreat back in May. She recognized me first. We chatted awhile before I went on my way. An unexpectedly awesome day." — newenglandwarrior • Oct 1, 2015

"Beautiful day! Finally got to take off my boots and put my feet in the river at Zealand Falls. Have been wanting to stick my feet in a cold mountain river on a hike since I began hiking! Good day with the AMC Group. " — kerrylandry • Jul 26, 2014

"Long hike. Tired and sore after the Garfield hike yesterday and today's hike. Started at Beaver Brook and followed XC ski trail to brief bushwack to hook up to the Galehead Loop Rd, to the trail. Was about 10-15 minutes behind an AMC group that Denise was a part of. They moved fast for a group of 8 people. We were never able to catch up with them. " — newenglandwarrior • Feb 9, 2014

"On a three day - two night loop through the Pemi. Spent the night before at Garfield Ridge. Hiked down to Thirteen Falls on the Franconia Brook Trail and back up to here on the Twin Brook Trail. Spent the night at the hut." — JASTA11 • Oct 13, 2013

"First solo hike in the Whites! Mother Nature unleashed her fury of rain on the drive up but stopped when I arrived at the trailhead. The trail was wet, muddy, and sometimes flooded. Although I was alone, I was not by myself. I saw a moose, weird looking frogs, a turtle and water bugs that played on the river. The birds sang to me the whole day! I enjoyed the peaceful solitude. The clouds lifted enough that I was able to enjoy the views as much as the trail. I hung with the awesome Hut Croo and camp keepers for a few minutes before heading down. Mother Nature started her rumbling thunder. I love how thunder sounds in the mountains! It started raining again just as I reached the parking lot so I threw my gear in the trunk and hopped into my car. The skies opened up and the rain poured... it looked so cool and refreshing I couldn't resist... I jumped out of the car and danced in the rain... the perfect ending to a perfect day! :)" — Jocelyn • Jun 23, 2013