"After working with the Trailwrights on the Winslow Tr, I hiked up the Winslow Tr and down the Barlow Tr. Nice views from the summit. A clear but hazy day. And a firetower peak as well." — newenglandwarrior • Jun 21, 2025

"Views not great due to wildfire smoke/haze from Canada. Rocks were very wet from all the rain, very slippery especially going down! Lots of small running streams and little waterfalls. Fairly buggy because of wet/humid conditions, bug spray very helpful. Went up the firetower for fun. Beautiful hike though!" — Sarmar021 • Jun 8, 2025

"The official Winter Solstice was at 4:21am, so this was my first hike in the actual season of winter. With ambient temperatures in the low teens and moderate winds at the base, this was also my coldest hike to date by far. We set off from the Lincoln Trailhead around 10:15am and began heading up the moderately wooded and rocky trail, although after half a mile this turned into a wide and smooth snowmobile trail. This section lasted for about a mile and was mildly sloped for the most part. Following the trapezoidal "Sunapee Ragged Kearsarge Greenway" trail markers, we exited the snowmobile trail to the left and began climbing Baker Ledge. From there we followed a 0.15 mile out-and-back to an overlook. It was quite cloudy and we had maybe 10 miles of visibility, but we could make out the ski trails of Mt. Sunapee. Returning to the Lincoln Trail, the elevation took a brief dip and we entered a rocky gulch that had a few stream crossings. The streams were frozen over but not to the point that we could walk across the ice, so we stuck to rock-hopping. After the gulch, the trail begins to pick up in elevation as it winds around Black Mountain. The previous day's storm added an aesthetica..." — JCalautti • Dec 21, 2024

"Started very early this morning in a light, cold drizzle. Started up the Barlow trail vary carefully since the trail was wet, mossy granite rocks and there was a layer of fallen leaves over it. Some nice views from some of the overlooks just below the summit, but the summit itself was windy, cold and in the clouds." — rjnick • Oct 5, 2024

"Hiked with Adam Went Up the Window Trail and Down the Barlow Trail Had Blisters, Luckily had Bandaids Stubbed my Toe on a Rock, in a way that Bruised my Toenail, which made the Decent a little harder" — Rclara9 • Jun 16, 2024

"Decent snow pack now on the mountain. Used snowshoes up Winslow and down Barlow. Lower half of Barlow was trashed by Postholio, so shoes made it so much easier. A lot less wind that expected on a nice sunny summit." — Alohabuffy • Jan 15, 2024

"Took Winslow trail up and Barlow down. Winslow was a steady climb up. Easy to navigate. The summit was incredible. Beautiful panoramic views. Barlow was slippery. Harder to find safe paths down. " — HikingMomMC • Sep 14, 2023

"Took Winslow up and Winslow down. Very few bugs but a lot of wet rocks as it rained that morning. Winslow trail is easy first half, hard at the halfway point, then more moderate in second half. Very nice summit with views and towers. " — Gregrog • Jul 14, 2023

"A couple of inches of fresh snow have made this trek up the usually icy Winslow trail much easier. Surprisingly calm winds atop. Really nice alpenglow on the northern mountains view from Barlow." — Alohabuffy • Dec 24, 2021

"Hiked Mount Kearsarge via the Lincoln Trail. Very warm and sunny today. Trail was mostly dry with some muddy spots. Really nice views. I forgot to turn on my watch until 20 minutes in, but was about 2,700 feet vertical and over 9 miles. Took the Rollins trail loop for the first 0.5 miles from the summit as the Lincoln trail was steep on the last push to the summit." — mattgardner • May 15, 2021