"My first time staying at an Appalachian Mountain Club hut. I parked at the Great Gulf Trailhead around 2:30pm on July 15th, walked about half a mile up Rt. 16 to the Nineteen Mile Brook Trailhead, and began the ascent to Carter Notch. I was immediately met with a garter snake slithering across the trail, but didn’t encounter any other wildlife that day. Although the trees shaded most of the direct heat from the sun, the intense humidity slowed my pace considerably and quickly turned me into a sweaty mess. Luckily, the Nineteen Mile Brook Trail is a very mild trail, mostly rock-free and smoothly graded as it follows the path of the rushing Nineteen Mile Brook. Some occasional bridge-assisted water crossings broke up the climb, and the afternoon sun shining through the green canopy gave the trail an overall tranquil quality. After the Carter Dome Trail splits off to the left, the Nineteen Mile Brook Trail becomes slightly rougher with more rocks and the occasional steeper climb. However, there is still no sustained steep climbing until about a tenth of a mile before cresting Carter Notch. Some of the sunlight I had been losing in the shadow of Wildcat Mountain returned as I began the..." — JCalautti • Jul 16, 2025

"Very warm day on Carter Ridge, registered 78 degrees on the summit of Carter Dome. No wind to speak of either. But there were great views all day, especially from Mt Hight. Today was a great day from birds, they were very active and it felt like we were climbing Warbler Dome. Here are the different warblers we heard: Magnolia, Black-throated Green, Canada, Black-throated Blue, Yellow and Blackpoll. Plus Ruby and Golden Crowned Kinglets. For thrushes we had Swainson's, Bicknell, Hermit and Oven birds. Also Winter Wrens, American Redstarts, Boreal Chikadees and a rare Yellow Bellied Flycatcher." — Alohabuffy • Jun 3, 2024

"We did this loop clockwise, but met several hikers doing in counter. I think getting Carter Dome out of the way first is a good idea, next time we'll do it counter-clockwise too. First time utilizing the Joe Dodge cut-off. Surprising amount of snow on the ridge, could have used snowshoes. Nice blue, sunny skies with little to no wind made all those peak-a-boo views along the ridge look fantastic." — Alohabuffy • Nov 26, 2023

"Up South Imp Trail to North Carter Trail to the AT south to Lethe, Middle Carter and then South Carter. Spotted a car at the 19 Mile Brook Trail and made the loop. Muggy mostly sunny day that featured a breeze at times. Decent views in places but not on the Carter summits. A ho hum hike for sure. Glad to finish this one and wrap up the Carters! 10.9 mile hike that took 8 hours. 51 degrees when we started and 69 at completion. " — GreggC • Sep 17, 2021

"Molly and I went for the Carter Range today. Both of us needed them this month. We parked at 19 Mile Brook and walked down to Joe Dodge. We then cut through to reach Imp Tr. We then headed up. We eventually reached the ridge and headed to Lethe first. After tagging the summit, we went up to Middle Carter and tagged that summit. We then headed over and tagged South Carter. Next, we dropped down to Zeta Pass, then up Mt Hight. Been awhile since I was last on Hight. Lovely views today. We then went over to Carter Dome. Molly also wanted to tie up a loose end and grab Wildcat A. So we dropped down into Carter Notch. Still feeling decent, we made our way up A peak and got it. We then doubled back into Carter Notch and took 19 Mile Brook Tr out to the car. " — newenglandwarrior • Nov 8, 2020

"Big Loop: Nineteen Mile Brook Tr up Carter Dome Trail to south Carter. Across the ridge. Quick bushwhack to Lethe. Tagged north carter. Down IMP Trail to Camp Dodge Cutoff and a short roadwalk back to the Nineteen Mile Brook trailhead. " — mikeinfantino • Apr 11, 2020

"Started off the day at the Carter-Moriah trailhead and made our way up the 4.1 moderate trail to Moriah and the AT. From there we crossed the ridge through the Carters and stayed at the Carter Notch hut (another great hut team!) The hike was hot and dry and incredibly beautiful - that last drop to the is a looong one and we just made the dinner bell!" — deb-and-rob • Jun 16, 2018

"Warmer than normal for a January day in the Whites, although the summits were fogged in and cold. Some glimpses of the sun, but an overall cloudy day. http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip/3159213 " — markst-john • Jan 9, 2016