Region
Highlights
- A scenic, rocky summit with expansive summit views of Lake Winnipesaukee.
- Extremely popular summit accessible by multiple trails including the Mount Major Trail, the Brook Trail, and the Boulder Loop.
Routes
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44 summits • 3.1 mi • 1,097 ft gain • 2 hr 50 min • Class 1
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29 summits • 4.0 mi • 1,083 ft gain • 3 hr 46 min • Class 1
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13 summits • 7.4 mi • 1,547 ft gain • 3 hr 39 min
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1 summit • 5.4 mi • 1,321 ft gain • 3 hr 41 min
Latest summits
"Waited for the rain to stop. Had some redlining in Jesus Valley to do. Sun came out at first, but by the time we worked around to Mt Major, it started to rain. Got moderate rain all the way down Boulder Trail." — Alohabuffy • Oct 31, 2021
"Went up Blueberry Pasture trail. It lived up to it's billing. Tons of ripe blueberries line the upper trail near the Mt Straightback summit. Delicious! Watched a rather large red tailed hawk on the Brook trail. It was hopping around a blowdown, looked like it was hunting up some lunch." — Alohabuffy • Jul 10, 2021
"Beautiful day for a hike, temps in the 50s, sunshine and a breeze to keep the bugs off, Really enjoyed a big loop including both Quarry Mts, both Straightback Mts and Mt Major." — Alohabuffy • May 31, 2020

"On July 2nd, a group of us hiked to the top of Mount Major in New Hampshire's Lakes Region. Hiking group included: my brothers Sean Crotty, Brendan Crotty, my two nephews and friends Marc Zdunczyk & Jeff Zdunczyk.
We had done this hike once before in 2006. And both times we were blessed with amazing views of Lake Winnipesaukee from the summit.
We hiked the orange trail up and back for a total combined distance of 3.2 miles and an elevation gain of 1,148 feet. It took us 1 hour 52 minutes going up and 1 hour 15 minutes coming down. We hiked very slowly enjoying the scenery and taking frequent breaks
This is a great hike for all athletic abilities. My 8 year old nephew breezed up this without breaking a sweat.
I made a fun little video of the hike here: https://youtu.be/sNJ3OA9RGc8
Let me know what you think!
Liam" — liam • Jul 2, 2019

"Gray and drizzly start to the day but rain held off. Hit the trail at 7a;45 a.m. and almost no-one on the Boulder Trail. Cool breeze felt good in the high humidity. COuldn't see far up into the White mountains from the summit, but vies of the lake were very pretty." — rjnick • May 27, 2018

"Did the Belknap Range Traverse (alternate route) to hit 10 peaks and complete my Hike366 project. A really fun route! Left a car at the end of the hike and took an Uber to the starting trailhead. What an adventure." — beaucheminjess • May 10, 2018

"Great day out in the Eastern Belknap Range. Loop hike starting from the Mt Major trailhead and hitting the following peaks: Mt Major, Straightback Mountain South Peak, Mount Anna, Mount Mack, Mount Klem, Mount Rand, West Quarry Mountain, East Quarry Mountain, Straightback Mountain North Peak." — kpreston21 • Apr 28, 2018

"Parking lot was already almost full when my pup and I arrived at 8:45 am. We headed up the Brook Trail to try and avoid some of the crowds headed up and were mildly successful. Trails were eroded but other than that looking good. For all the cars at the bottom the summit wasn't as crowded as I thought it would be. Still, we only stopped there for 10-15 min before heading over to Straightback for some solitude. We only saw 1 other hiker out there the rest of the day." — HikeLikeMike • Aug 13, 2017
"After Straightback, and some more confusion, we went over and did Major. Still socked in the clouds. Minimal snow on this hike. We reached the parking lot 30 minutes after the other group. It was a great hike and meeting other AMC people. " — newenglandwarrior • Apr 22, 2017

"Hiked over from Straightback peak along the BRT trail. Had not seen a soul along North and South Straightback, but had a handful on Majors peak. Great views of lakes and enjoyed a snack near old shelter to brake wind. Then headed down Boulder trail be kept to parking lot. " — blackwolf_03278 • Feb 19, 2017