"Headed up the Carter Dome Trail hoping for some good birding. Not as good as the past, maybe the very warm temps kept them hidden in the woods. But did hear a Northern Perula, Red Eyed Vireo, Purple Finch, Blackburnian Warbler, lots of Black-throated Green Warblers and American Redstarts, Ovenbird, Blackpols, Eastern Pewee, Magnolia Warbler and the very elusive Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. " — Alohabuffy • Jun 4, 2026

"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

"A tough day in the mountains. Molly and I headed up 19 Mile Brook Tr and Carter Dome Tr to Zeta Pass. It was slow going up Carter Dome Tr since the trail was partially broken out. From Zeta Pass, the trail was even less broken out. We headed up to Carter Dome first. We then backtracked and made our way up South Carter, then over to Middle Carter. Partway to Middle Carter, a group of 6 went the opposite direction. At that point, the trail was a lot more broken out and we made better time. We reached the summit of Middle Carter, then headed down Imp Cir Tr, eventually reaching the road. A road walk brought us back to 19 Mile Brook trailhead. " — newenglandwarrior • Mar 18, 2023

"It snowed on Friday. Concerned about trail breaking, we decided to do Middle and South Carter for Molly's grid needs. We got a late start because I forgot my snowshoes and poles in Center Conway. We parked at the trailhead and headed up 19 Mile Brook Tr. There was a shocking lack of snow. We wore snowshoes the whole way though. We went up Carter Dome Tr, then the Carter Moriah Tr to Middle Carter. Then back out the same way. " — newenglandwarrior • Feb 26, 2022

"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

"I needed South and Middle Carter for my Grid. Quick hike to get them. Weather wasn't the greatest, another reason for choosing these two peaks today. Some high elevation fog and mositure. " — newenglandwarrior • Aug 5, 2021

"A Wildcat Carter traverse with the girlfriend picking me up on the Imp Face Tr. Beautiful day out with a chilly wind. Felt great going up the Wildcat Ridge Tr out of Pinkham Notch. Also got to visit Mt Hight and Imp Face. Gridded out 3 peaks of the 5 today." — newenglandwarrior • Jul 28, 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