"Yesterday, Nora, Kali and I hiked Stinson Mountain in the NH lakes region. It's another on on the 52 (really 53) with a View list. Chilly, rather grey day, but it was still a nice hike and relatively easy compared to most of the ones here in NH. Only 1400' elevation gain over 1.8 miles up and about 2 miles down, as we went down on a snowmobile trail instead of the hiking trail." — Hufflepuff • Oct 20, 2019

"Stinson was one of the few choices we had that was out of the forecasted rain. A nice, easy hike, good view even with some cloud cover. The bugs were terrible! But hey, it's May." — gooner • May 26, 2018

"52 With a View Trifecta: Stinson, Blueberry, and Black (Benton) On most weekend days, one hike would suffice my desire to get outside. But this wasn’t your ordinary Saturday. What was supposed to be a one-off hike of Smarts Mountain with a group of college kids at the College Get Outside Weekend turned into a marathon of peaks, back to back to back. Lauren and I stayed at AMC’s Cardigan Lodge with a large group of college kids, some of whom were potentially going to hike with us. However, it didn’t seem as if people were diggin’ our idea, so we ended up all alone. No matter, we figured, we would go off and do our own thing. Looking at the map, it appeared as if we were closest to Stinson Mountain, and since I plan to complete the 52 With a View list someday, that appeared to be the best option. But when we flew up the uneventful mountain in 45 minutes, we realized that we would need to occupy the remainder of our day elsewhere. Atop the not-so-impressive summit of Stinson, we reexamined our options. If we wanted to finish off the day sweaty and tired, it made the most sense to do Blueberry Mountain. And hey, what the heck, Benton sounded like a good idea as well. R..." — justinraphaelson • Sep 12, 2015

"Nice hike up. Passed a family that camped at the summit and coming down a four people and their dog. Summit area great for children-enough open space to wander but not major cliffs. Had fun looking around for the 'relics' (old nails and some metal) from the removed fire tower. View to the south over Rumney to Cardigan cleared. The book view of Stinson Lake is fairly limited. " — hiking4000 • Aug 30, 2015