Straightback Mountain

"Another redline day.. this time was a success. Finished Blueberry Pasture, Jesus Valley and went down the East side of Precipice Path, which was really tricky with all the leaves covering up the acorns! Recent fresh blazes on Precipice kept me on track for the most part (purple is hard to see when the sun is setting though). The summits were windy but great for the views on this lightly cloudy day." — SteveM_StickMan • Nov 18, 2024

"Hiked Up the Blueberry Pasture Trail, Saw the Artwork thats Dedicated to the Finish People which was Really Cool, then Took a Little Mini Hike Up To A Gorgeous View, then Hiked Back Down, and Hiked Up the Trail For Straightback Mountain!!!! Some Gorgeous Views and The Fall 🍂 🍁Foliage was Breathtaking as well!!!" — Rclara9 • Oct 21, 2024

"Lots of snow in the Belknaps still, but felt a lot like mashed potatoes on this warm and sunny winter day. Went up the Red trail and hit Mt Anna, then over to Straightback and down Blueberry Pasture." — Alohabuffy • Mar 18, 2023

"Crisp, cool but sunny day in the Belknaps. Not sure we saw 30 deg. Sparse crowd as we hiked the Quarries and Straightbacks. But a lot of people on Major. Snow cover everywhere though." — Alohabuffy • Nov 19, 2022

"A hike for Molly to finish her Belknap 12. We parked in the Major trailhead and headed off to Straightback first. Then we went over to Anna, then Mack. We went down to Round Pond, then up to Klem, then onwards to Rand. We hit both peaks of Quarry. Then on to Straightback, then Major for the finish. We came down the Boulder Tr back to the car. " — newenglandwarrior • Jun 28, 2022

"Was going to approach from Jesus Valley trail from Old Stage Rd. (all the posted signs made me nervous), so ended up using Blueberry Pasture and Straightback Mt. trails instead. Then went up to North Peak after going in a circle by mistake. Mosquitoes being mosquitoes." — SteveM_StickMan • May 15, 2022

"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

"Up Stagecoach to Red then over on blue to Straightback. Sunny started at 7:52 45 degrees no wind but chilly. Reached the summit at 9:41. No views on Anna so we took pictures of the summit cairn and left at 9:42. Reached the summit of Straightback at 11:00. Down Blueberry Pasture. Easy road but seemed like a long journey. Straightback had nice south and southwesterly views. Beautiful sunny day. Spent 15 minutes on the summit. Reached the truck at 12:55. 64 degrees at the finish." — GreggC • Sep 12, 2020

"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