"A late afternoon hike from the Reed Road trailhead by way of the rugged Quarry Trail. It was good I left the poles behind as they would've been in the way! A super spring day and a non-stop breeze kept the black flies away!" — SteveM_StickMan • May 8, 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

"Finally made it to this Alton High Point after going the wrong way (in a circle lol, although some signs are a tad misleading). Ended up using my gps map to get back on track. This was my first real venture to hike / redline the Belknap area. Got some trail sections done (BRT, Quarry Spur and part of Dave Roberts Quarry) and met only one other hiker out on a rain showery day. Saw my first Trillium! The North Straightback Link on the way down to the Brook Tr. was a serious test of my agility! Mosquitoes being mosquitoes." — SteveM_StickMan • May 15, 2022

"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

"Eastern Belknap look to finish up the Belknap 12s for two of our group - Fairhiker and Alison. Got a early enough start to be the only two cars in the Jesus Valley Road TH - quiet (just passed by a single runner) until the Quarry Trail. Fairly bug-free (surprising) until the summit of Rand- then the black flies swarmed and kept wanting our blood. We deviated from the trails with a shortcut through the woods from the col between Rand and Mack and the BRT near Anna. 7.7 mile loop on a sunny late May day followed by ice cream in Alton- a great time. " — hiking4000 • May 24, 2020

"Hit the trailhead about 8 a.m. Still some parking in the lot. Quick going up Mount Major Traill (blue) to the Brook Trail (yellow). The North Straightback link (green) was narrow and far less travelled. The climb was pretty steep and there is one place just below the summit of North Straightback that I had to use hands to climb up the rock. This slab also had a nice view so enjoy it because there is only a sign and cairn at the N. Straightback summit, no views. After a short rest, I followed the Dave Robert's Quarry Trail (white) to the South peak of Straightback, There were a couple of nice views of Mt. Major and Sunset lake along the ridge trail. At the S. Straightback summit, I chose the Blue blazed Mt. Major trail to descend and picked up the yellow Brook trail for a nice jaunt back to the parking lot. This is an awesome trail if you want some solitude. I saw 5 people on Straightback mountain. Everyone takes the blue trail from the parking lot up Mt. Major." — rjnick • Jun 16, 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

"After a few weeks it was great to get out. Hiked to North peak from Mt. Major parking lot, using Brook trail to N Straightback link. From there Dogs and I took Dave Robert'so quarry trail to South peak." — blackwolf_03278 • Feb 19, 2017