Mt Cabot is the northern most 4000 footer, it is located outside of Berlin, NH. On this hike I was joined by my good friend Beth and her daughter, and of course Reba and Gumby. It was an early morning since it takes over 2 hours to drive to the trailhead. Reba was excited as usual and eager to get on the trail. It was a cloudy, grey day but not terribly cold or windy. We started on the York Pond Trail which is a very flat, easy trail and you get a wonderful view of Mt Cabot. I really enjoy at the end of hikes looking back up at the mountain that I just climbed, it gives you a great sense of accomplishment and sometimes I can’t believe I just climbed certain mountains!
We then took Bunnell Notch Trail which is flat for a while, then you start to ascend gradually at first and then more steadily. The trail was nicely packed so all we needed where spikes, no snowshoes. As we gained elevation the scenery grew more beautiful, some spots opened up and you could catch a little bit of a view. Reba found a few squirrels to chase but the deep snow off the trail slowed her down a bit.
Killkenny Ridge Trail intersects and joins Bunnell Trail. Then Bunnell Trail ends and you continued to follow Killkenny Trail to the Cabot Cabin which is a small cabin that you can stay in that’s open year round. We had lunch in the cabin which Reba was not to thrilled about, the cabin was small and shes not a fan of tight spaces and we where joined by two other hikes who happened to be men, another thing shes not a fan of.
Gumby at the Cabot Cabin
After refueling we set off to summit Mt Cabot, which was just a short hike from the cabin. Once we hit the top we took our customary photos and Gumby had his photo too. Then we turned around to head back down the same way we came up.
At the top!
Reba must have gotten bored or knew we where a little tired and needed a laugh because she decided to do what we call her “worm” down the trail, she lay’s down back legs behind her and slithers down the trail. Click on this link to play the short video of her “worming” IMG_1066. But she wasn’t bored for long because we ran into two other hikers and their two dogs so she had some other dogs to play with.
Worming Reba
The total distance of the hike was 9.75 miles and it took us a little over 5 hours to do. It was a nice hike and I look forward to doing it again this summer and adding on The Horn and the The Bulge, which are done when you make the hike over Cabot a loop. And they are on the 52 with a View hiking list that I hope to accomplish with Reba and Gumby someday!
