Mount Osceola & East Peak NH

• 4-star hike
• 6 to 8 mile options
• Moderate | Gain 2,070 to 2,840 feet
• Lincoln, NH | White Mountains
.   NH 4,000 Footers  
Outstanding Waterville Valley views from Osceola.

Completing the AMC Four Thousand Footer Club’s list of peaks is a rite of passage to many a New England hiker, and completing the entire list within a year is another more ambitious challenge. This eight mile hike offers some great White Mountain views while allowing you to strike two peaks of that list.

The trailhead for these hikes has a large parking lot with a restroom, located on Tripoli Road, a well-maintained unpaved road off I-93. Tripoli Road is closed in winter months – usually between November and May - we include a link to the US Forest Service road status page at the bottom of this article. Mount Osceola's summit can also be reached via the Greely Pond Trail off Route 112 which is open all year round. We haven't explored this route yet, but include a link to the AllTrails public map below.

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⬤ 4★ Mt Osceola Trail   5.7 mi out & back, moderate, gain 2,070 ft AllTrails · GPX File · Directions GPX?

⬤ 4★ Mt Osceola & East Peak   7.5 mi out & back, moderate, gain 2,840 ft AllTrails · GPX File · Directions

⬤ Mt Osceola Trail
The trail to Mount Osceola’s 4,340 foot summit delivers gradual elevation gain, which means this is not a thigh burner. Conditions are mostly rocky, with occasional granite caps that can get quite slippery in wet weather or when passing over mountain streams. Trees surround you all the way to the summit, so views are rare along your journey. However, the summit of Mount Osceola is thankfully bare and provides outstanding views of the entire Waterville Valley.

⬤ Mt Osceola & East Peak   For those wanting to bag a second 4K peak, or just to extend their hike, the trail continues in a North Easterly direction for another 0.9 miles to Mount Osceola’s East Peak. This route includes a rock scramble down a 20-30 foot chimney which is moderate in difficulty, before tracing the ridgeline to the second summit. The trail provides more impressive views, although the summit does not.


Mt. Osceola in the center, East Peak to the right.

Tangents:
• US Forest Service: Forest Road Status
• Public Map at AllTrails: Mt Osceola & East Peak, Greely Pond Trail
• Facebook Group: Comment, Follow Us

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