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August 14, 2012 / Comments (1)

Mt. Cabot (plus The Bulge and The Horn)

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Allison is the founder of trailtosummit.com which she began as a way to track and share her first round of the NH 4000 Footers. Now on round 5 (the first round for her dog Ruckus) she has been honored to have taken part of many people’s firsts. She is an experienced trail maintainer, speaker, and passionate member of the outdoor community. In New England, Allison enjoys trekking along the highest peaks, bushwhacking to less traveled areas, and has a fondness for sunrise and sunset trips. Outside of New England Allison has also thru hiked the John Muir Trail and explored mountains in the German and Austrian Alps, Israel, and the Azores. Her goal is to share her passion for hiking and backpacking with others, especially with women, to inspire them to experience the freedom of the trail!

 Mt. Cabot is the northernmost of the New Hampshire 4,000 footers. The Unknown Pond Trail meets up with the Kilkenny Ridge Trail, over the Horn and The Bulge. These are two mountains on the New England Hundred Highest list. 

 Pictured above is The Horn as seen from Unknown Pond (3100′). The trail is very gradual and leads you through a lovely birch forest. I didn’t notice any blazes, but the trail was easy to follow. The trail then joined the Kilkenny Ridge Trail to the Horn. The trail was tricky at times, but nothing that lasted very long.

The sign pointing to The Horn summit

The summit of The Horn has some nice views. You can see Cabot and The Bulge as well as the Mahoosuc Range.
Summit Marker on The Horn

The Kilkenny Ridge Trail to The Bulge begins to steepen and then suddenly, you’re in a flat area with a cairn. Once I had reached the summit of The Bulge, fog started to set in. This was fine as there were no views anyway!

From The Bulge you dip down to a col at 3,600′ and then up Cabot. The final climb to Cabot takes you through some more pine trees and lots of ferns. 
When I finally got to the top of Cabot (4,170′???), I noticed that the sign said 4180′, but all the maps/resources say it’s 4,170′. Does anyone happen to know why this is?

 

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Mt. Cabot (plus The Bulge and The Horn)

  1. Dingo says:
    February 25, 2013 at 11:18 am

    I see you found the sign at the summit, but did you hit the actual high point? It’s about 30-40 yards west of here, marked by a small piece of wood nailed to a tree. This sign does not mark the actual summit. I know it’s tripped up a few people I know. : /

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