Steve,
Conditions on the Moultonboro trail system have been fantastic this year due in large part to the team of volunteer groomers that put hundreds of hours of their time into grooming.
With that said you can access the Castle trail a couple of different ways. From Gilford - if you come across the ice there are access points in Winter Harbor, 19 Mile bay and Ambrose Cove in Moultonboro. Either way you want to eventually find Corridor 15. If you want to skip going across the middle of the lake you want to access the Meredith Trail that takes you into Center Harbor. You can get to Meredith via the RR Tracks from Paugus bay.
Once you are in Meredith bay if you go next to Lago you will access the trail that takes you to Center Harbor. You will eventually end up on Kanasatka and then you will continue down 15 on Moultonboro Neck. You will cross the lake at Ambrose cove marina and head across Route 109 to the base of the Castle trail. If you haven't been in a while there is no direct access to the Castle itself. The closest you get is about 1/4 of a mile away in a clearing below the castle itself. You can look at it there and then continue up several miles to the top of Mount Shaw where there are spectacular views of Mount Washington and Ossippee Lake.
Hope this helps.
Pick up a Moultonboro Trail map at practically any convenience store in a 10 mile radius. It will help you immensely.
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