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dcr · 10-03-2004, 09:34 AM

[IMG]http://[/IMG] I visit the summit of Mt Shaw on a regular basis and I think that the view(s) from Mt Shaw are the very best available in the Lakes Region. The Mt Shaw Trail, starting from the north end of the Sodom Road in Tuftonboro, leads in 2.5 miles to one of the carriage roads of the Castle in the Clouds property. Going right from there for .2 mi leads to a side road that will take you, in .3 mi, to a southern shoulder of Mt Shaw, called Black Snout – elev. 2803 ft - where you will get what is probably the finest view of Lake Winnipesaukee that’s available, short of a plane ride. Retrace your steps back .3 mi to the original carriage road and continue on to the north for about .8 mi to the summit of Mt Shaw – 2990 ft - where you will see most of NH’s finest mountains to the north presented to you in a grand panorama – more than 30 of NH’s 4000+ ft mountains can be seen, including most of the Presidentials, Franconia Ridge, the entire Sandwich Range, Mt Moosilauke, etc.

The Castle in the Clouds property is now owned by the Lakes Region Conservation Trust. They have been making a serious effort to make the 25 miles or so of trails on the property easier for people to use (all their trails are open to the public at no charge) by posting trail signs at all trail junctions on the property to help people find their way easily to the half dozen or more (Mt Shaw, Black Snout, Mt Roberts, Faraway Mt, Bald Knob, Oak Ridge, etc) splendid view sites available on the property. Inexpensive trail maps ($2.50) are now available at the Gift Shop at the Castle site or from the Trust office in Meredith. A parking area for hikers is available on Rte 171 about 250 yards east of the entrance to the Castle in the Clouds tourist attraction. Most of the trails are wide carriage roads designed for horse–drawn carriages, so they have very easy grades (but also wind around a lot as they climb through the mountains of this remarkable forested landscape).

Many would claim that the view north from the summit of Shaw is the premier view on the property – attached is a recently taken photo of the view available from Shaw’s summit.

10-03-2004, 09:34 AM	#11
dcr Deceased Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,317 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Views from Mt Shaw [IMG]http://[/IMG] I visit the summit of Mt Shaw on a regular basis and I think that the view(s) from Mt Shaw are the very best available in the Lakes Region. The Mt Shaw Trail, starting from the north end of the Sodom Road in Tuftonboro, leads in 2.5 miles to one of the carriage roads of the Castle in the Clouds property. Going right from there for .2 mi leads to a side road that will take you, in .3 mi, to a southern shoulder of Mt Shaw, called Black Snout – elev. 2803 ft - where you will get what is probably the finest view of Lake Winnipesaukee that’s available, short of a plane ride. Retrace your steps back .3 mi to the original carriage road and continue on to the north for about .8 mi to the summit of Mt Shaw – 2990 ft - where you will see most of NH’s finest mountains to the north presented to you in a grand panorama – more than 30 of NH’s 4000+ ft mountains can be seen, including most of the Presidentials, Franconia Ridge, the entire Sandwich Range, Mt Moosilauke, etc. The Castle in the Clouds property is now owned by the Lakes Region Conservation Trust. They have been making a serious effort to make the 25 miles or so of trails on the property easier for people to use (all their trails are open to the public at no charge) by posting trail signs at all trail junctions on the property to help people find their way easily to the half dozen or more (Mt Shaw, Black Snout, Mt Roberts, Faraway Mt, Bald Knob, Oak Ridge, etc) splendid view sites available on the property. Inexpensive trail maps ($2.50) are now available at the Gift Shop at the Castle site or from the Trust office in Meredith. A parking area for hikers is available on Rte 171 about 250 yards east of the entrance to the Castle in the Clouds tourist attraction. Most of the trails are wide carriage roads designed for horse–drawn carriages, so they have very easy grades (but also wind around a lot as they climb through the mountains of this remarkable forested landscape). Many would claim that the view north from the summit of Shaw is the premier view on the property – attached is a recently taken photo of the view available from Shaw’s summit. Attached Images Last edited by dcr; 10-03-2004 at 09:57 AM.