Nutting Hill–Cascade Trail, 7 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 692 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Nutting Hill–Cascade Trail, 7 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Watatic Reservation near Smithville, NH. The route reaches Nutting Hill. It climbs 692 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Nutting Hill–Cascade Trail, 7 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 692 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 1,271–1,734 ft
Out & Back · Mount Watatic Reservation
Trailhead: 42.71542, -71.89883
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left onto Wapack Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mid State Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Nutting Hill.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lower Little Dipper, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cascade Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Liftline Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Access Road, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left onto Spruce Glade, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Mid State Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Old Cart Path, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto State Line Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Wapack Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Mid State Trail–State Line Trail, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 407 ft
- Binney Hill Road & Wapack Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 286 ft
- Frank Robbins Trail & Wapack Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 176 ft
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