Trail Run: Mount Israel

I needed a long mountainous trail run for my training schedule, and Jeff came along to try out some trail running. We decided on Mount Israel to knock off a 52 with a View peak and do a little Tracing White Mountains Trails. It was a cloudy day so we had no view, but we saw some bears. A cub crossed the street on the drive in, and I spotted another while we were running along Guinea Pond Trail heading toward Sandwich Notch Road. In all my years running and hiking in the White Mountains, it was only the second time I’ve seen a bear.

ROUTE

Parked at Mead Base parking
Hiked up Wentworth Trail to Mount Israel Summit
Ran down Mead Trail to Guinea Pond Trail
Turned right on Guinea Pond Trail to Guinea Pond Side Path and Guinea Pond and back out
Turned right on Guinea Pond Trail following it to High Water Bypass and on to Sandwich Notch Road
Turned left on Sandwich Notch Road to Bearcamp River Trail
Turned left on Bearcamp River Trail to Beede Falls and back to Sandwich Notch Road
Turned left on To Lower Falls Trail to Lower Falls and then back to Bearcamp River Trail
Turned right on Bearcamp River Trail past Cow Caves to Mead Base parking