Piper & Swett Mountains

Today I did some more redlining in the Belknap Range. I headed up Piper Mountain Trail, which I've done before but this time continued over the entire summit of North & South Piper and over to Swett Mountain. What a hidden gem. Piper Mountain is a nice moderate to steep little climb. It was a gorgeous bluebird day. I absolutely love the Piper summit and how expansive it is. I followed the trail over to the South Peak and past the turnoff to Whiteface continuing onto the Vista Trail. Coming down off Piper was an unexpected amazing view. Someone has a bench and firepit set up. It's a pretty steep climb down slab, but the views are just breathtaking. At the bottom I picked up Swett Mountain Trail which was much more lightly traveled, but still relatively easy to follow. A much more gentle hike over to the summit of Swett Mountain. It was humid today and lived up to its name! Much less expansive views, mainly back over the Belknaps. I retraced my steps back up the slabs to Piper Mountain. Started down the trail to Whiteface but changed my mind without knowing how far it was and starting to feel a bit tired. Headed back up Piper and down to my car. 

Strava Activity

first views heading up Piper Mountain Trail

views from Piper North

heading over to Piper South

coming down off Piper South

Swett Mountain straight ahead

much steeper than it looks

Swett Mountain summit

heading back up to Piper

back down Piper Mountain Trail