Pawtuckaway South

So this one time, when I met a fellow Australian who lives in the same town as I do.. and loves to hike! What are the chances! Vanessa and I were introduced through a mutual friend and once we discovered we both love hiking, we immediately made plans to do some exploring. The weather this month has been amazing for almost Winter, so we took advantage and headed over to Pawtuckaway State Park. I had been in the park a couple times for the Vulcans Fury Trail Race, but never before to do any real hiking. There are 3 peaks within the park boundary and the South Peak is on the NH Fire Tower list. We parked on Round Pond Road in the small parking lot, and walked down the remainder of Round Pond Road, skirting the edge of the pond and up to South Ridge Trail. Pawtuckaway State Park is an extinct volcano, and this trail skirts the south rim. It starts out gently around the pond, but gets rather steep as it climbs up to the fire tower. Being Fall, there were lots of leaves on the ground, which made it a bit slippery at times, but we had no real issues. Lovely views even on this grey day. 

Strava Activity

Round Pond from South Ridge Trail