Rocky Branch Trail Archives

Bushwhacking South Engine Hill

November 11, 2020 Bushwhacks

South Engine Hill (3244′) is a trail-less mountain on the New Hampshire 200 highest list that’s located off the Rocky Branch Trail outside of Jackson, NH. Climbing it requires hiking up the Rocky Branch Trail from Rt 16, a distance of 2.6 …

Mt Resolution and the South Knob

June 15, 2017 Trip Reports, White Mountains

South Knob of Mt Resolution (lower right ledge)

Mt Resolution (3415′) is an open summit at the south end of the Montablan Range, just off the Davis Path, one of the main thoroughfares to Mt Isolation. There are several different ways to approach the peak: from the south on the …

Backpacking North Isolation Mountain

August 26, 2013 Backpacking Trips, Trip Reports, White Mountains

I did a short 22 mile backpack over the weekend into the Dry River Wilderness, south of Mount Washington. My main goal on this hike was to climb and bushwhack North Isolation Mountain, a 4293′ peak situated below Boot Spur Mountain in …