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Copple Crown Mountain is a small but prominent peak SE of Lake Winnipesaukee in Brookfield. The summit and much of the surrounding land on the Brookfield side is owned by the Lakes Region Conservation Trust, which has built a trail to the summit with the cooperation of adjoining property owners. There are several viewpoints near the top of the mountain.
A fire lookout tower has been proposed for this peak but requires state funding in a tough budget season.
Distance: About 2.6 miles one-way
Elevation gain: About 1000 feet
Maps:
USGS Sanbornville
Trail map posted at kiosk and available from LRCT
Location: Lakes Region
NH 2003-2004 map L-9
DeLorme NHA&G 37-D11 to 37-E10 - Brookfield
Brookfield can be reached by NH Rte. 109 from Sanbornville on NH Rte. 16 or Wolfeboro on Lake Winnipesaukee
Trailhead: Parking lot for Jones Brook Wildlife Management Area (state) at gate on Mountain Road, elevation about 870 feet
43.5348°N, 71.0925°W (WGS84)
From I-95 in Portsmouth, take the Spaulding Turnpike N and continue on NH Route 16 where the Turnpike ends. About 38 miles from I-95, turn L (W) on NH Rte.109 opposite Sanbornville, go 1.2 miles and turn L on Governors Road, then go .4 miles and turn R on Mountain Road. Follow Mountain Road about 1.5 miles to end of pavement, take leftmost of two woods roads and follow it .4 miles to parking area. Dirt section difficult for low-clearance vehicles.
Far End: Summit of Copple Crown Mountain, elevation about 1868 feet
Owner: state and private
Maintainer: Lakes Region Conservation Trust
Special regulations: No camping, fires, motorized vehicles (on trail above kiosk)
From the parking lot, take the ungated road R (north, signed for Copple Crown) and at .3 miles another road enters R (this was the R fork at end of pavement). Go L on road which angles slightly uphill, making a long arc from E to N of the summit. At 1.3 miles there is an LRCT kiosk on the L, follow the footpath behind it uphill.
The path soon turns R on an overgrown woods road which angles uphill to the R. At about 1.9 miles the woods road peters out, and the path begins a series of switchbacks up the NW ridge. At the W end of a switchback at about 2.3 miles, an unmarked trail enters R from the top of the abandoned ski lift in Copple Crown Village - watch for blue blazes and do not take the wrong trail on the way down. The main trail ascends to a junction at 2.5 miles.
The main trail continues to the R and soon reaches an unsigned junction. The L fork leads over a bump to a clifftop view over the East Peak. The R fork ascends to the summit rock and descends slightly to a ledge with views of Lake Winnipesaukee, Lake Wentworth, and the White Mountains.
Dirt section not plowed. Section up to kiosk used by snowmobiles.
Map Notes: The upper part of the hiking trail beyond the kiosk is not shown on the USGS map.
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