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    Where to Stay in Carter Notch, NH

    Carter Notch is a high notch between Carter Dome and Wildcat Mountain, reached only on foot: from Route 16 on the Nineteen-Mile Brook Trail, or from Jackson on the Wildcat River Trail. The AMC's Carter Notch Hut sits there at 3,288 feet, beside two small glacial ponds. Carter Notch Hut, built in 1914, is the oldest AMC hut still standing and the easternmost of the club's eight huts in the White Mountains. Two bunkhouses sleep up to 40. In summer the hut crew serves dinner and breakfast family-style; the rest of the year it runs as a self-service hut, and guests bring their own food. The approach on the Nineteen-Mile Brook Trail is 3.8 miles with about 2,000 feet of climbing.

    Carter Notch Hut

    Carter Notch Hut

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    An Appalachian Mountain Club hut at 3,288 feet in Carter Notch, between Carter Dome and Wildcat Mountain, reached by a 3.8-mile hike on the Nineteen-Mile Brook Trail. Two bunkhouses sleep up to 40 in rooms for 4 to 6. In summer, dinner and breakfast are served family-style; the rest of the year it runs as a self-service hut. The glacial Carter Ponds are beside the hut.

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    Why Stay in Carter Notch

    • •The 3.8-mile Nineteen-Mile Brook Trail follows the brook for most of the way before a steeper climb into the notch.
    • •The hut sits in the notch beside two small glacial ponds, with Carter Dome on one side and Wildcat Mountain on the other.
    • •From the hut, the Appalachian Trail climbs north to Carter Dome and south along the Wildcat Ridge.

    What Makes This Area Interesting

    • •Nineteen-Mile Brook Trail: the usual approach, from Route 16 between Pinkham Notch and Gorham; 3.8 miles with about 2,000 feet of climbing, along the brook through hardwood and spruce forest.
    • •Wildcat Mountain: 3 miles west; the ski area and the Wildcat Ridge, accessible by trail from Carter Notch.
    • •Jackson, NH: 8 miles southwest; the village base with restaurants, the Jackson Ski Touring Foundation trail network, and the Wentworth hotel.

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    Frequently Asked

    A backcountry lodge run by the Appalachian Mountain Club, reached only on foot, with bunk rooms and, in the full-service season, family-style dinner and breakfast. The hut crews, often college students, cook the meals; guests bring their own gear. The AMC runs eight huts in the White Mountains, roughly a day's hike apart and most of them on the Appalachian Trail.

    The usual approach, the Nineteen-Mile Brook Trail from Route 16 between Pinkham Notch and Gorham, is 3.8 miles with about 2,000 feet of climbing: a moderate hike that fit adults can manage without technical skills. The trail follows a brook most of the way, with rocky sections near the notch.

    Through the AMC's reservation system at outdoors.org. Reservations open months ahead, and summer weekends fill early. Dinner and breakfast are served in summer; the rest of the year the hut is self-service.
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