Halloween And The Devils Den
| Date: | 10-31-2025 |
| Location: | Deerfiled, NH |
| Distance: | 3.36 mi |
| Elevation Gain: | 578′ |
| Total Time: | 2 hr 39 min |
| Parking: | 20+ cars |
I was just in the park the week before but did not make it to the Boulder fields or to the Devils Den. So, I thought this would be a fun to revisit these sites for a little Halloween hike this year.
Liberty decided to stay home so I set out by myself. The sky was overcast when I parked at Round Pond. The drive down to the pond is beautiful but bumpy in some areas. There is not really a parking lot but there are some areas to pull off on the side.
I started up the Bolder Trail. I love walking among the giant granite walls and huge rocks. I then hopped on to the North Mountain trail. Again, weaving in and out of some giant rocks. A little after that the cave in the side of the cliff became visible.
After a bit more climbing I came to the spur trail for the Devils Den. A small cave in the side of a cliff and popular with rock climbers. I stopped in and got a few pictures. Afterall this was a Halloween.
I continued up toward north mountain. This is a beautiful section of trail. It’s a little steep in some areas but it cuts right through the granite. Towards the top it levels off a bit and there is a rock look out that used to have great views. Now, many of the trees have grown up and blocked the view.
A little further down the trail I came to a junction. I decided to go down the North Mountain Bypass Trail instead of continuing to North Mountain. The trail starts off with a very steep and leafy decent. It did go by a giant rock overhang. After that the trail started to mellow out and was more of a rolling hill.
When I got to the road. I followed it back to the other end of the Bolder Trail. So I took that trail back instead of walking the road. On the way back I walked up over some of the giant climbing slabs to get a higher perspective.
Before long I was back at the beaver dam near where I had parked. And then back at the car. Only saw a few people out in the park but there were quite a few cars when I was driving out. Fun little hike.
