Every summer for over 10 years my grandson, Julian, and I have hiked Kearsarge. In the earlier days we would take the easier Rollins Trail from Warner. But now it is always the same route—up the steep (1.1 mile) Winslow Trail and down the longer (1.8 mile) Barlow Trail. Here are some photos from our 2010 trip. I call the Winslow Trail the Roots-and-Rocks route. Perhaps you can see why.
