Bald Peak is a ledgy knob on the western flank of North Kinsman, sitting on the quieter side of the Kinsman Range in Easton. At 2,465 feet it sits well below its towering neighbor, yet its open summit delivers views that belie the modest elevation. The broad western panorama sweeps over the Easton Valley, the Benton Range and Mount Clough to the southwest, the bulk of Mount Moosilauke to the south, and distant Vermont ridges. North Kinsman fills the skyline to the east, while a second vantage tucked into scrub looks north to the Pilot Range and peaks of the Nash Stream Forest.
The standard approach is the Mount Kinsman Trail, starting from a trailhead off NH 116 in Easton. The round trip is about 4.6 miles with roughly 1,450 feet of gain, passing through mossy hemlock corridors, crossing several small brooks, and threading past the ruins of an old sugar shack. Just before the summit spur, a short side path drops to the Kinsman Flume, a narrow gorge where a stream plunges into a steep rock crevasse with a three-tiered waterfall at its head. A 0.2-mile yellow-blazed spur then climbs over ledge to the open top. The trail is accessible year-round and draws lighter crowds than busier Kinsman approaches; note that the first mile crosses private land and a small parking fee applies at the trailhead.
