Eagle Crag sits at 3,020 feet along the Baldface Range near Evans Notch, between North Baldface and Mount Meader. Its open ledge summit qualifies it for the NH 52 With a View list, and the views justify the designation: east-facing ledges look out over ridges and valleys toward the agricultural lowlands of western Maine, while the opposite side frames the Carter Range across the Wild River Valley. The crag's position also offers a revealing look at the sheer, scaly cliff bands on South Baldface, a few hundred feet lower on the same ridge.
Two main routes reach the summit. The most popular approach combines Eagle Crag with the two Baldfaces via the Baldface Circle Trail, a 10-mile loop with roughly 3,400 feet of gain. The trail's ledge section above Baldface Shelter, a steep, exposed slab requiring hand-and-foot scrambling, is demanding enough to put the route on the Terrifying 25 list and is impassable in wet conditions; hiking the loop clockwise lets parties ascend the slabs rather than descend them. From North Baldface, Eagle Crag is just 0.2 miles down a short spur off the main trail. Alternatively, the Meader Ridge Trail approaches from the north, a roughly 11-mile round trip with about 2,450 feet of gain and more gradual terrain, with one steep switchback section before the ridge levels toward the summit.
Late spring snowpack and ice on the open ledges can persist into May, making shoulder-season conditions worth checking before heading out.
