The Mt. Kearsarge Hill Climb is an approx 8 mile climb up Kearsarge Mountain Rd. onto the Mt. Kearsarge access road with a finish at the summit parking lot (elev. 2,937 ft). The first 4.5 miles is on a public road and includes some uphill, level, and downhill sections! The access road is 3.5 miles with an average grade of 8.7% and 1,738 feet in elevation gain. When you reach the top, you'll be rewarded with a bare rock summit where, on a clear day, you can see as far as Boston and to the mountains in southern Vermont.