New Hampshire trails · Baldface Circle Trail
Baldface Circle Trail
A 8.2-mile out-and-back in New Hampshire, with 3,088 ft of climbing. Reaches South Baldface and other arch/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 60% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 2.7. It gives back about 3,152 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- South Baldface (summit)
- North Baldface (summit)
- Eagle Crag (arch)
Heads up
Getting there
BALDFACE — parking nearby. 44.23837, -71.01678 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:35 a.m., the sun rises at 6:05 a.m. and sets at 7:22 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:52 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 16.4-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 09 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:14 p.m. — 4 h 08 min before sunset.
Loop options
- SLIPPERY BROOK TRAIL + Baldface Circle Trail + BALDFACE KNOB TRAIL — 8.9 mi loop, 2,394 ft gain
- SLIPPERY BROOK SNOMO (CORR19) + Slippery Brook Trail + BALDFACE CIRCLE TRAIL — 9.3 mi loop, 3,238 ft gain
- Baldface Circle Trail + BALDFACE CIRCLE TRAIL — 9.7 mi loop, 2,083 ft gain
Across the border
- Continues into ME as Deer Hills Trail — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Carter-Moriah Trail — 8.9 mi
- Wildcat Ridge — 11.8 mi
- Tuckerman Ravine — 11.8 mi
- Tuckerman Ravine Trail — 11.8 mi