New Hampshire trails · Carter-Moriah
Carter-Moriah
A 10.1-mile out-and-back in New Hampshire, with 3,813 ft of climbing. Reaches North Carter Mountain and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 50% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 3.4. It gives back about 1,978 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- North Carter Mountain (summit)
- Middle Carter Mountain (summit)
- Mount Moriah (summit)
- Mount Surprise (summit)
- South Carter Mountain (summit)
- Zeta Pass (pass)
Heads up
Getting there
CARTER / MORIAH — parking nearby, restroom, water. 44.38320, -71.16854 · 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 7:23 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:53 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.2-mile round trip takes roughly 11 h 18 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:23 p.m. — 2 h 00 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Wild River Trail + Wildcat River Trail + CARTER-MORIAH — 10.6 mi loop, 2,780 ft gain
- CARTER DOME + CARTER-MORIAH + Carter-Moriah Trail — 9.5 mi loop, 2,784 ft gain
- NINETEEN MILE BROOK + CARTER DOME + CARTER-MORIAH — 14.3 mi loop, 5,240 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Mahoosuc — 2.0 mi
- Mahoosuc Trail — 2.4 mi
- Carter-Moriah Trail — 8.6 mi
- Tuckerman Ravine — 9.6 mi