New Hampshire trails · Crawford Path
Crawford Path
A 7.8-mile network in New Hampshire, with 4,324 ft of climbing. Reaches Mount Franklin and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 49% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 2.6. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mount Franklin (summit)
- Lakes of the Clouds (lake)
- Mount Washington (summit)
- Mount Pierce (summit)
- Saco Lake (lake)
Heads up
Getting there
CRAWFORD PATH/RTE 302 — parking nearby, restroom, water. 44.21975, -71.41063 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:37 a.m., the sun rises at 6:07 a.m. and sets at 7:24 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:54 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.8-mile route takes roughly 5 h 04 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:11 a.m. — 8 h 13 min before sunset.
Loop options
- CRAWFORD PATH + Crawford Path — 6.2 mi loop, 222 ft gain
- CRAWFORD PATH + Crawford Path — 6.2 mi loop, 222 ft gain
- MT EISENHOWER LOOP + Crawford Path — 6.4 mi loop, 462 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Webster Cliff Trail — 3.5 mi
- Nelson Crag — 6.4 mi
- Gulfside Trail — 6.5 mi
- Davis Path — 7.5 mi