New Hampshire trails · Cross Rivendell Trail
Cross Rivendell Trail
A 11.6-mile network in New Hampshire, with 1,930 ft of climbing. Reaches Mount Cube and other summit destinations. Managed by New Hampshire GRANIT.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 56% of the ascent, between mile 7.7 and mile 11.6.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mount Cube (summit)
- Sunday Mountain (summit)
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Getting there
Cross Rivendell Trail access. About 40 min drive (28 mi) from Lebanon. 43.90712, -72.13947 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:32 a.m., the sun rises at 7:01 a.m. and sets at 6:07 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:35 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.6-mile route takes roughly 5 h 16 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:17 p.m. — 5 h 50 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Cross Rivendell Trail — 3.1 mi loop, 1,018 ft gain
- Cross Rivendell Trail — 4.2 mi loop, 1,608 ft gain
Across the border
- Continues into VT as Lake Morey Rd to Rivendell Academy — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Kinsman Ridge Trail — 19.6 mi
- Kinsman Ridge — 20.0 mi
- (closed) — 21.8 mi
- Elwell Trail — 25.7 mi