New Hampshire trails · Davis Path
Davis Path
A 13.3-mile out-and-back in New Hampshire, with 4,620 ft of climbing. Reaches Mount Isolation and other summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mount Isolation (summit)
- Boott Spur (summit)
- Stairs Mountain (summit)
Heads up
Getting there
DAVIS PATH — parking nearby, restroom, water. 44.11871, -71.35414 · 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 6:06 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 26.7-mile round trip works out to roughly 14 h 30 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Davis Path — 2.4 mi loop, 141 ft gain
- Glen Boulder Trail + DAVIS PATH + BOOTT SPUR — 7.1 mi loop, 3,718 ft gain
- GLEN BOULDER + DAVIS PATH + BOOTT SPUR — 7.4 mi loop, 3,629 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Nancy Pond Trail — 1.0 mi
- Webster Cliff Trail — 4.0 mi
- Crawford Path — 7.5 mi
- Livermore Trail — 8.5 mi