New Hampshire trails · Garfield Ridge
Garfield Ridge
A 5.7-mile out-and-back in New Hampshire, with 1,872 ft of climbing. Reaches Mount Lafayette and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 3.8 and mile 5.7. It gives back about 1,747 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mount Lafayette (summit)
- Mount Garfield (summit)
- Garfield Pond (lake)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:38 a.m., the sun rises at 6:08 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 11.5-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 07 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:15 p.m. — 7 h 10 min before sunset.
Loop options
- GARFIELD TRAIL + GARFIELD RIDGE + SKOOKUMCHUCK — 15.3 mi loop, 5,175 ft gain
- Unnamed trail + GARFIELD TRAIL + GARFIELD RIDGE — 11.7 mi loop, 3,893 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Garfield Ridge Trail — 0.0 mi
- Franconia Ridge — 3.7 mi
- Twinway — 4.2 mi
- Bondcliff — 5.5 mi