New Hampshire trails · Gulfside Trail
Gulfside Trail
A 5.0-mile out-and-back in New Hampshire, with 1,153 ft of climbing. Reaches Adams Five and other lake/pass/summit destinations. Managed by Appalachian Trail.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 3.3 and mile 5.0. It gives back about 993 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Adams Five (summit)
- Edmands Col (pass)
- Mount Clay (summit)
- Star Lake (lake)
Heads up
Getting there
connector access — parking nearby. 44.27455, -71.30283 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:36 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 10.0-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 51 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:57 a.m. — 8 h 27 min before sunset.
Loop options
- SIX HUSBANDS + Edmands Col Cutoff + Gulfside Trail — 5.5 mi loop, 827 ft gain
- CAPS RIDGE + Mount Jefferson Loop + Gulfside Trail — 7.2 mi loop, 3,060 ft gain
- Mount Jefferson Loop + Gulfside Trail + RANDOLPH PATH — 11.5 mi loop, 3,873 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Nelson Crag — 0.3 mi
- Tuckerman Ravine — 2.7 mi
- Tuckerman Ravine Trail — 2.7 mi
- Wildcat Ridge — 3.1 mi