New Hampshire trails · Kilkenny Ridge Trail
Kilkenny Ridge Trail
A 8.8-mile network in New Hampshire, with 1,313 ft of climbing. Reaches Mount Weeks and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by White Mountain National Forest.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 2.9 and mile 5.8. It gives back about 2,328 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 Weeks (summit)
- Terrace Mountain (summit)
- Willard Notch (pass)
- Bunnell Notch (pass)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:29 a.m., the sun rises at 6:59 a.m. and sets at 6:03 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:32 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.8-mile route takes roughly 3 h 54 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:53 a.m. — 7 h 10 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Mount Cabot Trail + Kilkenny Ridge Trail + Bunnell Notch Trail — 5.3 mi loop, 362 ft gain
- Mount Cabot Trail + Bunnell Notch Trail + Kilkenny Ridge Trail — 5.5 mi loop, 1,566 ft gain
- Kilkenny Ridge Trail + KILKENNY RIDGE — 5.7 mi loop, 173 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Kilkenny Ridge — 8.3 mi
- Mahoosuc — 12.3 mi
- Mahoosuc Trail — 12.5 mi
- Carter-Moriah — 13.0 mi