New Hampshire trails · Kinsman Ridge
Kinsman Ridge
A 11.5-mile out-and-back in New Hampshire, with 1,973 ft of climbing. Reaches The Cannon Balls and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 3,413 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- The Cannon Balls (summit)
- North Peak (summit)
- Mount Wolf (summit)
- South Peak Kinsman Mountain (summit)
- Kinsman Mountain (summit)
- Harrington Pond (lake)
- Kinsman 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 7:25 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:55 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.9-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 28 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:36 p.m. — 2 h 48 min before sunset.
Loop options
- KINSMAN RIDGE + Kinsman Ridge Trail — 2.0 mi loop, 678 ft gain
- Kinsman Ridge Trail + KINSMAN RIDGE — 5.7 mi loop, 1,555 ft gain
- KINSMAN RIDGE + Kinsman Ridge Trail — 3.6 mi loop, 762 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Kinsman Ridge Trail — 0.5 mi
- Franconia Ridge — 8.9 mi
- Garfield Ridge Trail — 10.7 mi
- Garfield Ridge — 10.7 mi