New Hampshire trails · Mahoosuc
Mahoosuc
A 12.1-mile out-and-back in New Hampshire, with 1,716 ft of climbing. Reaches Mount Success and other lake/pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 3,781 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 Success (summit)
- Wocket Ledge (summit)
- Cascade Mountain (summit)
- Mount Hayes (summit)
- Trident Pass (pass)
- Upper Gentian Pond (lake)
- Gentian Pond (lake)
- Dream Lake (lake)
- Page Pond (lake)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:35 a.m., the sun rises at 6:05 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 24.2-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 41 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:46 p.m. — 2 h 37 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Mahoosuc Trail + MAHOOSUC — 3.5 mi loop, 1,556 ft gain
- Cross NH Adventure Trail + Mahoosuc Trail + MAHOOSUC — 15.8 mi loop, 4,358 ft gain
- Peabody Brook Trail + Mahoosuc Trail + MAHOOSUC — 14.2 mi loop, 4,155 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Mahoosuc Trail — 0.6 mi
- Carter-Moriah — 2.0 mi
- Carter-Moriah Trail — 10.5 mi
- Tuckerman Ravine — 11.5 mi