New Hampshire trails · Mahoosuc Trail
Mahoosuc Trail
A 11.6-mile out-and-back in New Hampshire, with 1,718 ft of climbing. Reaches Wocket Ledge and other lake/pass/summit destinations. Managed by Appalachian Trail.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 3,656 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Wocket Ledge (summit)
- Cascade Mountain (summit)
- Mount Success (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 23.1-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 17 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:23 p.m. — 3 h 00 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Cross NH Adventure Trail + Mahoosuc Trail + Unnamed trail — 4.3 mi loop, 874 ft gain
- Mahoosuc Trail + MAHOOSUC — 3.5 mi loop, 1,556 ft gain
- Cross NH Adventure Trail + Unnamed trail + Mahoosuc Trail — 4.5 mi loop, 950 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Mahoosuc — 0.6 mi
- Carter-Moriah — 2.4 mi
- Carter-Moriah Trail — 11.0 mi
- Tuckerman Ravine — 12.0 mi