New Hampshire trails · Monadnock Sunapee Trail
Monadnock Sunapee Trail
A 7.9-mile out-and-back in New Hampshire, with 1,161 ft of climbing. Reaches Lucias Lookout and other lake/summit/viewpoint destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 53% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 2.6. It gives back about 1,018 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lucias Lookout (summit)
- Kittredge Hill (summit)
- Lake Solitude (lake)
- White Cliff overlook (viewpoint)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:41 a.m., the sun rises at 6:10 a.m. and sets at 7:25 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:54 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.8-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 02 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:12 p.m. — 6 h 13 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Five Summers Trail + Monadnock Sunapee Trail + Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway — 9.8 mi loop, 1,860 ft gain
- Five Summers Trail + Monadnock Sunapee Trail + Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway — 12.4 mi loop, 2,687 ft gain
- Monadnock Sunapee Trail + Steve Galpin Shelter Trail + Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway — 5.1 mi loop, 532 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway — 13.6 mi
- Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway — 15.3 mi
- Northern Rail Trail — 17.7 mi
- Elwell Trail — 26.7 mi