New Hampshire trails · Tuckerman Ravine
Tuckerman Ravine
A 3.8-mile out-and-back in New Hampshire, with 3,169 ft of climbing. Reaches Hermit Lake and other lake/pass/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 52% of the ascent falls between mile 2.5 and mile 3.8. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Hermit Lake (lake)
- Pinkham Notch (pass)
- Crystal Cascades Falls (viewpoint)
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Getting there
PINKHAM NOTCH — parking nearby, restroom, water. About 49 min drive (23 mi, 3 of them unpaved) from Berlin. 44.25755, -71.25313 · directions
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 6:58 a.m. and sets at 6:03 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:32 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.6-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 59 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:56 p.m. — 5 h 06 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Tuckerman Ravine Trail + TUCKERMAN RAVINE — 3.0 mi loop, 253 ft gain
- TUCKERMAN RAVINE + Unnamed trail + Tuckerman Ravine Trail — 3.8 mi loop, 372 ft gain
- Tuckerman Ravine Trail + Unnamed trail + TUCKERMAN RAVINE — 7.8 mi loop, 1,927 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Tuckerman Ravine Trail — 0.0 mi
- Wildcat Ridge — 0.8 mi
- Nelson Crag — 2.6 mi
- Gulfside Trail — 2.7 mi