Airline Cutoff
Near Mount Quincy Adams · New Hampshire
Airline Cutoff is a trail in the Presidential Range, climbing about 50 ft from the Valley Way junction to the Airline Trail junction. Part of it is above treeline.
Map length
0.2 mi
Climb from the low end
39 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
6 min / 6 min
High point
4,823 ft
Above treeline
0.2 mi
Steepest ¼ mile
–
Stream crossings
0
Low point
4,777 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
HikerNerd routes on this trail
Airline Cutoff Above treeline
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Valley Way junction (the lower end) to Airline Trail junction.
- 0.0Valley Way junction
- 0.0Leaves the trees: exposed above treeline
- 0.2Junction with Airline Trail
Recent trip reports
From hikers who used this trail, via New England Trail Conditions.
Sep. 23, 2026 · Scott
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Mud - Minor/Avoidable
Full report on NETC
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Trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP. Above-treeline areas from canopy height by Meta and WRI (CC BY 4.0). Distances are measured from the map and can differ from signs and guidebooks. Conditions change: check before you go.