Alpine Garden Trail
Near Ball Crag · New Hampshire
Alpine Garden Trail is a trail in the Presidential Range, climbing about 500 ft from the Tuckerman Ravine Trail junction to the Wamsutta Trail junction. Part of it is above treeline.
Map length
1.7 mi
Climb from the low end
504 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
1 h 5 min / 59 min
High point
5,586 ft
Above treeline
1.7 mi
Steepest ¼ mile
1,087 ft/mi
Stream crossings
1 (1 ford)
Low point
5,103 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
Alpine Garden Trail Above treeline
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Tuckerman Ravine Trail junction (the lower end) to Wamsutta Trail junction.
- 0.0Tuckerman Ravine Trail junction
- 0.0Leaves the trees: exposed above treeline
- 0.3Junction with Lion Head Trail
- 0.7Fords Piper Branch
- 1.1Junction with Huntington Ravine Trail
- 1.4Junction with Nelson Crag Trail
- 1.7Wamsutta Trail junction
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Lion Head Trail junction
0.29 mi (total 0.29) · ↑66 ↓28 ft · 11 min / 10 min
To Huntington Ravine Trail junction
0.86 mi (total 1.15) · ↑307 ↓11 ft · 35 min / 26 min
To Nelson Crag Trail junction
0.21 mi (total 1.36) · ↑124 ↓0 ft · 10 min / 7 min
To Wamsutta Trail junction
0.32 mi (total 1.68) · ↑3 ↓269 ft · 10 min / 17 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuckerman Ravine Trail junction | Lion Head Trail junction | 0.29 | 0.29 | 66 / 28 ft | 11 min / 10 min |
| Lion Head Trail junction | Huntington Ravine Trail junction | 0.86 | 1.15 | 307 / 11 ft | 35 min / 26 min |
| Huntington Ravine Trail junction | Nelson Crag Trail junction | 0.21 | 1.36 | 124 / 0 ft | 10 min / 7 min |
| Nelson Crag Trail junction | Wamsutta Trail junction | 0.32 | 1.68 | 3 / 269 ft | 10 min / 17 min |
↑ walking from Tuckerman Ravine Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
1 incident recorded on this trail: Mount Washington safety record
Connecting trails
Packing for fall? The fall gear guide has the full list.
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.