Amphitheatre Trail

Near Mount Monadnock · New Hampshire

Amphitheatre Trail is a trail in southern and western New Hampshire, climbing about 100 ft from the Smith Summit Trail junction to the Smith Connecting junction.

Map length

0.4 mi

Climb from the low end

121 ft

Book time up / down (from map miles)

15 min / 14 min

High point

2,718 ft

Above treeline

None

Steepest ¼ mile

517 ft/mi

Stream crossings

0

Low point

2,591 ft

Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.

Amphitheatre Trail

Elevation profile
2,000'2,500'3,000'0 mi0.4 mi

Mile by mile (map miles)

From Smith Summit Trail junction (the lower end) to Smith Connecting junction.

  1. 0.0Smith Summit Trail junction
  2. 0.1Black Precipice
  3. 0.2Junction with Side Foot Trail and White Arrow Trail
  4. 0.4Junction with Smith Connecting

Distances and book times (map miles)

  1. To White Arrow Trail junction

    0.23 mi (total 0.23) · ↑121 ↓19 ft · 11 min / 7 min

  2. To Smith Connecting junction

    0.14 mi (total 0.37) · ↑0 ↓71 ft · 4 min / 7 min

↑ walking from Smith Summit Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.

Connecting trails

Packing for fall? The fall gear guide has the full list.

Trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP. Distances are measured from the map and can differ from signs and guidebooks. Conditions change: check before you go.