Attitash Trail
To Table Mountain · New Hampshire
Attitash Trail is a trail around the Moats and Montalban Ridge, climbing about 2,600 ft from the Moat Mountain Trail junction to Attitash Trail Parking Lot.
Map length
6.5 mi
Climb from the low end
2,608 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
4 h 34 min / 4 h 28 min
High point
2,922 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
2,026 ft/mi
Stream crossings
7 (2 fords)
Low point
1,064 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
Attitash Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Moat Mountain Trail junction (the lower end) to Attitash Trail Parking Lot.
- 0.0Moat Mountain Trail junction
- 0.0Crosses Lucy Brook
- 0.5Crosses Lucy Brook
- 0.5Crosses Lucy Brook
- 0.6Crosses Lucy Brook
- 1.3Crosses Lucy Brook
- 2.3Big Attitash Mountain
- 4.8Table Mountain
- 5.9Fords a stream
- 6.5Fords a stream
- 6.5Attitash Trail Parking Lot
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Big Attitash Mountain
2.27 mi (total 2.27) · ↑1,905 ↓52 ft · 2 h 5 min / 1 h 10 min
To Table Mountain
2.50 mi (total 4.77) · ↑703 ↓1,032 ft · 1 h 36 min / 1 h 46 min
To Attitash Trail Parking Lot
1.74 mi (total 6.51) · ↑0 ↓1,317 ft · 52 min / 1 h 32 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Mountain Trail junction | Big Attitash Mountain | 2.27 | 2.27 | 1,905 / 52 ft | 2 h 5 min / 1 h 10 min |
| Big Attitash Mountain | Table Mountain | 2.50 | 4.77 | 703 / 1,032 ft | 1 h 36 min / 1 h 46 min |
| Table Mountain | Attitash Trail Parking Lot | 1.74 | 6.51 | 0 / 1,317 ft | 52 min / 1 h 32 min |
↑ walking from Moat Mountain Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
Trailheads and parking
Attitash Trail Parking Lot
0.1 mi walk to the start of the trail
Off Bear Notch Road
Weekends (all seasons): Full in 1 of 2 reports, as early as 10 am.
Weekdays (all seasons): Full at 2:30 pm in the one report.
Latest report, Tue, Jul 7: Nearly empty at 9:30 am, then full at 2:30 pm.
Summit conditions
Today's conditions report1 incident recorded on this trail: incident database
Recent trip reports
No reports on this trail in the last 30 days; the latest are below. From hikers on New England Trail Conditions.
- Sat, Aug 15MudWetDry
Water crossings: All crossings, even those of the Swift River and Sawyer River, were relatively easy rock hops. Attribute this to the relatively dry conditions in 2026.
Full report on NETC
Connecting trails
What to bring
From the summit forecast, Sat to MonPaid links. Backcountry.com pays me if you buy.
76%
Chance of rain
Waterproof shell
Up to a 76% chance of rain, and wet layers chill fast in the wind up high.
11h 13m
Daylight
Headlamp
Sunset around 6:08 PM, so a late start or a slow descent ends in the dark.
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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.