Bee Line Trail
Near Mount Paugus · New Hampshire
Bee Line Trail is a trail in the Sandwich Range and Waterville Valley, climbing about 1,300 ft from the Old Paugus Trail junction to the Brook Trail junction.
Map length
2.6 mi
Climb from the low end
1,294 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
1 h 58 min / 1 h 53 min
High point
2,551 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
2,327 ft/mi
Stream crossings
1
Low point
1,304 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
Bee Line Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Old Paugus Trail junction (the lower end) to Brook Trail junction.
- 0.0Old Paugus Trail junction
- 0.8Junction with Bee Line Cutoff
- 1.0Crosses Paugus Brook
- 1.0Junction with Bolles Trail
- 2.6Junction with Brook Trail
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Bee Line Cutoff junction
0.82 mi (total 0.82) · ↑0 ↓1,118 ft · 25 min / 58 min
To Bolles Trail junction
0.20 mi (total 1.02) · ↑43 ↓38 ft · 7 min / 7 min
To Brook Trail junction
1.60 mi (total 2.62) · ↑1,247 ↓12 ft · 1 h 25 min / 49 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Paugus Trail junction | Bee Line Cutoff junction | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0 / 1,118 ft | 25 min / 58 min |
| Bee Line Cutoff junction | Bolles Trail junction | 0.20 | 1.02 | 43 / 38 ft | 7 min / 7 min |
| Bolles Trail junction | Brook Trail junction | 1.60 | 2.62 | 1,247 / 12 ft | 1 h 25 min / 49 min |
↑ walking from Old Paugus Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
Connecting trails
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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.