Belknap Range Trail
To Straightback Mountain, Mount Anna · New Hampshire
Belknap Range Trail is a trail in the Lakes Region, climbing about 400 ft from the Brook Trail (yellow) junction to Mount Anna.
Map length
1.6 mi
Climb from the low end
401 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
59 min / 57 min
High point
1,881 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
702 ft/mi
Stream crossings
0
Low point
1,585 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer. The mapped trail stops just short of the summit of Mount Anna; these figures end there.
Belknap Range Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Brook Trail (yellow) junction (the lower end) to Mount Anna.
- 0.0Brook Trail (yellow) junction
- 0.2Junction with Quarry Spur Trail (Orange)
- 0.6Junction with Straightback Mountain Trail
- 0.6Straightback Mountain
- 0.7Junction with Dave Roberts Quarry Trail (White) and Precipice Path East (Purple)
- 1.2Junction with Marsh Crossing (Yellow)
- 1.4Junction with Precipice Path West (Purple)
- 1.6Mount Anna
- 1.6Junction with Anna-Goat (Red), Old Stage Road to Mt. Anna (Blue) and Red Trail
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Quarry Spur Trail (Orange) junction
0.24 mi (total 0.24) · ↑146 ↓1 ft · 11 min / 7 min
To Straightback Mountain
0.36 mi (total 0.60) · ↑158 ↓13 ft · 16 min / 11 min
To Precipice Path East (Purple) junction
0.12 mi (total 0.72) · ↑3 ↓51 ft · 4 min / 5 min
To Marsh Crossing (Yellow) junction
0.50 mi (total 1.22) · ↑6 ↓202 ft · 15 min / 21 min
To Precipice Path West (Purple) junction
0.15 mi (total 1.37) · ↑16 ↓25 ft · 5 min / 5 min
To Mount Anna
0.20 mi (total 1.57) · ↑69 ↓19 ft · 8 min / 7 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Trail (yellow) junction | Quarry Spur Trail (Orange) junction | 0.24 | 0.24 | 146 / 1 ft | 11 min / 7 min |
| Quarry Spur Trail (Orange) junction | Straightback Mountain | 0.36 | 0.60 | 158 / 13 ft | 16 min / 11 min |
| Straightback Mountain | Precipice Path East (Purple) junction | 0.12 | 0.72 | 3 / 51 ft | 4 min / 5 min |
| Precipice Path East (Purple) junction | Marsh Crossing (Yellow) junction | 0.50 | 1.22 | 6 / 202 ft | 15 min / 21 min |
| Marsh Crossing (Yellow) junction | Precipice Path West (Purple) junction | 0.15 | 1.37 | 16 / 25 ft | 5 min / 5 min |
| Precipice Path West (Purple) junction | Mount Anna | 0.20 | 1.57 | 69 / 19 ft | 8 min / 7 min |
↑ walking from Brook Trail (yellow) junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
Summit conditions
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What to bring
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84%
Chance of rain
Waterproof shell
Up to a 84% 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.