Birch

Near Cobble Mountain · New Hampshire

Birch is a trail in the Lakes Region, climbing about 100 ft from the Cobble Mountain Loop junction to the Maple and Oak junction.

Map length

0.6 mi

Climb from the low end

77 ft

Book time up / down (from map miles)

20 min / 20 min

High point

1,080 ft

Above treeline

None

Steepest ¼ mile

172 ft/mi

Stream crossings

Low point

1,031 ft

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

Birch

Elevation profile

Mile by mile (map miles)

From Cobble Mountain Loop junction (the lower end) to Maple and Oak junction.

0.0Cobble Mountain Loop junction
0.1Junction with Cutoff
0.5Junction with Fire Cut, Maple and Oak

Distances and book times (map miles)

To Cutoff junction
0.15 mi (total 0.15) · ↑13 ↓11 ft · 5 min / 5 min
To Maple and Oak junction
0.45 mi (total 0.60) · ↑64 ↓41 ft · 16 min / 15 min

From	To	Map miles	Total	Climb ↑ / ↓	Time ↑ / ↓
Cobble Mountain Loop junction	Cutoff junction	0.15	0.15	13 / 11 ft	5 min / 5 min
Cutoff junction	Maple and Oak junction	0.45	0.60	64 / 41 ft	16 min / 15 min

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

Connecting trails

Cobble Mountain Loop Cutoff Fire Cut Maple Oak

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.