Black Angel Trail
Near Eagle Crag · New Hampshire
Black Angel Trail is a trail in the Carter, Wildcat and Baldface ranges, climbing about 3,700 ft from the Basin Rim Trail and Basin Trail junction to the Carter-Moriah/Carter Dome Trail junction.
Map length
7.1 mi
Climb from the low end
3,679 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
5 h 23 min / 4 h 4 min
High point
4,590 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
1,490 ft/mi
Stream crossings
4 (4 fords)
Low point
1,490 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
Black Angel Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Basin Rim Trail and Basin Trail junction (the lower end) to Carter-Moriah/Carter Dome Trail junction.
- 0.0Basin Rim Trail and Basin Trail junction
- 0.4Junction with Basin Trail Spur A and Spur Path
- 0.5Blue Brook Tentsite
- 0.6Fords Blue Brook
- 2.6Junction with Highwater Trail and Wild River Trail
- 2.6Fords Wild River: can be dangerous in high water
- 4.4Fords a stream
- 4.8Fords a stream
- 7.1Junction with Carter Dome Trail and Carter-Moriah Trail
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Blue Brook Tentsite
0.46 mi (total 0.46) · ↑7 ↓192 ft · 14 min / 20 min
To Wild River Trail junction
2.14 mi (total 2.60) · ↑568 ↓846 ft · 1 h 21 min / 1 h 29 min
To Carter-Moriah/Carter Dome Trail junction
4.49 mi (total 7.09) · ↑3,100 ↓10 ft · 3 h 48 min / 2 h 15 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basin Rim Trail and Basin Trail junction | Blue Brook Tentsite | 0.46 | 0.46 | 7 / 192 ft | 14 min / 20 min |
| Blue Brook Tentsite | Wild River Trail junction | 2.14 | 2.60 | 568 / 846 ft | 1 h 21 min / 1 h 29 min |
| Wild River Trail junction | Carter-Moriah/Carter Dome Trail junction | 4.49 | 7.09 | 3,100 / 10 ft | 3 h 48 min / 2 h 15 min |
↑ walking from Basin Rim Trail and Basin Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
1 incident recorded on this trail: incident database
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.