Boulder Loop Trail (orange)

To Mount Major · New Hampshire

Boulder Loop Trail (orange) is a trail in the Lakes Region, climbing about 1,150 ft from Mount Major Parking Lot to Mount Major.

Map length

1.5 mi

Climb from the low end

1,125 ft

Book time up / down (from map miles)

1 h 19 min / 45 min

High point

1,780 ft

Above treeline

None

Steepest ¼ mile

1,481 ft/mi

Stream crossings

0

Low point

654 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 Major; these figures end there.

Boulder Loop Trail (orange)

Elevation profile
500'1,250'2,000'Mount Major, mile 1.470 mi1.5 mi

Mile by mile (map miles)

From Mount Major Parking Lot (the lower end) to Mount Major.

  1. 0.0Mount Major Parking Lot
  2. 0.4Junction with Jesus Valley - Beaver Pond Trail
  3. 1.5Mount Major
  4. 1.5Junction with Brook Trail/Belknap Range Trail (blue and yellow) and Mount Major Trail (blue)

Distances and book times (map miles)

  1. To Jesus Valley - Beaver Pond Trail junction

    0.36 mi (total 0.36) · ↑221 ↓0 ft · 17 min / 11 min

  2. To Mount Major

    1.13 mi (total 1.49) · ↑900 ↓2 ft · 1 h 1 min / 34 min

↑ walking from Mount Major Parking Lot; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.

Trailheads and parking

  • Mount Major Parking Lot

    About 65 spaces

Summit conditions

Mount MajorgoodOct 9, 8:20 PM
Today's conditions report

Connecting trails

Mount Major Trail (blue)Jesus Valley - Beaver Pond TrailBrook Trail/Belknap Range Trail (blue and yellow)

What to bring

From the summit forecast, Sat to Mon

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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.