Brook Trail/Belknap Range Trail (blue and yellow)
To Mount Major · New Hampshire
Brook Trail/Belknap Range Trail (blue and yellow) is a trail in the Lakes Region, climbing about 200 ft from the Belknap Range Trail and Brook Trail (yellow) junction to Mount Major.
Map length
0.4 mi
Climb from the low end
196 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
19 min / 13 min
High point
1,779 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
640 ft/mi
Stream crossings
0
Low point
1,587 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.
Brook Trail/Belknap Range Trail (blue and yellow)
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Belknap Range Trail and Brook Trail (yellow) junction (the lower end) to Mount Major.
- 0.0Belknap Range Trail and Brook Trail (yellow) junction
- 0.2Junction with Jesus Valley - Beaver Pond Trail (red)
- 0.4Junction with Boulder Loop Trail (orange) and Mount Major Trail (blue)
- 0.4Mount Major
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Jesus Valley - Beaver Pond Trail (red) junction
0.20 mi (total 0.20) · ↑123 ↓0 ft · 10 min / 6 min
To Mount Major
0.22 mi (total 0.42) · ↑71 ↓9 ft · 9 min / 7 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap Range Trail and Brook Trail (yellow) junction | Jesus Valley - Beaver Pond Trail (red) junction | 0.20 | 0.20 | 123 / 0 ft | 10 min / 6 min |
| Jesus Valley - Beaver Pond Trail (red) junction | Mount Major | 0.22 | 0.42 | 71 / 9 ft | 9 min / 7 min |
↑ walking from Belknap Range Trail and 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
Today's conditions reportConnecting trails
What to bring
From the summit forecast, Sat to MonPaid links. Backcountry.com pays me if you buy.
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.