Brunel Trail
To Mount Tremont · New Hampshire
Brunel Trail is a trail around the Moats and Montalban Ridge, climbing about 2,200 ft from the Brunel Trail junction to Mount Tremont.
Map length
2.3 mi
Climb from the low end
2,207 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
2 h 16 min / 1 h 19 min
High point
3,348 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
2,580 ft/mi
Stream crossings
0
Low point
1,346 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 Tremont; these figures end there.
Brunel Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Brunel Trail junction (the lower end) to Mount Tremont.
- 0.0Brunel Trail junction
- 1.7Junction with Owl's Cliff Spur
- 2.3Mount Tremont
- 2.3Junction with Mount Tremont Trail
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Owl's Cliff Spur junction
1.68 mi (total 1.68) · ↑1,479 ↓0 ft · 1 h 35 min / 50 min
To Mount Tremont
0.66 mi (total 2.34) · ↑726 ↓291 ft · 41 min / 29 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunel Trail junction | Owl's Cliff Spur junction | 1.68 | 1.68 | 1,479 / 0 ft | 1 h 35 min / 50 min |
| Owl's Cliff Spur junction | Mount Tremont | 0.66 | 2.34 | 726 / 291 ft | 41 min / 29 min |
↑ walking from Brunel Trail 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 reportRecent trip reports
No reports on this trail in the last 30 days; the latest are below. From hikers on New England Trail Conditions.
- Sat, Aug 15MudWetDry
Water crossings: All crossings, even those of the Swift River and Sawyer River, were relatively easy rock hops. Attribute this to the relatively dry conditions in 2026.
Full report on NETC
Connecting trails
What to bring
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32°F
Summit low
Microspikes
Summit lows near 32°F, so expect ice on rock and the upper trail.
53 mph
Summit gusts
Waterproof shell
Daytime gusts near 53 mph and up to a 79% chance of rain. A shell blocks both.
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.