Carriage Loop
Near Smarts Mountain · New Hampshire
Carriage Loop is a trail in southern and western New Hampshire, climbing about 200 ft from the Carriage Loop junction to the Carriage Loop junction.
Map length
1.8 mi
Climb from the low end
188 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
1 h 1 min / 1 h
High point
1,696 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
333 ft/mi
Stream crossings
1
Low point
1,532 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
Carriage Loop
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Carriage Loop junction (the lower end) to Carriage Loop junction.
- 0.0Carriage Loop junction
- 1.2Junction with Mudgetts Pond Trail
- 1.5Crosses a stream
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Mudgetts Pond Trail junction
1.21 mi (total 1.21) · ↑185 ↓38 ft · 42 min / 37 min
To Carriage Loop junction (mile 1.8)
0.63 mi (total 1.84) · ↑2 ↓128 ft · 19 min / 23 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carriage Loop junction (mile 0.0) | Mudgetts Pond Trail junction | 1.21 | 1.21 | 185 / 38 ft | 42 min / 37 min |
| Mudgetts Pond Trail junction | Carriage Loop junction (mile 1.8) | 0.63 | 1.84 | 2 / 128 ft | 19 min / 23 min |
↑ walking from Carriage Loop junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
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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.