Carrigain Notch Trail

Near Mount Carrigain · New Hampshire

USFS trail #32397

Carrigain Notch Trail is a trail in the Pemigewasset Wilderness and the Willey Range, climbing about 850 ft from the Signal Ridge Trail junction to the Shoal Pond Trail and Wilderness Trail junction.

Map length

5.2 mi

Climb from the low end

859 ft

Book time up / down (from map miles)

3 h 1 min / 2 h 57 min

High point

2,635 ft

Above treeline

None

Steepest ¼ mile

1,159 ft/mi

Stream crossings

1 (1 ford)

Low point

1,907 ft

Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.

Carrigain Notch Trail

Elevation profile
1,500'2,250'3,000'0 mi5.2 mi

Mile by mile (map miles)

From Signal Ridge Trail junction (the lower end) to Shoal Pond Trail and Wilderness Trail junction.

  1. 0.0Signal Ridge Trail junction
  2. 1.9Carrigain Notch
  3. 2.6Fords Notch Brook
  4. 3.7Junction with Nancy Pond Trail
  5. 4.5Junction with Desolation Trail
  6. 5.2Junction with Shoal Pond Trail and Wilderness Trail

Distances and book times (map miles)

  1. To Nancy Pond Trail junction

    3.71 mi (total 3.71) · ↑755 ↓536 ft · 2 h 14 min / 2 h 7 min

  2. To Desolation Trail junction

    0.78 mi (total 4.49) · ↑104 ↓16 ft · 26 min / 24 min

  3. To Shoal Pond Trail and Wilderness Trail junction

    0.70 mi (total 5.19) · ↑0 ↓155 ft · 21 min / 26 min

↑ walking from Signal Ridge Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.

Connecting trails

Signal Ridge TrailNancy Pond TrailDesolation TrailShoal Pond TrailWilderness Trail

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.