Cascade Path

Near The Ledges · New Hampshire

Cascade Path is a trail in the Sandwich Range and Waterville Valley, climbing about 600 ft from Cascade Path to the Upper Snows Mountain Trail junction.

Map length

1.6 mi

Climb from the low end

587 ft

Book time up / down (from map miles)

1 h 6 min / 53 min

High point

1,947 ft

Above treeline

None

Steepest ¼ mile

837 ft/mi

Stream crossings

0

Low point

1,530 ft

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

Cascade Path

Elevation profile
1,000'1,750'2,500'0 mi1.6 mi

Mile by mile (map miles)

From Cascade Path (the lower end) to Upper Snows Mountain Trail junction.

  1. 0.0Cascade Path
  2. 0.5Junction with Elephant Rock Trail
  3. 1.1Junction with Lower Snows Mountain Trail, Lower Snows Mountain Trail and Norway Rapids Trail
  4. 1.4Junction with Upper Snows Mountain Trail
  5. 1.6Junction with Cascade Brook Trail, Upper Snows Mountain Trail and Upper Snows Mountain Trail - 253

Distances and book times (map miles)

  1. To Elephant Rock Trail junction

    0.49 mi (total 0.49) · ↑315 ↓0 ft · 24 min / 15 min

  2. To Lower Snows Mountain Trail junction

    0.65 mi (total 1.14) · ↑15 ↓174 ft · 20 min / 25 min

  3. To Upper Snows Mountain Trail junction

    0.47 mi (total 1.61) · ↑254 ↓0 ft · 22 min / 14 min

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

Trailheads and parking

  • Cascade Path

    Off Cascade Ridge Road

Connecting trails

Elephant Rock TrailLower Snows Mountain TrailLower Snows Mountain TrailNorway Rapids TrailUpper Snows Mountain TrailCascade Brook TrailUpper Snows Mountain Trail - 253

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.