Crawford-Ridgepole Trail
To Mount Morgan, Mount Percival · New Hampshire
Crawford-Ridgepole Trail is a trail in the Lakes Region, climbing about 2,800 ft from the Cotton Mountain Trail junction to Crawford Ridgepole.
Map length
10.0 mi
Climb from the low end
2,798 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
6 h 24 min / 6 h 23 min
High point
2,214 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
1,819 ft/mi
Stream crossings
0
Low point
863 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
HikerNerd routes on this trail
Crawford-Ridgepole Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Cotton Mountain Trail junction (the lower end) to Crawford Ridgepole.
- 0.0Cotton Mountain Trail junction
- 0.8Junction with Prescott Trail
- 1.1Mount Livermore
- 2.4Junction with Brooks Fisher Trail
- 4.1Mount Webster
- 5.1Junction with Mount Morgan Trail
- 5.3Junction with Mount Morgan Ladder Trail and Mount Morgan Trail
- 6.1Junction with Mount Percival Trail (via caves) and Mount Percival Trail (via cliffs)
- 6.1Mount Percival
- 7.2Mount Squam
- 8.3Junction with Doublehead Trail
- 8.4Doublehead Mountain
- 10.0Crawford Ridgepole
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Prescott Trail junction
0.80 mi (total 0.80) · ↑350 ↓341 ft · 34 min / 34 min
To Mount Livermore
0.27 mi (total 1.07) · ↑281 ↓5 ft · 17 min / 8 min
To Brooks Fisher Trail junction
1.28 mi (total 2.35) · ↑277 ↓309 ft · 47 min / 47 min
To Mount Webster
1.78 mi (total 4.13) · ↑651 ↓115 ft · 1 h 13 min / 57 min
To Mount Morgan Trail junction
0.96 mi (total 5.09) · ↑56 ↓200 ft · 31 min / 35 min
To Mount Morgan Ladder Trail junction
0.21 mi (total 5.30) · ↑202 ↓0 ft · 13 min / 7 min
To Mount Percival
0.80 mi (total 6.10) · ↑216 ↓104 ft · 31 min / 27 min
To Mount Squam
1.07 mi (total 7.17) · ↑269 ↓246 ft · 40 min / 40 min
To Doublehead Mountain
1.19 mi (total 8.36) · ↑284 ↓352 ft · 44 min / 46 min
To Crawford Ridgepole
1.65 mi (total 10.01) · ↑195 ↓1,069 ft · 55 min / 1 h 22 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Mountain Trail junction | Prescott Trail junction | 0.80 | 0.80 | 350 / 341 ft | 34 min / 34 min |
| Prescott Trail junction | Mount Livermore | 0.27 | 1.07 | 281 / 5 ft | 17 min / 8 min |
| Mount Livermore | Brooks Fisher Trail junction | 1.28 | 2.35 | 277 / 309 ft | 47 min / 47 min |
| Brooks Fisher Trail junction | Mount Webster | 1.78 | 4.13 | 651 / 115 ft | 1 h 13 min / 57 min |
| Mount Webster | Mount Morgan Trail junction | 0.96 | 5.09 | 56 / 200 ft | 31 min / 35 min |
| Mount Morgan Trail junction | Mount Morgan Ladder Trail junction | 0.21 | 5.30 | 202 / 0 ft | 13 min / 7 min |
| Mount Morgan Ladder Trail junction | Mount Percival | 0.80 | 6.10 | 216 / 104 ft | 31 min / 27 min |
| Mount Percival | Mount Squam | 1.07 | 7.17 | 269 / 246 ft | 40 min / 40 min |
| Mount Squam | Doublehead Mountain | 1.19 | 8.36 | 284 / 352 ft | 44 min / 46 min |
| Doublehead Mountain | Crawford Ridgepole | 1.65 | 10.01 | 195 / 1,069 ft | 55 min / 1 h 22 min |
↑ walking from Cotton Mountain Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
Trailheads and parking
Crawford Ridgepole
Off Sandwich Notch Road · Winter: not plowed
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.
- Wed, Aug 19MudDry
Water crossings: None of significance
Full report on NETC
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What to bring
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80%
Chance of rain
Waterproof shell
Up to a 80% 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.