Davis Path

To Mount Isolation · New Hampshire

USFS trail #32358

Davis Path is a trail in the Presidential Range, climbing about 6,150 ft from Davis Path Trailhead to the Crawford Path junction. Part of it is above treeline.

Map length

13.1 mi

Climb from the low end

6,128 ft

Book time up / down (from map miles)

9 h 37 min / 7 h 18 min

High point

5,611 ft

Above treeline

2.4 mi

Steepest ¼ mile

1,860 ft/mi

Stream crossings

1

Low point

991 ft

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

HikerNerd routes on this trail

Davis Path Above treeline

Elevation profile Above treeline Steep (25%+)
500'3,250'6,000'North Isolation, mile 10.110 mi13.1 mi

Mile by mile (map miles)

From Davis Path Trailhead (the lower end) to Crawford Path junction.

  1. 0.0Davis Path Trailhead
  2. 0.1Junction with Bemis Bridge
  3. 0.1Crosses Saco River
  4. 1.9Junction with Mount Crawford Spur
  5. 3.4Junction with Mount Parker Trail
  6. 3.6Junction with Stairs Col Trail
  7. 4.0Junction with Stairs Mountain Spur
  8. 7.7Junction with Davis Path - Spur A
  9. 8.8Junction with Davis Path - Spur B
  10. 9.6Junction with Isolation Trail
  11. 9.9Junction with Isolation Trail
  12. 10.1North Isolation
  13. 10.7Leaves the trees: exposed above treeline
  14. 11.4Junction with Glen Boulder Trail
  15. 11.8Junction with Boott Spur Trail
  16. 12.3Junction with Lawn Cut-Off
  17. 12.5Junction with Camel Trail
  18. 12.7Junction with Tuckerman Crossover
  19. 13.0Junction with South Side Trail
  20. 13.1Junction with Crawford Path and Westside Trail

Distances and book times (map miles)

  1. To Bemis Bridge junction

    0.12 mi (total 0.12) · ↑5 ↓2 ft · 4 min / 4 min

  2. To Mount Crawford Spur junction

    1.80 mi (total 1.92) · ↑1,890 ↓3 ft · 1 h 51 min / 54 min

  3. To Mount Parker Trail junction

    1.46 mi (total 3.38) · ↑341 ↓168 ft · 54 min / 49 min

  4. To Stairs Col Trail junction

    0.25 mi (total 3.63) · ↑24 ↓34 ft · 8 min / 8 min

  5. To Stairs Mountain Spur junction

    0.35 mi (total 3.98) · ↑381 ↓10 ft · 22 min / 11 min

  6. To Davis Path - Spur A junction

    3.70 mi (total 7.68) · ↑970 ↓765 ft · 2 h 20 min / 2 h 14 min

  7. To Davis Path - Spur B junction

    1.10 mi (total 8.78) · ↑410 ↓118 ft · 46 min / 37 min

  8. To Isolation Trail junction (mile 9.6)

    0.81 mi (total 9.59) · ↑76 ↓189 ft · 26 min / 30 min

  9. To Isolation Trail junction (mile 9.9)

    0.31 mi (total 9.90) · ↑302 ↓0 ft · 19 min / 10 min

  10. To North Isolation

    0.21 mi (total 10.11) · ↑150 ↓0 ft · 11 min / 7 min

  11. To Glen Boulder Trail junction

    1.25 mi (total 11.36) · ↑980 ↓86 ft · 1 h 7 min / 40 min

  12. To Boott Spur Trail junction

    0.43 mi (total 11.79) · ↑290 ↓9 ft · 22 min / 13 min

  13. To Lawn Cut-Off junction

    0.52 mi (total 12.31) · ↑107 ↓73 ft · 19 min / 18 min

  14. To Camel Trail junction

    0.15 mi (total 12.46) · ↑0 ↓26 ft · 5 min / 5 min

  15. To Tuckerman Crossover junction

    0.27 mi (total 12.73) · ↑35 ↓9 ft · 9 min / 8 min

  16. To South Side Trail junction

    0.25 mi (total 12.98) · ↑100 ↓0 ft · 11 min / 8 min

  17. To Crawford Path junction

    0.11 mi (total 13.09) · ↑35 ↓12 ft · 4 min / 4 min

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

Trailheads and parking

  • Davis Path Trailhead

    Off Route 302

    Fall weekends: Had space in all 3 reports, as late as 9:30 am.

    Weekdays (all seasons): Had space in all 6 reports, as late as 8 am.

    Latest report, Wed, Aug 26: Nearly empty at 8 am.

    All parking reports for Davis Path Trailhead

Summit conditions

Mount IsolationdifficultOct 9, 8:20 PM
Today's conditions report

Recent trip reports

3 reports on this trail in the last 30 days: snow or ice in 0, microspikes recommended in 0, mud in 3. From hikers on New England Trail Conditions.

Connecting trails

Bemis BridgeMount Crawford SpurMount Parker TrailStairs Col TrailStairs Mountain SpurDavis Path - Spur ADavis Path - Spur BIsolation TrailGlen Boulder TrailBoott Spur TrailLawn Cut-OffCamel TrailTuckerman CrossoverSouth Side TrailCrawford PathWestside Trail

What to bring

From the summit forecast, Sat to Mon

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Trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP. Above-treeline areas from canopy height by Meta and WRI (CC BY 4.0). Distances are measured from the map and can differ from signs and guidebooks. Conditions change: check before you go.