Echo Lake Trails
Near Cathedral Ledge · New Hampshire
Echo Lake Trails is a trail around the Moats and Montalban Ridge, climbing about 100 ft from the Perimeter Trail junction to its upper end.
Map length
0.8 mi
Climb from the low end
112 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
28 min / 27 min
High point
598 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
291 ft/mi
Stream crossings
0
Low point
512 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
Echo Lake Trails
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Perimeter Trail junction (the lower end) to Upper end.
- 0.0Perimeter Trail junction
- 0.2Junction with Blue Trail, Bryce Path (Yellow), Perimeter Trail and Red Trail
- 0.3Junction with Blue Trail, Bryce Path Link (Yellow), Perimeter Trail and Red Trail
- 0.4Junction with Blue Trail, Bryce Path Link (Yellow) and Red Trail
- 0.5Junction with Red Trail, Thin Air Approach and Yellow Trail
- 0.7Junction with Thin Air Approach
- 0.8Upper end
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Blue, Red Trail and Bryce Path (Yellow) junction
0.16 mi (total 0.16) · ↑23 ↓0 ft · 5 min / 5 min
To Blue and Red Trail junction
0.10 mi (total 0.26) · ↑10 ↓0 ft · 4 min / 3 min
To Blue / Red Trail junction
0.12 mi (total 0.38) · ↑4 ↓3 ft · 4 min / 4 min
To Red Trail / Yellow Trail junction
0.11 mi (total 0.49) · ↑0 ↓16 ft · 4 min / 4 min
To Thin Air Approach junction
0.16 mi (total 0.65) · ↑15 ↓8 ft · 5 min / 5 min
To Upper end
0.18 mi (total 0.83) · ↑57 ↓39 ft · 7 min / 7 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perimeter Trail junction | Blue, Red Trail and Bryce Path (Yellow) junction | 0.16 | 0.16 | 23 / 0 ft | 5 min / 5 min |
| Blue, Red Trail and Bryce Path (Yellow) junction | Blue and Red Trail junction | 0.10 | 0.26 | 10 / 0 ft | 4 min / 3 min |
| Blue and Red Trail junction | Blue / Red Trail junction | 0.12 | 0.38 | 4 / 3 ft | 4 min / 4 min |
| Blue / Red Trail junction | Red Trail / Yellow Trail junction | 0.11 | 0.49 | 0 / 16 ft | 4 min / 4 min |
| Red Trail / Yellow Trail junction | Thin Air Approach junction | 0.16 | 0.65 | 15 / 8 ft | 5 min / 5 min |
| Thin Air Approach junction | Upper end | 0.18 | 0.83 | 57 / 39 ft | 7 min / 7 min |
↑ walking from Perimeter Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
Connecting trails
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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.