Elephant Head Spur

Near Mount Willard · New Hampshire

USFS trail #97383

Elephant Head Spur is a trail in the Pemigewasset Wilderness and the Willey Range, climbing about 50 ft from the Webster-Jackson Trail junction to Webster-Jackson Trailhead.

Map length

0.2 mi

Climb from the low end

69 ft

Book time up / down (from map miles)

8 min / 7 min

High point

2,035 ft

Above treeline

None

Steepest ¼ mile

343 ft/mi

Stream crossings

0

Low point

1,964 ft

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

Elephant Head Spur

Elevation profile
1,500'2,000'2,500'0 mi0.2 mi

Mile by mile (map miles)

From Webster-Jackson Trail junction (the lower end) to Webster-Jackson Trailhead.

  1. 0.0Webster-Jackson Trail junction
  2. 0.2Elephant Head
  3. 0.2Webster-Jackson Trailhead

Trailheads and parking

  • Webster-Jackson Trailhead

    0.1 mi walk to the start of the trail

    Off Crawford Notch Road

    Weekends (all seasons): Full in 4 of 8 reports; others found space as late as 3 pm.

    Weekdays (all seasons): Had space in all 13 reports.

    Latest report, Sun, Aug 9: Plenty of room at 8 am.

    All parking reports for Webster-Jackson Trailhead

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.