Gray Knob Trail
Near Mount Abigail Adams · New Hampshire
Gray Knob Trail is a trail in the Presidential Range, climbing about 600 ft from the Spur Trail junction to the Randolph Path junction. Part of it is above treeline.
Map length
1.5 mi
Climb from the low end
603 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
1 h 2 min / 46 min
High point
4,839 ft
Above treeline
1.1 mi
Steepest ¼ mile
921 ft/mi
Stream crossings
1
Low point
4,266 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
Gray Knob Trail Above treeline
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Spur Trail junction (the lower end) to Randolph Path junction.
- 0.0Spur Trail junction
- 0.0Crag Camp
- 0.2Water source
- 0.4Gray Knob
- 0.4Leaves the trees: exposed above treeline
- 0.4Junction with Hincks Trail and Lowe's Path
- 0.7Junction with Perch Path
- 1.1Crosses Cascade Brook
- 1.5Junction with Israel Ridge Path and Randolph Path
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Gray Knob
0.38 mi (total 0.38) · ↑111 ↓16 ft · 15 min / 12 min
To Perch Path junction
0.34 mi (total 0.72) · ↑194 ↓5 ft · 16 min / 10 min
To Randolph Path junction
0.76 mi (total 1.48) · ↑293 ↓37 ft · 32 min / 24 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spur Trail junction | Gray Knob | 0.38 | 0.38 | 111 / 16 ft | 15 min / 12 min |
| Gray Knob | Perch Path junction | 0.34 | 0.72 | 194 / 5 ft | 16 min / 10 min |
| Perch Path junction | Randolph Path junction | 0.76 | 1.48 | 293 / 37 ft | 32 min / 24 min |
↑ walking from Spur Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
1 incident recorded on this trail: incident database
Connecting trails
Packing for fall? The fall gear guide has the full list.
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.