Greeley Ponds Trail

HikerNerd routes on this trail

• East Osceola via Greeley PondsEast Osceola

Mile by mile (map miles)

From Greeley Ponds Trail junction (the lower end) to Greeley Ponds Trailhead (Kancamagus Highway).

1. 0.0Greeley Ponds Trail junction
2. 0.7Fords a stream
3. 0.9Junction with Goodrich Rock Trail
4. 1.7Junction with Timber Camp Trail
5. 2.1Crosses Greeley Brook
6. 2.1Bridge over Mad River
7. 2.8Crosses Mad River
8. 3.1Lower Greeley Pond
9. 3.4Crosses a stream
10. 3.5Crosses Mad River
11. 3.7Upper Greeley Pond
12. 3.9Mad River Notch
13. 3.9Junction with Mount Osceola Trail and Ski Trail
14. 4.3Junction with Ski Trail
15. 4.8Fords a stream
16. 5.1Greeley Ponds Trailhead (Kancamagus Highway)

Distances and book times (map miles)

1. To Goodrich Rock Trail junction

   0.91 mi (total 0.91) · ↑127 ↓0 ft · 31 min / 28 min

2. To Timber Camp Trail junction

   0.80 mi (total 1.71) · ↑359 ↓2 ft · 35 min / 24 min

3. To Mount Osceola Trail and Ski Trail junction

   2.19 mi (total 3.90) · ↑466 ↓226 ft · 1 h 20 min / 1 h 13 min

4. To Ski Trail junction

   0.40 mi (total 4.30) · ↑0 ↓219 ft · 12 min / 19 min

5. To Greeley Ponds Trailhead (Kancamagus Highway)

   0.78 mi (total 5.08) · ↑19 ↓145 ft · 24 min / 28 min

↑ walking from Greeley Ponds 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

• Greeley Ponds Trailhead (Kancamagus Highway)

  Off Kancamagus Highway · Parking fee

  Weekends (all seasons): Had space in all 4 reports, as late as 7:30 am.

  Weekdays (all seasons): Had space in all 4 reports, as late as 8 am.

  Latest report, Sun, Aug 9: Nearly full.

  All parking reports for Greeley Ponds Trailhead (Kancamagus Highway)

Summit conditions

Recent trip reports

2 reports on this trail in the last 30 days: snow or ice in 0, microspikes recommended in 0, mud in 1. From hikers on New England Trail Conditions.

• Sun, Sep 20MudWetDry

  Water crossings: Nothing to note, all easy to cross without getting wet. I was back to my vehicle before rain picked up late this morning so crossings may be different tomorrow depending on how much rain fell.

  Full report on NETC
• Sat, Sep 19WetDry

  Water crossings: All in good shape, even the Greeley Pond crossing that was problematic 6 weeks ago.

  Full report on NETC
• Sat, Aug 15MudWetDry

  Water crossings: All crossings, even those of the Swift River and Sawyer River, were relatively easy rock hops. Attribute this to the relatively dry conditions in 2026.

  Full report on NETC

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