Gulfside Trail

HikerNerd routes on this trail

• Presi TraverseMount Washington, Mount Adams, Mount Jefferson, Mount Monroe, Mount Madison, Mount Eisenhower, Mount Pierce (Clinton)

Mile by mile (map miles)

From Osgood Trail and Star Lake Trail junction (the lower end) to Mount Washington.

1. 0.0Osgood Trail and Star Lake Trail junction
2. 0.0Madison Spring Hut
3. 0.0Leaves the trees: exposed above treeline
4. 0.3Junction with Airline Trail and King Ravine Trail
5. 0.8Junction with Great Gully Trail, Israel Ridge Path and Lowe's Path
6. 1.2Junction with Israel Ridge Path
7. 1.2Peabody Spring
8. 1.4Storm Lake
9. 1.4Junction with Israel Ridge Path
10. 1.5Adams Five
11. 2.0Junction with Edmands Col Cutoff and Randolph Path
12. 2.2Fords a stream
13. 2.2Junction with Mount Jefferson Loop
14. 2.4Junction with Six Husbands Trail
15. 2.8Junction with Mount Jefferson Loop
16. 2.9Junction with The Cornice
17. 3.4Junction with Sphinx Trail
18. 3.4Spinx Col
19. 3.5Junction with Mount Clay Loop
20. 4.1Junction with Jewell Trail
21. 4.5Junction with Mount Clay Loop
22. 4.6Junction with Westside Trail
23. 5.0Junction with Great Gulf Trail
24. 5.2Junction with Crawford Path and Trinity Heights Connector
25. 5.4Junction with Crawford Path, Mt. Washington Summit Stairs, Nelson Crag Trail and Trinity Heights Connector
26. 5.5Mount Washington

Distances and book times (map miles)

1. To Airline Trail / King Ravine Trail junction

   0.25 mi (total 0.25) · ↑315 ↓1 ft · 17 min / 8 min

2. To Great Gully Trail and Lowe's Path junction

   0.58 mi (total 0.83) · ↑364 ↓0 ft · 28 min / 17 min

3. To Israel Ridge Path junction

   0.37 mi (total 1.20) · ↑6 ↓258 ft · 11 min / 19 min

4. To Adams Five

   0.29 mi (total 1.49) · ↑43 ↓38 ft · 10 min / 10 min

5. To Edmands Col Cutoff and Randolph Path junction

   0.54 mi (total 2.03) · ↑22 ↓315 ft · 17 min / 26 min

6. To Mount Jefferson Loop junction (mile 2.2)

   0.19 mi (total 2.22) · ↑264 ↓0 ft · 14 min / 6 min

7. To Six Husbands Trail junction

   0.22 mi (total 2.44) · ↑116 ↓0 ft · 10 min / 7 min

8. To Mount Jefferson Loop junction (mile 2.8)

   0.35 mi (total 2.79) · ↑70 ↓14 ft · 13 min / 11 min

9. To The Cornice junction

   0.14 mi (total 2.93) · ↑0 ↓51 ft · 4 min / 6 min

10. To Sphinx Trail junction

    0.44 mi (total 3.37) · ↑0 ↓368 ft · 13 min / 24 min

11. To Mount Clay Loop junction (mile 3.5)

    0.13 mi (total 3.50) · ↑44 ↓1 ft · 5 min / 4 min

12. To Jewell Trail junction

    0.64 mi (total 4.14) · ↑386 ↓2 ft · 31 min / 19 min

13. To Mount Clay Loop junction (mile 4.5)

    0.32 mi (total 4.46) · ↑59 ↓55 ft · 11 min / 11 min

14. To Westside Trail junction

    0.11 mi (total 4.57) · ↑101 ↓0 ft · 7 min / 4 min

15. To Great Gulf Trail junction

    0.44 mi (total 5.01) · ↑440 ↓0 ft · 26 min / 13 min

16. To Trinity Heights Connector junction

    0.19 mi (total 5.20) · ↑141 ↓0 ft · 10 min / 6 min

17. To Mount Washington

    0.27 mi (total 5.47) · ↑170 ↓0 ft · 13 min / 8 min

↑ walking from Osgood Trail and Star Lake Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.

Summit conditions

Recent trip reports

5 reports on this trail in the last 30 days: snow or ice in 2, microspikes recommended in 0, mud in 4. From hikers on New England Trail Conditions.

• Sat, Oct 3MudWetDry

  Water crossings: NA

  Full report on NETC
• Thu, Sep 24MudWetDry

  Water crossings: No issues

  Full report on NETC
• Wed, Sep 23IceMudDry
  Full report on NETC
• Sat, Sep 19IceDry
  Full report on NETC
• Wed, Sep 16MudWetDry

  Water crossings: There still is little water flowing down the streams. The crossings low down, at the Gem Pool and higher up were not a problem. At that last one, as usually is the case, there is that very shallow flow that is a multi-step but perhaps just a half inch deep flow that is no problem for waterproof footwear but otherwise a tip-toe sneaker soaker. The two crossings low down on Jewell are via narrow foot bridges.

  Full report on NETC

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