High Ridge Trail
To Mount Shaw, Mount Roberts · New Hampshire
High Ridge Trail is a loop in the Lakes Region, climbing about 1,450 ft.
Map length (loop)
10.4 mi
Climb from the low end
1,427 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
5 h 55 min / 5 h 55 min
High point
2,982 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
794 ft/mi
Stream crossings
4
Low point
2,359 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
High Ridge Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Mount Roberts Trail junction (the lower end), once around.
- 0.0Mount Roberts Trail junction
- 0.9Crosses Shannon Brook
- 1.0Crosses Shannon Brook
- 1.2Junction with Faraway Mountain Trail
- 2.4Junction with Faraway Mountain Trail
- 3.5Junction with Oak Ridge Cutoff
- 4.1Junction with Turtleback Mountain Trail
- 4.8Junction with Black Snout Trail
- 5.2Junction with Gorilla Trail
- 5.2Mount Shaw
- 9.4Crosses Shannon Brook
- 9.5Crosses Shannon Brook
- 10.4Mount Roberts
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Faraway Mountain junction
1.24 mi (total 1.24) · ↑200 ↓100 ft · 43 min / 40 min
To Faraway Mountain Trail junction
1.13 mi (total 2.37) · ↑8 ↓231 ft · 34 min / 41 min
To Oak Ridge Cutoff junction
1.16 mi (total 3.53) · ↑54 ↓136 ft · 37 min / 39 min
To Turtleback Mountain Trail junction
0.59 mi (total 4.12) · ↑90 ↓39 ft · 20 min / 19 min
To Black Snout Trail junction
0.65 mi (total 4.77) · ↑403 ↓0 ft · 32 min / 20 min
To Mount Shaw
0.47 mi (total 5.24) · ↑155 ↓3 ft · 19 min / 14 min
To Mount Roberts
5.17 mi (total 10.41) · ↑509 ↓912 ft · 2 h 50 min / 3 h 2 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Roberts Trail junction | Faraway Mountain junction | 1.24 | 1.24 | 200 / 100 ft | 43 min / 40 min |
| Faraway Mountain junction | Faraway Mountain Trail junction | 1.13 | 2.37 | 8 / 231 ft | 34 min / 41 min |
| Faraway Mountain Trail junction | Oak Ridge Cutoff junction | 1.16 | 3.53 | 54 / 136 ft | 37 min / 39 min |
| Oak Ridge Cutoff junction | Turtleback Mountain Trail junction | 0.59 | 4.12 | 90 / 39 ft | 20 min / 19 min |
| Turtleback Mountain Trail junction | Black Snout Trail junction | 0.65 | 4.77 | 403 / 0 ft | 32 min / 20 min |
| Black Snout Trail junction | Mount Shaw | 0.47 | 5.24 | 155 / 3 ft | 19 min / 14 min |
| Mount Shaw | Mount Roberts | 5.17 | 10.41 | 509 / 912 ft | 2 h 50 min / 3 h 2 min |
↑ walking from Mount Roberts Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
Summit conditions
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What to bring
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79%
Chance of rain
Waterproof shell
Up to a 79% chance of rain, and wet layers chill fast in the wind up high.
11h 13m
Daylight
Headlamp
Sunset around 6:08 PM, so a late start or a slow descent ends in the dark.
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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.