Kate Sleeper Trail
To Mount Whiteface · New Hampshire
Kate Sleeper Trail is a trail in the Sandwich Range and Waterville Valley, climbing about 1,000 ft from the Mt. Tripyramid Trail junction to Mount Whiteface.
Map length
2.9 mi
Climb from the low end
996 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
1 h 57 min / 1 h 54 min
High point
3,916 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
1,135 ft/mi
Stream crossings
1
Low point
3,447 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer. The mapped trail stops about 0.1 mi and 104 ft short of the summit of Mount Whiteface; these figures end there.
Kate Sleeper Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Mt. Tripyramid Trail junction (the lower end) to Mount Whiteface.
- 0.0Mt. Tripyramid Trail junction
- 0.6West Sleeper
- 1.5Junction with Summit Spur
- 2.2Junction with Downes Brook Trail
- 2.2Crosses Downs Brook
- 2.9Junction with Rollins Trail
- 2.9Mount Whiteface
Distances and book times (map miles)
To West Sleeper
0.62 mi (total 0.62) · ↑261 ↓183 ft · 26 min / 24 min
To Summit Spur junction
0.87 mi (total 1.49) · ↑266 ↓325 ft · 34 min / 36 min
To Downes Brook Trail junction
0.70 mi (total 2.19) · ↑0 ↓374 ft · 21 min / 32 min
To Mount Whiteface
0.72 mi (total 2.91) · ↑468 ↓0 ft · 35 min / 22 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Tripyramid Trail junction | West Sleeper | 0.62 | 0.62 | 261 / 183 ft | 26 min / 24 min |
| West Sleeper | Summit Spur junction | 0.87 | 1.49 | 266 / 325 ft | 34 min / 36 min |
| Summit Spur junction | Downes Brook Trail junction | 0.70 | 2.19 | 0 / 374 ft | 21 min / 32 min |
| Downes Brook Trail junction | Mount Whiteface | 0.72 | 2.91 | 468 / 0 ft | 35 min / 22 min |
↑ walking from Mt. Tripyramid Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
Summit conditions
Today's conditions reportRecent trip reports
No reports on this trail in the last 30 days; the latest are below. From hikers on New England Trail Conditions.
- Sat, Aug 15WetDry
Water crossings: All were running low and easy to cross.
Full report on NETC
Connecting trails
What to bring
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32°F
Summit low
Microspikes
Summit lows near 32°F, so expect ice on rock and the upper trail.
58 mph
Summit gusts
Waterproof shell
Daytime gusts near 58 mph and up to a 62% chance of rain. A shell blocks both.
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.