Kettle Pond Trail

Near South Peak · Maine

Kettle Pond Trail is a trail in New Hampshire's North Country, climbing about 200 ft from the Abol Pond Trail junction to the Caverly Pond Trail junction.

Map length

1.8 mi

Climb from the low end

178 ft

Book time up / down (from map miles)

59 min / 58 min

High point

644 ft

Above treeline

None

Steepest ¼ mile

169 ft/mi

Stream crossings

1

Low point

597 ft

Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.

Kettle Pond Trail

Elevation profile
0'500'1,000'0 mi1.8 mi

Mile by mile (map miles)

From Abol Pond Trail junction (the lower end) to Caverly Pond Trail junction.

  1. 0.0Abol Pond Trail junction
  2. 1.3Bridge over a stream
  3. 1.7Junction with Rum Pond Trail
  4. 1.8Junction with Caverly Pond Trail and Cranberry Pond Trail

Distances and book times (map miles)

  1. To Rum Pond Trail junction

    1.68 mi (total 1.68) · ↑173 ↓136 ft · 56 min / 55 min

  2. To Caverly Pond Trail junction

    0.11 mi (total 1.79) · ↑4 ↓4 ft · 4 min / 4 min

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

Connecting trails

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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.