Mack Ridge Trail (Orange)
On the way up Mount Klem, Mount Mack · New Hampshire
Mack Ridge Trail (Orange) is a trail in the Lakes Region, climbing about 1,200 ft from its lower end to the Round Pond-Piper Link junction.
Map length
2.6 mi
Climb from the low end
1,181 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
1 h 55 min / 1 h 26 min
High point
1,788 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
1,606 ft/mi
Stream crossings
0
Low point
720 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
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Mack Ridge Trail (Orange)
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Lower end (the lower end) to Round Pond-Piper Link junction.
- 0.0Lower end
- 0.2Junction with Yellow
- 2.4Junction with Round Pond - Mt Mack Trail (Red Trail)
- 2.6Junction with Round Pond / Piper Link
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Yellow junction
0.16 mi (total 0.16) · ↑122 ↓0 ft · 8 min / 5 min
To Round Pond - Mt Mack Trail (Red Trail) junction
2.20 mi (total 2.36) · ↑1,057 ↓172 ft · 1 h 38 min / 1 h 11 min
To Round Pond-Piper Link junction
0.27 mi (total 2.63) · ↑2 ↓62 ft · 8 min / 10 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower end | Yellow junction | 0.16 | 0.16 | 122 / 0 ft | 8 min / 5 min |
| Yellow junction | Round Pond - Mt Mack Trail (Red Trail) junction | 2.20 | 2.36 | 1,057 / 172 ft | 1 h 38 min / 1 h 11 min |
| Round Pond - Mt Mack Trail (Red Trail) junction | Round Pond-Piper Link junction | 0.27 | 2.63 | 2 / 62 ft | 8 min / 10 min |
↑ walking from Lower end; ↓ 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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84%
Chance of rain
Waterproof shell
Up to a 84% 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.