Mahoosuc Trail
To Mount Success, Mount Hayes · New Hampshire
Mahoosuc Trail is a trail in New Hampshire's North Country, climbing about 6,050 ft from its lower end to the Appalachian Trail junction.
Map length
13.4 mi
Climb from the low end
6,071 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
9 h 43 min / 8 h 38 min
High point
3,579 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
1,964 ft/mi
Stream crossings
4 (1 ford)
Low point
821 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
Mahoosuc Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Lower end (the lower end) to Appalachian Trail junction.
- 0.0Lower end
- 0.2Crosses a stream
- 0.9Crosses a stream
- 1.0Crosses a stream
- 2.1Mount Hayes
- 2.4Junction with Centennial Trail
- 4.0Cascade Mountain
- 5.0Trident Pass
- 5.9Page Pond
- 5.9Fords Leadmine Brook
- 6.6Wocket Ledge
- 7.4Dream Lake
- 7.4Junction with Peabody Brook Trail
- 8.8Upper Gentian Pond
- 9.3Junction with Austin Brook Trail
- 11.5Junction with Trail to Plane Crash
- 11.7Mount Success
- 12.3Junction with Success Trail
- 13.4Junction with Appalachian Trail
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Mount Hayes
2.13 mi (total 2.13) · ↑1,731 ↓7 ft · 1 h 56 min / 1 h 4 min
To Centennial Trail junction
0.22 mi (total 2.35) · ↑19 ↓7 ft · 7 min / 7 min
To Cascade Mountain
1.66 mi (total 4.01) · ↑671 ↓625 ft · 1 h 10 min / 1 h 8 min
To Wocket Ledge
2.55 mi (total 6.56) · ↑1,062 ↓871 ft · 1 h 49 min / 1 h 43 min
To Peabody Brook Trail junction
0.87 mi (total 7.43) · ↑238 ↓414 ft · 33 min / 38 min
To Austin Brook Trail junction
1.87 mi (total 9.30) · ↑210 ↓679 ft · 1 h 2 min / 1 h 16 min
To Trail to Plane Crash junction
2.20 mi (total 11.50) · ↑1,764 ↓428 ft · 1 h 59 min / 1 h 19 min
To Mount Success
0.24 mi (total 11.74) · ↑70 ↓0 ft · 10 min / 7 min
To Success Trail junction
0.51 mi (total 12.25) · ↑0 ↓389 ft · 16 min / 27 min
To Appalachian Trail junction
1.12 mi (total 13.37) · ↑288 ↓498 ft · 42 min / 49 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower end | Mount Hayes | 2.13 | 2.13 | 1,731 / 7 ft | 1 h 56 min / 1 h 4 min |
| Mount Hayes | Centennial Trail junction | 0.22 | 2.35 | 19 / 7 ft | 7 min / 7 min |
| Centennial Trail junction | Cascade Mountain | 1.66 | 4.01 | 671 / 625 ft | 1 h 10 min / 1 h 8 min |
| Cascade Mountain | Wocket Ledge | 2.55 | 6.56 | 1,062 / 871 ft | 1 h 49 min / 1 h 43 min |
| Wocket Ledge | Peabody Brook Trail junction | 0.87 | 7.43 | 238 / 414 ft | 33 min / 38 min |
| Peabody Brook Trail junction | Austin Brook Trail junction | 1.87 | 9.30 | 210 / 679 ft | 1 h 2 min / 1 h 16 min |
| Austin Brook Trail junction | Trail to Plane Crash junction | 2.20 | 11.50 | 1,764 / 428 ft | 1 h 59 min / 1 h 19 min |
| Trail to Plane Crash junction | Mount Success | 0.24 | 11.74 | 70 / 0 ft | 10 min / 7 min |
| Mount Success | Success Trail junction | 0.51 | 12.25 | 0 / 389 ft | 16 min / 27 min |
| Success Trail junction | Appalachian Trail junction | 1.12 | 13.37 | 288 / 498 ft | 42 min / 49 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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60 mph
Summit gusts
Plan a below-treeline hike
Daytime gusts near 60 mph above treeline. Pick a sheltered route or another day.
30°F
Summit low
Microspikes
Summit lows near 30°F, so expect ice on rock and the upper trail.
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.