Mead Trail
To Mount Israel · New Hampshire
Mead Trail is a trail in the Sandwich Range and Waterville Valley, climbing about 1,150 ft from the Black Mountain Pond Trail and Guinea Pond Trail junction to Mount Israel.
Map length
1.6 mi
Climb from the low end
1,161 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
1 h 22 min / 47 min
High point
2,597 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
1,139 ft/mi
Stream crossings
0
Low point
1,428 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer. The mapped trail stops just short of the summit of Mount Israel; these figures end there.
Mead Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Black Mountain Pond Trail and Guinea Pond Trail junction (the lower end) to Mount Israel.
- 0.0Black Mountain Pond Trail and Guinea Pond Trail junction
- 1.6Mount Israel
- 1.6Junction with Wentworth Trail
Summit conditions
Today's conditions reportConnecting trails
What to bring
From the summit forecast, Sat to MonPaid links. Backcountry.com pays me if you buy.
46 mph
Summit gusts
Waterproof shell
Daytime gusts near 46 mph and up to a 79% 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.