Metacomet- Monadnock Trail
Near Gap Mountain - North Peak · New Hampshire
Metacomet- Monadnock Trail is a trail in southern and western New Hampshire, climbing about 1,600 ft from Fern Hill to the Monte Rosa junction.
Map length
4.4 mi
Climb from the low end
1,606 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
2 h 59 min / 2 h 37 min
High point
2,072 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
1,293 ft/mi
Stream crossings
3 (2 fords)
Low point
1,200 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
Metacomet- Monadnock Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Fern Hill (the lower end) to Monte Rosa junction.
- 0.0Fern Hill
- 0.1Fern Hill
- 0.3Fords Tyler Brook
- 1.0Junction with South Gap Mountian
- 1.1Gap Mountain - North Peak
- 1.9Junction with Donovan Trail
- 2.1Crosses a stream
- 2.9Fords a stream
- 4.2Junction with Cart Path and Old Halfway House Trail
- 4.4Junction with Fairy Spring, Monte Rosa and White Arrow Trail
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Gap Mountain - North Peak
1.11 mi (total 1.11) · ↑639 ↓124 ft · 52 min / 37 min
To Donovan Trail junction
0.78 mi (total 1.89) · ↑16 ↓578 ft · 24 min / 41 min
To Cart Path / Old Halfway House Trail junction
2.29 mi (total 4.18) · ↑816 ↓144 ft · 1 h 33 min / 1 h 13 min
To Monte Rosa junction
0.19 mi (total 4.37) · ↑128 ↓0 ft · 10 min / 6 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fern Hill | Gap Mountain - North Peak | 1.11 | 1.11 | 639 / 124 ft | 52 min / 37 min |
| Gap Mountain - North Peak | Donovan Trail junction | 0.78 | 1.89 | 16 / 578 ft | 24 min / 41 min |
| Donovan Trail junction | Cart Path / Old Halfway House Trail junction | 2.29 | 4.18 | 816 / 144 ft | 1 h 33 min / 1 h 13 min |
| Cart Path / Old Halfway House Trail junction | Monte Rosa junction | 0.19 | 4.37 | 128 / 0 ft | 10 min / 6 min |
↑ walking from Fern Hill; ↓ 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.