Monadnock Sunapee Greenway Trail
To Mount Monadnock · New Hampshire
Monadnock Sunapee Greenway Trail is a trail in southern and western New Hampshire, climbing about 2,500 ft from its lower end to Mount Monadnock.
Map length
7.1 mi
Climb from the low end
2,499 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
4 h 49 min / 3 h 52 min
High point
3,138 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
1,399 ft/mi
Stream crossings
2 (1 ford)
Low point
1,191 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 Monadnock; these figures end there.
Monadnock Sunapee Greenway Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Lower end (the lower end) to Mount Monadnock.
- 0.0Lower end
- 0.8Junction with Gorge Trail
- 0.8Bridge over a stream
- 1.2Junction with Spiltoir Shelter Trail
- 1.2Spiltoir Shelter
- 5.0Junction with Dublin Trail
- 5.4Fords Gleason Brook
- 6.9Junction with Dublin Trail
- 7.1Billings Fold
- 7.1Junction with Dublin Trail, Smith Summit Trail, White Arrow Trail and White Dot Trail
- 7.1Mount Monadnock
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Gorge Trail junction
0.79 mi (total 0.79) · ↑101 ↓77 ft · 27 min / 26 min
To Spiltoir Shelter
0.39 mi (total 1.18) · ↑107 ↓15 ft · 15 min / 12 min
To Dublin Trail junction (mile 5.0)
3.81 mi (total 4.99) · ↑599 ↓475 ft · 2 h 12 min / 2 h 8 min
To Dublin Trail junction (mile 6.9)
1.94 mi (total 6.93) · ↑1,570 ↓34 ft · 1 h 46 min / 59 min
To Mount Monadnock
0.19 mi (total 7.12) · ↑110 ↓0 ft · 9 min / 6 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower end | Gorge Trail junction | 0.79 | 0.79 | 101 / 77 ft | 27 min / 26 min |
| Gorge Trail junction | Spiltoir Shelter | 0.39 | 1.18 | 107 / 15 ft | 15 min / 12 min |
| Spiltoir Shelter | Dublin Trail junction (mile 5.0) | 3.81 | 4.99 | 599 / 475 ft | 2 h 12 min / 2 h 8 min |
| Dublin Trail junction (mile 5.0) | Dublin Trail junction (mile 6.9) | 1.94 | 6.93 | 1,570 / 34 ft | 1 h 46 min / 59 min |
| Dublin Trail junction (mile 6.9) | Mount Monadnock | 0.19 | 7.12 | 110 / 0 ft | 9 min / 6 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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83%
Chance of rain
Waterproof shell
Up to a 83% 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.