Mount Clay Loop
Near Mount Clay · New Hampshire
Mount Clay Loop is a trail in the Presidential Range, climbing about 600 ft from the Gulfside Trail junction to the Gulfside Trail junction. Part of it is above treeline.
Map length
1.0 mi
Climb from the low end
587 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
48 min / 37 min
High point
5,512 ft
Above treeline
1.0 mi
Steepest ¼ mile
1,513 ft/mi
Stream crossings
0
Low point
5,007 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
HikerNerd routes on this trail
Mount Clay Loop Above treeline
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Gulfside Trail junction (the lower end) to Gulfside Trail junction.
- 0.0Gulfside Trail junction
- 0.0Leaves the trees: exposed above treeline
- 0.5Mount Clay
- 1.0Junction with Gulfside Trail
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Mount Clay
0.46 mi (total 0.46) · ↑504 ↓0 ft · 29 min / 14 min
To Gulfside Trail junction (mile 1.0)
0.56 mi (total 1.02) · ↑82 ↓193 ft · 19 min / 23 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfside Trail junction (mile 0.0) | Mount Clay | 0.46 | 0.46 | 504 / 0 ft | 29 min / 14 min |
| Mount Clay | Gulfside Trail junction (mile 1.0) | 0.56 | 1.02 | 82 / 193 ft | 19 min / 23 min |
↑ walking from Gulfside Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
Recent trip reports
1 report on this trail in the last 30 days: snow or ice in 1, microspikes recommended in 0, mud in 1. From hikers on New England Trail Conditions.
- Wed, Sep 23IceMudDryFull report on NETC
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Trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP. Above-treeline areas from canopy height by Meta and WRI (CC BY 4.0). Distances are measured from the map and can differ from signs and guidebooks. Conditions change: check before you go.