Mount Clinton Trail
Near Mount Jackson · New Hampshire
Mount Clinton Trail is a trail in the Presidential Range, climbing about 1,900 ft from the Dry River Trail junction to the Mizpah Cutoff / Webster Cliff Trail junction.
Map length
2.7 mi
Climb from the low end
1,893 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
2 h 19 min / 1 h 22 min
High point
3,791 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
1,165 ft/mi
Stream crossings
10 (8 fords)
Low point
1,896 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
Mount Clinton Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Dry River Trail junction (the lower end) to Mizpah Cutoff / Webster Cliff Trail junction.
- 0.0Dry River Trail junction
- 0.0Fords Dry River
- 0.5Fords a stream
- 0.7Fords a stream
- 0.8Fords a stream
- 1.0Fords a stream
- 1.1Fords a stream
- 1.3Bridge over a stream
- 1.5Fords a stream
- 1.6Bridge over a stream
- 2.3Junction with Dry River Cutoff
- 2.3Fords a stream
- 2.7Naumann Tentsite
- 2.7Water source
- 2.7Mizpah Spring Hut
- 2.7Mizpah Cutoff / Webster Cliff Trail junction
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Dry River Cutoff junction
2.30 mi (total 2.30) · ↑1,529 ↓2 ft · 1 h 55 min / 1 h 9 min
To Mizpah Cutoff / Webster Cliff Trail junction
0.42 mi (total 2.72) · ↑360 ↓0 ft · 23 min / 13 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry River Trail junction | Dry River Cutoff junction | 2.30 | 2.30 | 1,529 / 2 ft | 1 h 55 min / 1 h 9 min |
| Dry River Cutoff junction | Mizpah Cutoff / Webster Cliff Trail junction | 0.42 | 2.72 | 360 / 0 ft | 23 min / 13 min |
↑ walking from Dry River 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 0, microspikes recommended in 0, mud in 1. From hikers on New England Trail Conditions.
- Sat, Oct 3MudWetLeavesDry
Water crossings: All rock hops
Full report on NETC - Sun, Sep 6MudWetDry
Water crossings: All easy to rock hop
Full report on NETC
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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.