Mount Jefferson Loop
To Mount Jefferson · New Hampshire
Mount Jefferson Loop is a trail in the Presidential Range, climbing about 450 ft from the Gulfside Trail junction to the Gulfside Trail junction. Part of it is above treeline.
Map length
0.6 mi
Climb from the low end
458 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
32 min / 28 min
High point
5,686 ft
Above treeline
0.6 mi
Steepest ¼ mile
1,672 ft/mi
Stream crossings
0
Low point
5,218 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
HikerNerd routes on this trail
Mount Jefferson 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
- 0.3Junction with Caps Ridge Trail, Castle Trail and Six Husbands Trail
- 0.3Mount Jefferson
- 0.6Junction with Gulfside Trail
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Mount Jefferson
0.32 mi (total 0.32) · ↑457 ↓0 ft · 23 min / 10 min
To Gulfside Trail junction (mile 0.6)
0.30 mi (total 0.62) · ↑0 ↓294 ft · 9 min / 18 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfside Trail junction (mile 0.0) | Mount Jefferson | 0.32 | 0.32 | 457 / 0 ft | 23 min / 10 min |
| Mount Jefferson | Gulfside Trail junction (mile 0.6) | 0.30 | 0.62 | 0 / 294 ft | 9 min / 18 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.
Summit conditions
Today's conditions reportRecent 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
Connecting trails
What to bring
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73 mph
Summit gusts
Plan a below-treeline hike
Daytime gusts near 73 mph above treeline. Pick a sheltered route or another day.
27°F
Summit low
Microspikes
Summit lows near 27°F, so expect ice on rock and the upper trail.
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. 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.