Mount Parker Trail
To Mount Parker · New Hampshire
Mount Parker Trail is a trail around the Moats and Montalban Ridge, climbing about 1,900 ft from the Mount Langdon Trail junction to the Davis Path junction.
Map length
3.7 mi
Climb from the low end
1,882 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
2 h 48 min / 2 h 13 min
High point
3,400 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
1,212 ft/mi
Stream crossings
0
Low point
1,902 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
Mount Parker Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Mount Langdon Trail junction (the lower end) to Davis Path junction.
- 0.0Mount Langdon Trail junction
- 1.2Mount Parker
- 2.8Junction with South Knob Trail
- 3.7Junction with Davis Path
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Mount Parker
1.16 mi (total 1.16) · ↑1,082 ↓6 ft · 1 h 7 min / 35 min
To South Knob Trail junction
1.66 mi (total 2.82) · ↑593 ↓360 ft · 1 h 8 min / 1 h 1 min
To Davis Path junction
0.89 mi (total 3.71) · ↑199 ↓348 ft · 32 min / 37 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Langdon Trail junction | Mount Parker | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1,082 / 6 ft | 1 h 7 min / 35 min |
| Mount Parker | South Knob Trail junction | 1.66 | 2.82 | 593 / 360 ft | 1 h 8 min / 1 h 1 min |
| South Knob Trail junction | Davis Path junction | 0.89 | 3.71 | 199 / 348 ft | 32 min / 37 min |
↑ walking from Mount Langdon 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
No reports on this trail in the last 30 days; the latest are below. From hikers on New England Trail Conditions.
- Sat, Aug 29Dry
Water crossings: very easy rock hops
Full report on NETC
Connecting trails
What to bring
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32°F
Summit low
Microspikes
Summit lows near 32°F, so expect ice on rock and the upper trail.
46 mph
Summit gusts
Waterproof shell
Daytime gusts near 46 mph and up to a 77% chance of rain. A shell blocks both.
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.