Mount Tom Spur
To Mount Tom · New Hampshire
Mount Tom Spur is a trail in the Pemigewasset Wilderness and the Willey Range, climbing about 350 ft from the A-Z Trail junction to Mount Tom.
Map length
0.5 mi
Climb from the low end
332 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
23 min / 14 min
High point
4,038 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
1,009 ft/mi
Stream crossings
0
Low point
3,701 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 Tom; these figures end there.
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Mount Tom Spur
Mile by mile (map miles)
From A-Z Trail junction (the lower end) to Mount Tom.
- 0.0A-Z Trail junction
- 0.4Mount Tom
Summit conditions
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, Sep 12MudDry
Water crossings: Not an issue
Full report on NETC - Sun, Aug 16WetDryFull report on NETC
- Tue, Aug 11MudWetDry
Water crossings: Super easy rock hops today
Full report on NETC
Connecting trails
What to bring
From the summit forecast, Sat to MonPaid links. Backcountry.com pays me if you buy. Prices are Backcountry's, checked twice a day.
28°F
Summit low
Microspikes
Summit lows near 28°F, so expect ice on rock and the upper trail.
57 mph
Summit gusts
Waterproof shell
Daytime gusts near 57 mph and up to a 74% 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.