Mowglis Trail
To Mount Cardigan · New Hampshire
Mowglis Trail is a trail in southern and western New Hampshire, climbing about 1,000 ft from the Mowglis Trail junction to Mount Cardigan. Part of it is above treeline.
Map length
2.0 mi
Climb from the low end
991 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
1 h 29 min / 1 h 4 min
High point
3,139 ft
Above treeline
0.3 mi
Steepest ¼ mile
913 ft/mi
Stream crossings
0
Low point
2,311 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 Cardigan; these figures end there.
Mowglis Trail Above treeline
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Mowglis Trail junction (the lower end) to Mount Cardigan.
- 0.0Mowglis Trail junction
- 0.2Junction with Back 80 Trail
- 0.5Junction with Hanging Ledge Spur
- 1.0Crag Shelter
- 1.3Leaves the trees: exposed above treeline
- 1.4Junction with Manning Trail
- 1.4Firescrew
- 1.5Back below treeline
- 1.9Leaves the trees: exposed above treeline
- 1.9Mount Cardigan
- 2.0Junction with Clark Trail, Holt Trail and West Ridge Trail
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Back 80 Trail junction
0.21 mi (total 0.21) · ↑125 ↓0 ft · 10 min / 7 min
To Hanging Ledge Spur junction
0.30 mi (total 0.51) · ↑38 ↓39 ft · 10 min / 10 min
To Crag Shelter
0.47 mi (total 0.98) · ↑292 ↓1 ft · 23 min / 14 min
To Firescrew
0.44 mi (total 1.42) · ↑314 ↓0 ft · 23 min / 13 min
To Mount Cardigan
0.54 mi (total 1.96) · ↑214 ↓127 ft · 23 min / 20 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mowglis Trail junction | Back 80 Trail junction | 0.21 | 0.21 | 125 / 0 ft | 10 min / 7 min |
| Back 80 Trail junction | Hanging Ledge Spur junction | 0.30 | 0.51 | 38 / 39 ft | 10 min / 10 min |
| Hanging Ledge Spur junction | Crag Shelter | 0.47 | 0.98 | 292 / 1 ft | 23 min / 14 min |
| Crag Shelter | Firescrew | 0.44 | 1.42 | 314 / 0 ft | 23 min / 13 min |
| Firescrew | Mount Cardigan | 0.54 | 1.96 | 214 / 127 ft | 23 min / 20 min |
↑ walking from Mowglis Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
Summit conditions
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What to bring
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45 mph
Summit gusts
Waterproof shell
Daytime gusts near 45 mph and up to a 83% 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. 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.