Nancy Pond Trail
Near Mount Nancy · New Hampshire
Nancy Pond Trail is a trail in the Pemigewasset Wilderness and the Willey Range, climbing about 2,250 ft from Nancy Pond Trailhead to the Carrigain Notch Trail junction.
Map length
6.8 mi
Climb from the low end
2,252 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
4 h 31 min / 3 h 55 min
High point
3,120 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
1,428 ft/mi
Stream crossings
12 (9 fords)
Low point
942 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
Nancy Pond Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Nancy Pond Trailhead (the lower end) to Carrigain Notch Trail junction.
- 0.0Nancy Pond Trailhead
- 0.3Fords Halfway Brook
- 1.1Fords a stream
- 1.6Fords Nancy Brook
- 2.4Fords Nancy Brook
- 2.5Lower Nancy Cascades
- 2.5Middle Nancy Cascades
- 2.8Upper Nancy Cascades
- 3.0Crosses Nancy Brook
- 3.0Crosses Nancy Brook
- 3.2Crosses Nancy Brook
- 3.6Nancy Pond
- 4.0Norcross Pond
- 4.2Junction with Mount Nancy Herd Path
- 4.2Fords Norcross Brook
- 5.7Fords Norcross Brook
- 6.1Fords Anderson Brook
- 6.5Fords Norcross Brook
- 6.8Fords Notch Brook
- 6.8Junction with Carrigain Notch Trail
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Mount Nancy Herd Path junction
4.17 mi (total 4.17) · ↑2,231 ↓86 ft · 3 h 12 min / 2 h 8 min
To Carrigain Notch Trail junction
2.60 mi (total 6.77) · ↑21 ↓986 ft · 1 h 19 min / 1 h 47 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Pond Trailhead | Mount Nancy Herd Path junction | 4.17 | 4.17 | 2,231 / 86 ft | 3 h 12 min / 2 h 8 min |
| Mount Nancy Herd Path junction | Carrigain Notch Trail junction | 2.60 | 6.77 | 21 / 986 ft | 1 h 19 min / 1 h 47 min |
↑ walking from Nancy Pond Trailhead; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
Trailheads and parking
Nancy Pond Trailhead
Off Crawford Notch Road · About 8 spaces
Connecting trails
Packing for fall? The fall gear guide has the full list.
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.