Old Paugus Trail
To Mount Paugus · New Hampshire
Old Paugus Trail is a trail in the Sandwich Range and Waterville Valley, climbing about 2,100 ft from the Bickford Trail and Bolles Trail junction to Mount Paugus.
Map length
2.5 mi
Climb from the low end
2,091 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
2 h 17 min / 1 h 16 min
High point
3,066 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
1,857 ft/mi
Stream crossings
1
Low point
995 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 Paugus; these figures end there.
Old Paugus Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Bickford Trail and Bolles Trail junction (the lower end) to Mount Paugus.
- 0.0Bickford Trail and Bolles Trail junction
- 0.7Crosses Whitin Brook
- 1.0Junction with Whitin Brook Trail
- 1.2Junction with Big Rock Cave Trail
- 1.9Junction with Bee Line Trail
- 2.5Mount Paugus
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Whitin Brook Trail junction
0.97 mi (total 0.97) · ↑445 ↓0 ft · 43 min / 29 min
To Big Rock Cave Trail junction
0.27 mi (total 1.24) · ↑277 ↓0 ft · 16 min / 8 min
To Bee Line Trail junction
0.71 mi (total 1.95) · ↑702 ↓3 ft · 43 min / 22 min
To Mount Paugus
0.54 mi (total 2.49) · ↑650 ↓19 ft · 36 min / 17 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bickford Trail and Bolles Trail junction | Whitin Brook Trail junction | 0.97 | 0.97 | 445 / 0 ft | 43 min / 29 min |
| Whitin Brook Trail junction | Big Rock Cave Trail junction | 0.27 | 1.24 | 277 / 0 ft | 16 min / 8 min |
| Big Rock Cave Trail junction | Bee Line Trail junction | 0.71 | 1.95 | 702 / 3 ft | 43 min / 22 min |
| Bee Line Trail junction | Mount Paugus | 0.54 | 2.49 | 650 / 19 ft | 36 min / 17 min |
↑ walking from Bickford Trail and Bolles 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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54 mph
Summit gusts
Waterproof shell
Daytime gusts near 54 mph and up to a 78% 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.