Peabody Brook Trail

Near Bald Cap Peak · New Hampshire

Peabody Brook Trail is a trail in New Hampshire's North Country, climbing about 1,900 ft from its lower end to the Mahoosuc Trail junction.

Map length

3.0 mi

Climb from the low end

1,918 ft

Book time up / down (from map miles)

2 h 26 min / 1 h 29 min

High point

2,643 ft

Above treeline

None

Steepest ¼ mile

1,266 ft/mi

Stream crossings

0

Low point

749 ft

Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.

Peabody Brook Trail

Elevation profile
500'1,750'3,000'0 mi3.0 mi

Mile by mile (map miles)

From Lower end (the lower end) to Mahoosuc Trail junction.

  1. 0.0Lower end
  2. 0.8Junction with Middle Mountain Trail
  3. 2.4Junction with Bald Ledge Spur
  4. 2.9Junction with Dryad Falls Trail
  5. 2.9Dream Lake
  6. 3.0Junction with Mahoosuc Trail

Distances and book times (map miles)

  1. To Middle Mountain Trail junction

    0.79 mi (total 0.79) · ↑304 ↓4 ft · 33 min / 24 min

  2. To Bald Ledge Spur junction

    1.62 mi (total 2.41) · ↑1,575 ↓1 ft · 1 h 36 min / 49 min

  3. To Mahoosuc Trail junction

    0.54 mi (total 2.95) · ↑35 ↓33 ft · 17 min / 17 min

↑ walking from Lower end; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.

Connecting trails

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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.