Perch Path
Near Mount Abigail Adams · New Hampshire
Perch Path is a trail in the Presidential Range, climbing about 250 ft from the Israel Ridge Path junction to the Gray Knob Trail junction. Part of it is above treeline.
Map length
0.4 mi
Climb from the low end
267 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
21 min / 13 min
High point
4,558 ft
Above treeline
0.2 mi
Steepest ¼ mile
882 ft/mi
Stream crossings
1
Low point
4,288 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
Perch Path Above treeline
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Israel Ridge Path junction (the lower end) to Gray Knob Trail junction.
- 0.0Israel Ridge Path junction
- 0.1The Perch Shelter
- 0.1Crosses Cascade Brook
- 0.2Junction with Randolph Path
- 0.2Leaves the trees: exposed above treeline
- 0.4Junction with Gray Knob Trail
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Randolph Path junction
0.16 mi (total 0.16) · ↑34 ↓5 ft · 6 min / 5 min
To Gray Knob Trail junction
0.27 mi (total 0.43) · ↑227 ↓0 ft · 15 min / 8 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel Ridge Path junction | Randolph Path junction | 0.16 | 0.16 | 34 / 5 ft | 6 min / 5 min |
| Randolph Path junction | Gray Knob Trail junction | 0.27 | 0.43 | 227 / 0 ft | 15 min / 8 min |
↑ walking from Israel Ridge Path junction; ↓ 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. 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.